Clarendon Street Junction tram stop

Clarendon Street Junction is a tram stop located at the intersection of the St Kilda and Port Melbourne light rails with Normanby Road, Whiteman and Clarendon Streets in Southbank, Victoria. It is served by Yarra Trams routes 96 and 109 on the Melbourne tram network.[1][2][3] It was also the terminus for the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant.[4][5]

Clarendon Street Junction
PTV tram stop
C & C2 trams at the original stop in May 2013
General information
LocationNormanby Road, Southbank
Australia
Coordinates37°49′33.59″S 144°57′22.71″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byYarra Trams
Platforms3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Station code125
Fare zoneMyki zone 1
WebsitePublic Transport Victoria
History
Opened21 November 1987
Rebuilt19 January 2016
Electrified600 V DC overhead
Previous namesPort Junction
Services
Preceding station Trams in Melbourne Yarra Trams Following station
Casino/MCEC
towards East Brunswick
 Route 96 City Road
towards St Kilda Beach
Casino/MCEC
towards Box Hill
 Route 109 Southbank tram depot
towards Port Melbourne

The original stop of two side platforms was opened in 1987 as an unnamed station, when the Port Melbourne and St Kilda railway lines were converted for tram operation.[6] Sometime during the early 1990s an unofficial sign was erected at the site of the station with the name, "Port Junction." This caught on and eventually became official. In January 2016 it was rebuilt with an island platform and separate platform for the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant. At the same time it was renamed Clarendon Street Junction.[7][8][9]

Tram services

Yarra Trams operates two routes via Clarendon Street Junction:

References
  1. 125-Clarendon St/Normanby Rd (Southbank) Public Transport Victoria
  2. Route 96 Yarra Trams
  3. Route 109 Yarra Trams
  4. "Melbourne Notes" Trolley Wire issue 270 August 1997 page 25
  5. Departure Point Colonial Tramcar Restaurant
  6. "The naming of Melbourne's Port Junction" Trolley Wire issue 314 August 2008 pages 16-18
  7. Route 96: Stop 125 Port Junction Public Transport Victoria
  8. Port Junction: Platform stop construction Archived 17 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams
  9. Tram Upgrade Works on Clarendon Street & Normanby Road Archived 10 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine Public Transport Victoria
  10. "96 East Brunswick - St Kilda Beach". Public Transport Victoria.
  11. "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

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