Swanson Dock

Swanson Dock is an international shipping facility in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was constructed between 1966 and 1972 by the Melbourne Harbor Trust, leading off the north bank of the , to alleviate congestion in the port and provide Melbourne's first container shipping terminal.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Footscray Town Hall and Appleton Dock.

Town hall
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The , also known as the Maribyrnong Town Hall since council amalgamations in the 1990s, is a located on Napier Street in , an inner-western suburb of , in , Australia. is situated 1½ km northwest of Swanson Dock.

Dock
is an international shipping facility in , Victoria, Australia. It was opened in about 1956 by the Melbourne Harbor Trust, and is named after MHT commissioner William Thomas Appleton, who was a staunch advocate of harbour improvements in the early 20th century.

Railway station
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Footscray station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and V/Line on the metropolitan Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines and the regional Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong lines, part of the Melbourne and Victorian rail networks. is situated 1½ km northwest of Swanson Dock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Docklands and CBD.

Suburb
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is an inner-city suburb of , the capital of Victoria, , located directly to the western end of the between the neighboring suburbs of to the north/northwest, and , and to the south/southwest.

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The central business district of is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the , or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.

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is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.

Swanson Dock

Latitude
-37.8136° or 37° 48′ 49″ south
Longitude
144.9137° or 144° 54′ 49″ east
Open location code
4RJ65WP7+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 482607376
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dock
Wiki­data ID
Q19879686
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Maribyrnong Berth and Coode Island Reserve.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Truck parking and DP World Australia.

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Worth a closer look: Melbourne and Geelong.

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