Beacon Cove light rail station
Beacon Cove | ||||||||||||||||||
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Photo of the tram stop | ||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207 Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°50′27″S 144°55′59″E / 37.8407°S 144.9330°E | |||||||||||||||||
| System | PTV tram stop | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Yarra Trams | |||||||||||||||||
| Line | Port Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational, used by route 109 | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 129 PTM (former) | |||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 13 April 1854 | |||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 11 October 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 18 December 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 600 V DC overhead | |||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Port Melbourne railway station | |||||||||||||||||
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Beacon Cove is a light rail stop in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne located just before Station Pier, north of Beach Street and to the east of Canberra Parade.
The stop is adjacent to a railway station built as the Port Melbourne terminus of the Port Melbourne Railway Line, the first line to open in Australia, in 1854. The line carried passengers arriving at Station Pier, the main passenger ship arrival point at that time, to near the corner of Flinders Street and Swanston Street in the city.[1] The original timber station building was replaced by the current brick one in 1899.[2] The railway line was closed in 1987 and converted to light rail the same year, currently route 109, which runs though to Box Hill. A new stop was created to the south of the station building, and the station building converted to retail use.
The station building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register for its association with the first railway line.[3]
Tram services
Yarra Trams operates one route via Beacon Cove station:
References
- ^ "Port Melbourne line". Vicsig. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ Port Melbourne Railway Station. "Port Phillip Heritage Review Volumes 1-6". p. 611. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ "Port Melbourne Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ^ "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.
External links
- "Port Melbourne Railway Station (listing VICH983)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- "Sandridge Railway Trail guide" (PDF). museumsvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- Victorian Railways Port Melbourne Line Rail Diagram Bridge Street to Piers 1919
- Port Melbourne Signal Box 'A' Diagram 1964