Dennis railway station

Dennis railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Northcote, and opened on 4 February 1924.[1]

Dennis
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2 in May 2014
General information
LocationCain Avenue,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′45″S 145°00′30″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance8.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking36
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusOperational, Unstaffed
Station codeDEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 February 1924 (1924-02-04)
Rebuilt1979
Electrified1500 V DC overhead (July 1921)
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station
Westgarth
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Fairfield
towards Hurstbridge

The station is named after Northcote Councillor William Dennis, a member of the council for over 40 years.[2]

In 1964, boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the Victoria Road level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[3]

The current station buildings were provided in 1979.[4]

Platforms and services

Dennis has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[5]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

Kinetic Melbourne operates two routes via Dennis station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:

  •  250 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – La Trobe University Bundoora Campus[6]
  •  251 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – Northland Shopping Centre[7]

References
  1. Dennis Vicsig
  2. "Items of interest". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 28 December 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 10 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Victoria Road Vicsig
  4. "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1979. p. 120.
  5. "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  6. "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  7. "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
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