Port Melbourne railway station

Port Melbourne
Station information
Line	Port Melbourne
Distance from Southern Cross	4.6km
Number of platforms	1
Number of tracks	2
Station status	Open, used by route 109
Station opened	April 13, 1854
Station closed	December, 1987

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.

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. http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?VICH983. Retrieved 2008-07-31. 
• "Sandridge Railway Trail guide" (PDF). museumvictoria.com.au. http://museumvictoria.com.au/railways/pdf/sandridge_railway_trail.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-31.