St Vincent's Plaza tram stop explained

St Vincent's Plaza
Style:Yarra Trams
Type:PTV tram stop
Address:Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-37.8083°N 144.9761°W
Connections:Bus
Structure:At grade
Platform:3 side
Accessible:Yes
Opened:24 July 2002
Code:12
Owned:VicTrack
Operator:Yarra Trams
Zone:Myki zone 1
Status:Operational
Website:Public Transport Victoria
Services Collapsible:yes

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.

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 .[4] [5]

Routes

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20050421233938/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/news/news_listing/archived/article.asp?id=9 Major facelift for Tram Interchange
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130424011908/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2002/bigger,-faster,-easier-%E2%80%93-yarra-trams-new-tram-interchange/ Bigger, Faster, Easier - Yarra Trams New Transport Interchange
  3. Web site: Trams - Super Stops. Vicsig. 7 February 2017.
  4. Web site: History of Melbourne Tram Routes from 1950 to 2009. Yarra Trams. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319102219/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media/43839/tramroutenumbers.pdf. 19 March 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: Melbourne Tram Network. Victrip. 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021007182011/http://www.victrip.com.au/trams/melbourne_tram_network_map/02tramsTransportMap.htm. 7 October 2002. dead.
  6. https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/2483/st-vincents-plazavictoria-pde-12/1/tram/ St Vincents Plaza
  7. News: Capacity boost for tram passengers. 7 February 2017. Yarra Trams. 9 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726093749/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2014/capacity-boost-for-tram-passengers/. 26 July 2014.