Port Melbourne railway station

Port Melbourne is a railway station in the Melbourne suburb of the same name located on the former Port Melbourne line, the first significant railway in Australia.

Port Melbourne
Line(s)	Port Melbourne
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Open, used by route 109
History
Opened	13 April 1854
Closed	December, 1987

The station was opened in 1854 to carry passengers arriving at Station Pier to Flinders Street station. The railway line was closed in 1987 to be converted to light rail, currently route 109.

The station building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and is located north of Beach Street and to the east of Canberra Parade, having since been converted into a medical centre and cafe to serve the recent residential developments in the area.

References

• "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). museumvictoria.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

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Graham		Port Melbourne line		Station Pier
	List of closed railway stations in Melbourne