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Dennis railway station

Coordinates: 37°46′45″S 145°00′30″E / 37.7793°S 145.0083°E / -37.7793; 145.0083
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Dennis
PTV commuter rail station
Eastbound view from Platform 2, October 2024
General information
LocationCain Avenue,
Northcote, Victoria 3070
City of Darebin
Australia
Coordinates37°46′45″S 145°00′30″E / 37.7793°S 145.0083°E / -37.7793; 145.0083
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byMetro Trains
Line(s)Hurstbridge
Distance8.40 kilometres from
Southern Cross
Platforms2 side
Tracks2
ConnectionsList of bus routes in Melbourne Bus
Construction
Structure typeGround
Parking36
AccessibleNo—steep ramp
Other information
StatusOperational, unstaffed
Station codeDEN
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened4 February 1924; 100 years ago (1924-02-04)
Rebuilt1979
ElectrifiedJuly 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006284,850[1]
2006–2007302,277[1] Increase 6.11%
2007–2008331,731[1] Increase 9.74%
2008–2009350,707[2] Increase 5.72%
2009–2010356,668[2] Increase 1.69%
2010–2011381,523[2] Increase 6.97%
2011–2012351,263[2] Decrease 7.93%
2012–2013Not measured[2]
2013–2014366,944[2] Increase 4.46%
2014–2015379,267[1] Increase 3.35%
2015–2016405,319[2] Increase 6.86%
2016–2017394,520[2] Decrease 2.66%
2017–2018314,554[2] Decrease 20.27%
2018–2019389,350[2] Increase 23.8%
2019–2020305,550[2] Decrease 21.52%
2020–2021118,700[2] Decrease 61.2%
2021–2022140,800[3] Increase 18.61%
Services
Preceding station Railways in Melbourne Metro Trains Following station
Westgarth
towards Flinders Street
 Hurstbridge line Fairfield
towards Hurstbridge
Track layout
Legend
to Westgarth
1
2
Victoria Road
to Fairfield

Dennis railway station is a commuter railway station on the Hurstbridge line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Northcote, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Dennis station is a ground level unstaffed station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 4 February 1924, with the current station provided in 1979.[4]

History

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Opening on 4 February 1924, Dennis station is named after Northcote Councillor William Dennis, a member of the council for over 40 years.[5][6]

In 1964, boom barriers replaced hand-operated gates at the Victoria Road level crossing, located nearby in the down direction of the station.[7][8]

In 1979, the current station buildings were provided.[9]

Platforms and services

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A PID on Platform 1 displaying a Flinders Street-bound service, September 2024
An X'Trapolis train on a Hurstbridge-bound service arrives at Platform 2, October 2024

Dennis has two side platforms. It is served by Hurstbridge line trains.[10]

Platform 1:

Platform 2:

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

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  • Westbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
    Westbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
  • Station entrance signage to Platform 2, December 2019
    Station entrance signage to Platform 2,
    December 2019
  • Station building on Platform 1, October 2024
    Station building on Platform 1, October 2024
  • Station building and entrance to Platform 2, October 2024
    Station building and entrance to Platform 2, October 2024
  • The PSO box on Platform 1, October 2024
    The PSO box on Platform 1, October 2024

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Railway station and tram stop patronage in Victoria for 2008-2021 Philip Mallis
  3. ^ Annual metropolitan train station patronage (station entries) Data Vic
  4. ^ "Dennis". vicsig.net. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Items of interest". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 28 December 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 10 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ First, Jamie (7 January 2014). "The A-Z story of Melbourne's suburbs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Victoria Road". vicsig.net. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ John Sinnatt (January 1990). "Level Crossing Protection". Somersault. Signalling Record Society Victoria. pp. 9–17.
  9. ^ "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. June 1979. p. 120.
  10. ^ "Hurstbridge Line". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. ^ "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  12. ^ "251 City (Queen St) - Northland SC". Public Transport Victoria.
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