St_Vincent's_Plaza_tram_stop

St Vincent's Plaza tram stop

St Vincent's Plaza tram stop

Tram stop in Victoria, Australia

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.

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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.[4][5]

Routes

C-class tram on a route 109 service in January 2008

St Vincent's Plaza is utilised by four of Melbourne's tram routes:[6]

It was previously serviced by discontinued routes 24, 31 and 112.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Major facelift for Tram Interchange Yarra Trams 24 April 2002
  2. [2]
    Bigger, Faster, Easier - Yarra Trams New Transport Interchange Yarra Trams 24 July 2002
  3. [3]
    "Trams - Super Stops". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. [4]
    "History of Melbourne Tram Routes from 1950 to 2009" (PDF). Yarra Trams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Melbourne Tram Network". Victrip. 2002. Archived from the original on 7 October 2002.
  6. [6]
    St Vincents Plaza Public Transport Victoria
  7. [7]
    "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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