East Preston tram depot

East Preston tram depot was a depot on the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne. Located on Plenty Road, East Preston, it opened in 1955 to coincide with the reintroduction of trams to Bourke Street. It closed in April 2016.

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Type: Industrial building
Description: former tram depot in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also known as: “East Preston Tram Depot”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bell railway station, Melbourne and Preston railway station, Melbourne.

Bell railway station, Melbourne

Railway station

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Bell station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Preston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Bell railway station, Melbourne is situated 600 metres southwest of East Preston tram depot.

Preston railway station, Melbourne

Railway station

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Preston station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Mernda line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the north-eastern suburb of Preston in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Preston railway station, Melbourne is situated 740 metres northwest of East Preston tram depot.

Preston Mosque

Mosque

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The Preston Mosque, officially the Umar bin Al-Khattab Mosque, is a mosque located in Preston, a suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. The mosque is run by the Islamic Society of Victoria Inc and, between 2007 and 2011, was the seat of the late Muslim cleric, Sheik Fehmi Naji El-Imam, who was appointed as Grand Mufti of Australia. Preston Mosque is situated 1¼ km northwest of East Preston tram depot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westgarth and Northern suburbs.

Westgarth

Neighborhood

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Westgarth is a neighbourhood within the suburb of Northcote, about 4 or 5 kilometres north-east of Melbourne's central business district in Victoria, Australia. Westgarth is situated 4 km south of East Preston tram depot.

Northern suburbs

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The northern suburbs of Melbourne include Ascot Vale, Broadmeadows, Brunswick, Bundoora, Coburg, Epping, Hume, Ivanhoe, Moonee Ponds, Nillumbik Shire, Northcote, South Morang, and Tullamarine.

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.

East Preston tram depot

Categories: tram depot, building, and industry
Location: City of Darebin, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.74353° or 37° 44′ 37″ south

Longitude

145.00633° or 145° 0′ 23″ east

Open location code

4RJ77244+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 52273836

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q16890808

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