Preston railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Preston, and it opened on 8 October 1889 as Preston-Murray Road. It was renamed Murray on 1 August 1905, and renamed Preston on 1 December 1909. Boom barriers replaced hand gates at the former Cramer Street and Murray Road level crossings, which were located in the Up and Down directions respectively, in 1967. The former ground level station buildings were provided in 1973. It was upgraded to a Premium Station in 1998.