St Vincent's Plaza is a major interchange of the Melbourne tram network, serviced by Yarra Trams routes 11, 12, 30 and 109. It is located in the wide centre median of Victoria Parade, wedged between the intersections of Gisborne Street and Brunswick Street.
St Vincent's Plaza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PTV tram stop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 St Vincent's Plaza tram stop in October 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Victoria Parade, East Melbourne Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°48′29.80″S 144°58′34.08″E / 37.8082778°S 144.9761333°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Yarra Trams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Bus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Operational | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki zone 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Public Transport Victoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 July 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The interchange was one of Melbourne's first level access superstops to be constructed, opening on 24 July 2002 as part of the 'Tram 109' project.[1][2] It is named after the adjacent St Vincent's Hospital.[3] The previous tram stop at this location before the upgrade was known as the Brunswick Street Interchange or the City – Brunswick Street terminus for route 30, which continues to terminate at St Vincent's Plaza as of 2023[update].[4][5]
Routes
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St Vincent's Plaza is utilised by four of Melbourne's tram routes:[6]
: West Preston to Victoria Harbour Docklands
: Victoria Gardens to St Kilda
: St Vincent's Plaza to Central Pier
: Box Hill to Port Melbourne
It was previously serviced by discontinued routes 24, 31 and 112.[7]
References
edit- ^ Major facelift for Tram Interchange Yarra Trams 24 April 2002
- ^ Bigger, Faster, Easier - Yarra Trams New Transport Interchange Yarra Trams 24 July 2002
- ^ "Trams - Super Stops". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "History of Melbourne Tram Routes from 1950 to 2009" (PDF). Yarra Trams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Melbourne Tram Network". Victrip. 2002. Archived from the original on 7 October 2002.
- ^ St Vincents Plaza Public Transport Victoria
- ^ "Capacity boost for tram passengers". Yarra Trams. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
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