Swanston Street
Swanston Street | |
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| Swanston Street near Melbourne Town Hall, March 2025 | |
Swanston Street | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Street |
| Length | 2.8 km (1.7 mi) |
| Opened | 1837 |
| Route number(s) | Metro Route 34 (1965–present) (through Parkville) |
| Former route number | Metro Route 3 (1965–1989) (through Melbourne) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Hume Highway Sydney Road Princes Hill, Melbourne |
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| South end | St Kilda Road Melbourne CBD |
| Location(s) | |
| LGA(s) | City of Melbourne |
| Suburb(s) | Princes Hill, Carlton, Melbourne CBD |
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Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the Melbourne central business district, Victoria, Australia. It was laid out in 1837 as part of the original Hoddle Grid. The street vertically bisects Melbourne's city centre and is famous as the world's busiest tram corridor, for its heritage buildings and as a shopping strip.
Swanston Street runs roughly north–south in-between Russell Street to the east and Elizabeth Street to the west. To the south it becomes St Kilda Road after the intersection with Flinders Street, whilst the road's northern end was originally at La Trobe Street. The street beyond that now known as Swanston Street was originally named Madeline Street, and runs through the suburb of Carlton to Melbourne Cemetery. The street is named after merchant, banker and politician Charles Swanston.