St Vincent's Plaza tram stop

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.

St Vincent's Plaza
PTV tram stop
St Vincent's Plaza tram stop in October 2020
General information
Location	Victoria Parade, East Melbourne Australia
Coordinates	37°48′29.80″S 144°58′34.08″E
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Yarra Trams
Platforms	3 side platforms
Connections	Bus
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	12
Fare zone	Myki zone 1
Website	Public Transport Victoria
History
Opened	24 July 2002
Services Preceding station Yarra Trams Following station Gertrude Street towards West Preston Route 11 Albert Street towards Victoria Harbour Docklands Lansdowne Street towards Victoria Gardens Route 12 Albert Street towards St Kilda Terminus Route 30 Nicholson Street towards Central Pier, Docklands Lansdowne Street towards Box Hill Route 109 Albert Street towards Port Melbourne

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^[update].^[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]

• : West Preston to Victoria Harbour Docklands
• : Victoria Gardens to St Kilda
• : St Vincent's Plaza to Central Pier
• : Box Hill to Port Melbourne

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

References

1. Major facelift for Tram Interchange Yarra Trams 24 April 2002
2. Bigger, Faster, Easier - Yarra Trams New Transport Interchange Yarra Trams 24 July 2002
3. "Trams - Super Stops". Vicsig. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
4. "History of Melbourne Tram Routes from 1950 to 2009" (PDF). Yarra Trams. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2012.
5. "Melbourne Tram Network". Victrip. 2002. Archived from the original on 7 October 2002.
6. St Vincents Plaza Public Transport Victoria
7. "Capacity boost for tram passengers". Yarra Trams. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2017.