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
Location	Normanby Road, Southbank Australia
Coordinates	37°49′33.59″S 144°57′22.71″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Yarra Trams
Platforms	3 (1 side, 1 island)
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	125
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	21 November 1987
Rebuilt	19 January 2016
Electrified	600 V DC overhead
Previous names	Port Junction
Services
Preceding station 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:

• : East Brunswick – St Kilda Beach^[10]
• : Box Hill – Port Melbourne^[11]

References

1. 125-Clarendon St/Normanby Rd (Southbank) Public Transport Victoria
2. Route 96 Archived 9 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine 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.

External links

Media related to Clarendon Street Junction at Wikimedia Commons