Swanston Street in Parkville

Swanston Street in City of Frankston is a single-lane, asphalted, lit tertiary road (40 km/h). The road has cycle paths (separated cycle track) in some sections. There is a parking ban on some sections. It runs in a north-south direction and crosses Palmerston Place, Painsdale Place, Elgin Street, Faraday Street, Lynch Street, Grattan Street, Pelham Street, Canada Lane, Monahan Lane, Queensberry Street, Cornell Place and Victoria Street. It connects Melbourne, Carlton and Parkville. This road is part of the bicycle route "Swanston St: west side". In the vicinity, you can find among other things 4 events venues, a café, a social facility and a drinking water fountain. The nearest stop is Stop 1: Melbourne University. The tram lines 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 and the bus lines 202 and 546 serve this stop. Swanston Street also exists in Heidelberg Heights, Bulleen, Templestowe Lower, Preston and Williamstown.

Road Type
secondary road
Lanes
2
Speed Limit
40
Route
north-south

Image

Lygon St Elgin St (Carlton)
Lygon St Elgin St (Carlton) – Sgroey, cc by-sa – Wikimedia Commons

Social facility

  • University Food Relief Program (wheelchair accessible, private (University of Melbourne), food bank).

Events venues

  • Carrillo Gantner Theatre & Event Venue (wheelchair accessible) at Swanston Street 783. University lecture theatre during semesters - event venue outside semesters.
  • Market Hall (wheelchair accessible, Wi-Fi).
  • The Open Stage (Wi-Fi) at Swanston Street 757. Classic black box theatre.
  • Harold White Theatrette (Wi-Fi) at Swanston Street 757. University lecture theatre during semesters, event venue outside semesters.

Cafés

  • Espresso Bar (sandwiches, cake, coffee shop, Tea, juice, salad, outdoor seating, Wi-Fi, takeaway, limited wheelchair access, 50 seats) at Swanston Street 815. Coffee, tea and breakfast treats to grab on-the-go.

Bus stops

  • Melbourne University/Swanston Street.
  • bus lines 202, 546

Tram stops

  • Stop 1: Melbourne University.
  • tram lines 1, 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72

Drinking water fountains

  • Drinking Fountain.

Roads nearby

Painsdale Place
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Palmerston Place
100 m
Cardigan Street
Eastern Precinct Carpark, Don Tojo (Don Don) Japanese Restaurant, Soul Soup, Shooter McGavin's
150 m
Keppel Street
A Place for Women and Children
150 m
Holmwood Place
150 m
Union Place
Cafe Sua Da, Tokyo Lamington
150 m
Palmerston Street
200 m
Waterloo Street
200 m
Tibbits Lane
200 m
Challis Lane
250 m
Miller Lane
300 m
Jimmy Watson Lane
300 m
Astor Place
300 m
Lygon Street
Donati's Fine Meats, Elgin Street/Lygon Street, Elk, Stop 113: Lytton Street, Green Man's Arms, Chris Janson Pharmacy, Jimmy Watson's Wine Bar, Trio Syrian Cuisine, Papa Gino's, Café Corretto, Bonaparte Men's Boutique, TAB, Cotton On, Faraday Street/Lygon Street, Crystal Heart, Milk the Cow, Patisserie Madeleine De Proust, New Zealand Natural, Lagoon Dining, The Açaí Company, Kabana, Mercadante, IGA X-press plus Liquor, Carlton South Post Office, Argyle Square/Lygon Street, Universal Italian, Toto's Pizza, Casa Del Gelato, Grattan Street/Lygon Street, Hwatu, San Churro, Bibi Ji, I love instabul, Carlton Pharmacy, Mandina, Shisha bar, Seoul Pocha, Cafe Cavallino, Lygon Lodge, Namaste Indian Restaurant, Golden Prawn, Carlton Curry House, Ying Thai 2, Carlton Audio Visual, Players on Lygon, Lygon Street Car Park, Kahaani, Alpino Restaurant, Queensberry Street/Lygon Street, Lambs Bottle Shop, Little Lygon, IL Gambero, HSBC, La Spaghettata, Saigon Pho, Thai City, Ziyka, Hakata Gensuke, Kantin, Laksa House 118, STA Travel, BOM, Lifestyle Pop-Up, Lavezzi, Sunbird Living, Milligram, Copperwood, Trades Hall/Lygon Street, RMIT City Campus Children's Centre, Downtowner on Lygon, Artee Cafe, Stop 114: Princes Street
350 m
Hawkins Lane
Lygon Street/Elgin Street
350 m
Lytton Street
400 m
South Avenue
400 m
Drummond Street
Travel Inn Hotel, Carlton, Inner Melbourne Medicare Urgent Care Clinic, Adonai, Bentley the Butler, Carlton LPO, Raw Element, Salvation Army Carlton, Taquito, Vincent the Dog, Carlton Wine Room
450 m
Sixth Avenue
450 m
Cemetery Road East
Lygon Street/Cemetery Road
450 m
Steinberg Lane
rpmmelbourne
450 m
Colgan Street
550 m
Princes Street
Lygon Street/Princes Street
550 m
Reeves Street
600 m
Lee Street
La Luna, Carlton Veterinary Surgery, Lee Street/Rathdowne Street
650 m