North Port light rail station

North Port is a light rail station and a former railway station on Port Melbourne railway line, first significant railway in Melbourne, Australia. The station is located in the inner Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Though it was closed in 1987 for conversion to light rail, Melbourne tram route 109 now runs through the station with newly built low-floor platforms. The station was located to the south of Raglan Street and between Evans Street and Station Street.[1]

North Port
PTV tram stop
General information
LocationPort Melbourne, Victoria 3207
Australia
Coordinates37°50′0″S 144°56′36″E
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byYarra Trams
Line(s)Port Melbourne
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Station code127
NPO (former)
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
History
Opened2 February 1859
Closed11 October 1987
Rebuilt18 December 1987
Electrified600 V DC overhead
Previous namesRaglan Street
North Sandridge
Port Melbourne North
North Port railway station
Services
Preceding station Trams in Melbourne Yarra Trams Following station
Montague Street
towards Box Hill
 Route 109 Graham Street
towards Port Melbourne
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Montague   Port Melbourne line   Graham
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

History

North Port station opened in 1859 as Raglan Street, as an infill station 5 years after the line to Port Melbourne was opened. Throughout its history, the station has been renamed several times: North Sandridge in 1867, Port Melbourne North in 1886, and finally North Port in 1902. The station mainly served many of the factories in the area, where workers utilise the station for daily commutes from the city.[2] The station had two sets of interlocked gates at Inglis street and Bridge Street level crossings, controlled by their respective signal boxes.[3]

The last passenger train ran through the station on 10 October 1987, after it was announced that the line would be converted to light rail. Goods trains had continued to run through the station to Port Melbourne until at least September of that year.[4] The replacement light rail line was officially opened on 18 December 1987.[5] However, the station buildings has since been demolished to make way for its new low-floor platforms.

Tram services

Yarra Trams operates one route via North Port station:

References
  1. "North Port station". Vicsig. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. Guise, Mary. "Memories of North Port". PORT MELBOURNE HISTORICAL AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  3. "Port Melbourne line 1915". Victorian Railways signal diagram. www.signaldiagramsandphotos.com. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  4. "Traffic". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). January 1988. pp. 20–22.
  5. Chris Banger (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.
  6. "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.
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