Preston railway station, Melbourne

Preston
Northbound view from Platform 2 in August 2015
Location	Clinch Avenue, Preston Australia
Coordinates	37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°E / -37.7387; 145.0006Coordinates: 37°44′19″S 145°00′02″E / 37.7387°S 145.0006°E / -37.7387; 145.0006
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
Parking	261
Bicycle facilities	4
Disabled access	Yes
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, and opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Murray Road. It was 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 two routes via Preston station:

• 552: North East Reservoir – Northcote Shopping Plaza^[4]
• 553: Preston – West Preston^[5]

Transdev Melbourne operates one SmartBus route via Preston station:

•  SmartBus  903: Altona station – Mordialloc station^[6]

Ventura Bus Lines operates one route via Preston station:

• 527: Gowrie station – Northland Shopping Centre^[7]

References

External links

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