Beacon Cove light rail station
Beacon Cove light rail station is a tram stop in City of Port Phillip, Victoria. Beacon Cove light rail station is situated nearby to Princes Pier, as well as near the suburb Docklands.Photo: Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tram stop
- Description: light rail station in Australia
- Also known as: “Port Melbourne Station” and “Stop 129: Beacon Cove”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Princes Pier and Port Melbourne Town Hall.
Princes Pier
Pier
Photo: Karn-b, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Princes Pier is a 580 metre long historic pier on Port Phillip, in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was known as the New Railway Pier until renamed Prince's Pier after the Prince of Wales who visited Melbourne in May 1920. Princes Pier is situated 520 metres west of Beacon Cove light rail station.
Port Melbourne Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port Melbourne Town Hall was erected in 1882. The Town Hall is an important element in the historic Bay Street streetscape of inner city Port Melbourne. Port Melbourne Town Hall is situated 1¼ km northeast of Beacon Cove light rail station.
North Port Oval
Pitch
Photo: Biatch2, Public domain.
North Port Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket venue located in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The ground serves as the home to both the Port Melbourne Cricket Club and the Port Melbourne Football Club. North Port Oval is situated 1½ km northeast of Beacon Cove light rail station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Inner south and Docklands.
Inner south
Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.
Docklands
Suburb
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census. Docklands is situated 2½ km north of Beacon Cove light rail station.
Melbourne
Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.
Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.
Beacon Cove light rail station
- Categories: railway station, railway stop, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-37.84074° or 37° 50′ 27″ southLongitude
144.93288° or 144° 55′ 58″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Operator
Yarra TramsNetwork
PTV - Metropolitan TramsOpen location code
4RJ65W5M+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 4275271807OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=tram_stopGeoNames ID
8826560Wikidata ID
Q7230795
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Beacon Cove light rail station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Port Melbourne”
- French: “Beacon Cove”
- German: “Bahnhof Port Melbourne”
- Urdu: “بیکن کوو لائٹ ریل اسٹیشن”
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