St Kilda light rail station

St Kilda
PTV tram stop
Photo of St Kilda light rail station with tram
General information
LocationSt Kilda, Victoria 3182
Australia
Coordinates37°51′34″S 144°58′38″E / 37.8594°S 144.9772°E / -37.8594; 144.9772
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byYarra Trams
Line(s)St Kilda
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Station code132
STK (former)
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
History
Opened13 May 1857 (1857-05-13)[1]
Closed1 August 1987
Rebuilt21 November 1987
Electrified600 V DC overhead
Previous namesSt Kilda railway station
Services
Preceding station Trams in Melbourne Yarra Trams Following station
Fraser Street Route 96 Canterbury Road
Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Middle Park   St Kilda line   Terminus
Terminus   St Kilda – Windsor link   Windsor
  List of closed railway stations in Melbourne  

St Kilda station is a current tram stop and former railway station, located in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, Australia, and was the terminus of the St Kilda railway line in the Melbourne suburban rail system. It is one of the oldest surviving railway station buildings in Victoria.[2] The building is currently used as retail premises, while the platform serves as stop 132 on tram route 96.

  1. ^ "ST. KILDA RAILWAY". The Age. No. 800. Victoria, Australia. 14 May 1857. p. 5. Retrieved 26 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia., ...Yesterday at mid-day the St. Kilda Railway was opened for goods and passenger traffic without any sort of public ceremony...
  2. ^ "St Kilda Railway Station & Metropol Apartments". St Kilda Historical Society. www.skhs.org.au. Retrieved 5 July 2008.