Showgrounds 1

Showgrounds station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Flemington Racecourse line, part of the Melbourne rail network. The station opened on 7 November 1883 and is only used during special events at the Melbourne Showgrounds, such as the annual Royal Melbourne Show.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Melbourne Showgrounds and Flemington Racecourse.

Melbourne Showgrounds

Recreation area

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Melbourne Showgrounds is located in the inner north-western suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, next door to Flemington Racecourse. The largest and most flexible indoor/outdoor venue space in Melbourne the Showgrounds is the home of the annual… Melbourne Showgrounds is situated 380 metres west of Showgrounds 1.

Flemington Racecourse

Sports venue

Photo: Synyan, CC BY 3.0.

Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race. Flemington Racecourse is situated 650 metres south of Showgrounds 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Docklands and Inner north.

Docklands

Suburb

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Docklands is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia, located directly to the western end of the Melbourne central business district between the neighboring suburbs of West Melbourne to the north/northwest, and South Wharf, South Melbourne and Port Melbourne to the south/southwest. Docklands is situated 4½ km southeast of Showgrounds 1.

Inner north

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Melbourne's inner north is a vibrant and diverse area, home to a number of cultural and social icons of Melbourne. It is famed for the popular Lygon Street Italian district, while next door lies the University of Melbourne, the best university in Australia by many rankings.

Little Italy

Neighborhood

Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Little Italy in Victoria, Australia, is a Little Italy cultural precinct of the Italian community of Melbourne. It is situated along Lygon Street in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Carlton. Little Italy is situated 5 km southeast of Showgrounds 1.

Showgrounds 1

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.78353° or 37° 47′ 1″ south

Longitude

144.91514° or 144° 54′ 55″ east

Operator

Metro Trains Melbourne

Network

PTV – Metropolitan Trains

Open location code

4RJ66W88+H3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8784348559

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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