It is now a station for the light rail tram route 109 (stop 129 – Beacon Cove). Once the area near the piers was a vast industrial site. Between 1996 and 2006 it was radically transformed into the modern suburb of Beacon Cove by Major Projects Victoria and Mirvac. Stand on the former railway platform and appreciate the interaction of the old and the new. This railway line was the first in Victoria and was built to connect the port to the city in 1854. At one time the port and railways created employment for most of the men in Port Melbourne and many of Port’s factories were built nearby for easy access to the piers.
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