Albert Park is a light rail station on the former St Kilda line, located in the

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suburb of Albert Park,

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. The station is located on Ferrars Street just to the north of Albert Road, just minutes walk from the

Bob Jane Stadium Lakeside Stadium is an Australian sports arena in the South Melbourne suburb of Albert Park. Comprising an athletics track and soccer stadium, it currently serves as the home ground and administrative base for association football club South M ...

, current home of the South Melbourne Soccer club and the former home of the South Melbourne Football Club. A pair of low level

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s now serve route 96 trams on the light rail line.

History

Albert Park station opened in 1860, not long after the line though it was opened in 1857. It was originally known as Butts, being renamed to Albert Park in 1872. The station had a

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on the citybound platform, which controlled the interlocked gates the Bridport Street

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, located at the Melbourne end of the station. An annett locked crossover also existed at the St Kilda end of the station between the two lines, being used by goods trains serving St Kilda station. The crossover was removed in 1959 when the goods service was withdrawn, and the signal box was abolished on 28 September 1960 when boom barriers were erected at the level crossing. The St Kilda line was closed in 1987 and converted to

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, with the route 96 tram now running through the former station. The last train service ran on 31 July 1987 with the light rail officially commissioned on 21 November in the same year. The high level platforms used by trains and the station buildings have been fenced off from public access and the up platform is now a café and a

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antiquities museum.

Tram services

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operates one route via Albert Park station: * :

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– St Kilda Beach

References

Disused railway stations in Melbourne Railway stations in Australia opened in 1860 Buildings and structures in the City of Port Phillip Tram stops in Melbourne Transport in the City of Port Phillip Railway stations in Australia closed in 1987 {{Tram-stub