Beacon Cove light rail station

Beacon Cove
Beacon Cove tram stop in 2008
General information
Location	Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207 Australia
Coordinates	37°50′27″S144°55′59″E / 37.8407°S 144.9330°E / -37.8407; 144.9330
System	PTV tram stop
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Yarra Trams
Line	Port Melbourne
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational, used by route 109
Station code	129 PTM (former)
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
History
Opened	13 April 1854
Closed	11 October 1987
Rebuilt	18 December 1987
Electrified	600 V DC overhead
Previous names	Port Melbourne railway station
Services
Preceding station Yarra Trams Following station Graham Street towards Box Hill Route 109 Terminus
Former services Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station Graham   Port Melbourne line   Station Pier   List of closed railway stations in Melbourne
Location

Beacon Cove is a light rail stop in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne located just before Station Pier, north of Beach Street and to the east of Canberra Parade.

The stop is adjacent to a railway station built as the Port Melbourne terminus of the Port Melbourne Railway Line, the first line to open in Australia, in 1854. The line carried passengers arriving at Station Pier, the main passenger ship arrival point at that time, to near the corner of Flinders Street and Swanston Street in the city. ^[1] The original timber station building was replaced by the current brick one in 1899. ^[2] The railway line was closed in 1987 and converted to light rail the same year, currently route 109, which runs though to Box Hill. A new stop was created to the south of the station building, and the station building converted to retail use.

The station building is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register for its association with the first railway line. ^[3]

Tram services

Yarra Trams operates one route via Beacon Cove station:

• : Box Hill – Port Melbourne ^[4]

References

1. "Port Melbourne line". Vicsig. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
2. Port Melbourne Railway Station. "Port Phillip Heritage Review Volumes 1-6". p. 611. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
3. "Port Melbourne Railway Station". Victorian Heritage Database. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
4. "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

External links

• "Port Melbourne Railway Station (listing VICH983)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities . Retrieved 31 July 2008.
• "Sandridge Railway Trail guide" (PDF). museumsvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
• Victorian Railways Port Melbourne Line Rail Diagram Bridge Street to Piers 1919
• Port Melbourne Signal Box 'A' Diagram 1964