Dennis railway station

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]

Dennis
PTV commuter rail station
Westbound view from Platform 2, May 2014
General information
Location	Cain Avenue, Northcote, Victoria 3070 City of Darebin Australia
Coordinates	37°46′45″S 145°00′30″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Metro Trains
Line(s)	Hurstbridge
Distance	8.40 kilometres from Southern Cross
Platforms	2 side
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Parking	36
Accessible	No—steep ramp
Other information
Status	Operational, unstaffed
Station code	DEN
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	4 February 1924; 100 years ago (1924-02-04)
Rebuilt	1979
Electrified	July 1921 (1500 V DC overhead)
Passengers
2005–2006	284,850[1]
2006–2007	302,277[1]  6.11%
2007–2008	331,731[1]  9.74%
2008–2009	350,707[2]  5.72%
2009–2010	356,668[2]  1.69%
2010–2011	381,523[2]  6.97%
2011–2012	351,263[2]  7.93%
2012–2013	Not measured[2]
2013–2014	366,944[2]  4.46%
2014–2015	379,267[1]  3.35%
2015–2016	405,319[2]  6.86%
2016–2017	394,520[2]  2.66%
2017–2018	314,554[2]  20.27%
2018–2019	389,350[2]  23.8%
2019–2020	305,550[2]  21.52%
2020–2021	118,700[2]  61.2%
2021–2022	140,800[3]  18.61%
Services
Preceding station Metro Trains Following station Westgarth towards Flinders Street Hurstbridge line Fairfield towards Hurstbridge
Track layout Legend to Westgarth 1 2 Victoria Road to Fairfield

History

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

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

Platform 1:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:

•  Hurstbridge line  all stations and limited express services to Macleod, Greensborough, Eltham and Hurstbridge

Transport links

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

•  250 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – La Trobe University Bundoora campus^[11]
•  251 : Queen Street (Melbourne CBD) – Northland Shopping Centre^[12]

Gallery

• 
  Station entrance signage to Platform 2,
  December 2019

References

1. Estimated Annual Patronage by Network Segment Financial Year 2005-2006 to 2018-19 Department of Transport
2. 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.

External links

• Melway map at street-directory.com.au