Preston railway station, Melbourne

Preston
Northbound view from Platform 2 in August 2015
Location	Clinch Avenue, Preston
Coordinates	37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°ECoordinates: 37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro
Line(s)	South Morang
Distance	12.47 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Premium station
Station code	PRE
Fare zone	Myki zone 1/2 overlap
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	8 October 1889
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Metro Trains   Following station Bell toward Flinders Street South Morang line Regent toward South Morang

Preston railway station is located on the South Morang line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Preston opening as Preston-Murray Road on 8 October 1889 being renamed Murray on 1 August 1905 and Preston on 1 December 1909.^[1] It was upgraded to a Premium station in 1998.^[2]

Platforms & services

Preston has two side platforms. It is serviced by Metro Trains' South Morang line services.^[3]

Platform 1:

• South Morang line: all stations services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

• South Morang line: all stations services to South Morang

Transport links

Dyson's Bus Services operates one route via Preston station:

• 527: Northland Shopping Centre - Gowrie station^[4]

Transdev Melbourne operates one route via Preston station:

•  SmartBus  903: Altona station - Mordialloc station^[5]

References

1. Preston Vicsig
2. "Upgrading Eltham to a Premium Station". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society). October 1997. p. 310.
3. South Morang Line timetable Public Transport Victoria
4. Route 527 Gowrie - Northland timetable Public Transport Victoria
5. Route 903 Altona - Mordialloc timetable Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Media related to Preston railway station, Melbourne at Wikimedia Commons
• Melway