Metro Trains Traction Substation

Metro Trains Traction Substation is an electrical substation in Melbourne, Victoria which is located on Hobsons Road. Metro Trains Traction Substation is situated nearby to the park Mercantile Parade South Reserve, as well as near the motorhome stopover Wicked Campervan Hire.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Kensington railway station and J.J. Holland Park.

South Kensington railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wongm, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Kensington station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, part of the Melbourne rail network. South Kensington railway station is situated 540 metres east of Metro Trains Traction Substation.

J.J. Holland Park

Park

J.J. Holland Park is a large multi-use park in the Melbourne suburb of Kensington. It is named after John Joseph Holland, who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Flemington for over 30 years from 1925.

Kensington railway station, Melbourne

Railway station

Photo: Two stripe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kensington station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Craigieburn line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the northern suburb of Kensington in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Kensington railway station, Melbourne is situated 1¼ km northeast of Metro Trains Traction Substation.

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 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 3 km southeast of Metro Trains Traction Substation.

Inner north

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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 4 km east of Metro Trains Traction Substation.

Metro Trains Traction Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Address: 1-3 Hobsons Road, Kensington, VIC 3031
Category: industry
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.79822° or 37° 47′ 54″ south

Longitude

144.91886° or 144° 55′ 8″ east

Operator

VicTrack

Open location code

4RJ66W29+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1483945283

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mercantile Parade South Reserve and Wicked Campervan Hire.

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