Newport Railway Museum, Melbourne

Name: Newport Railway Museum
Address: 26 Champion Rd, Melbourne, 3015, Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9397 7412

#95 among attractions in Melbourne

Museum, Specialty museum

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Facts and practical information

The Newport Railway Museum is located on Champion Road, Newport, Victoria, near the North Williamstown station. ()

Alternative names: Established: 10 November 1962 (61 years ago)Coordinates: 37°51'21"S, 144°53'10"E

Address

26 Champion RdHobsons Bay (Newport)Melbourne 3015 Australia

Contact

+61 3 9397 7412

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Newport Railway Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Melbourne/Hobsons Bay, Port of Melbourne, St Mary's Catholic Church, Steamrail Victoria.

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City, Area
Melbourne/Hobsons Bay, Melbourne
10 min walk • Williamstown is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-west of Melbourne's central business district in the local government area of the City of Hobsons Bay.
0.9 miNE
Harbor
Port of Melbourne, Melbourne
22 min walk • The Port of Melbourne is the largest port for containerised and general cargo in Australia. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, which is at the head of Port Phillip, as well as several piers on the bay itself.
1 miSE
Church
St Mary's Catholic Church, Melbourne
26 min walk • St Mary's Catholic Church is located in Melbourne's first seaport of Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. Originally constructed in the early 19th century, St Mary's was only the second Catholic Church to be constructed in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales, after St. Francis Catholic Church, in Melbourne.
0.5 miNW
Museum
Steamrail Victoria, Melbourne
12 min walk • Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia.
1.2 miE
Piers and boardwalks
Gem Pier, Melbourne
30 min walk • Gem Pier is an historic pier on Port Phillip Bay, in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. The pier is 145 metres in length and is currently home to the museum ship HMAS Castlemaine and Melbourne Seaplanes.
1.2 miE
Museum, Ship
HMAS Castlemaine, Melbourne
30 min walk • HMAS Castlemaine, named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially crewed and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy.
1.4 miSE
Neighbourhood
Fort Gellibrand, Melbourne
37 min walk • Fort Gellibrand is a heritage-listed military installation at Morris Street, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.
1.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
Webb Dock, Melbourne
36 min walk • Webb Dock is a port facility at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne, Victoria constructed progressively from 1960, by dredging and land fill at the mouth of the Yarra River. It includes roll-on/roll-off facilities handling motor vehicle import and export and break bulk commodities and a container terminal.
0.6 miE
Neoclassical architecture, Library, Greek Revival architecture
Williamstown Town Hall, Melbourne
15 min walk • Williamstown Town Hall is a civic building located in Williamstown, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The hall was built in two stages, the first being the front municipal offices, designed in the Greek revival style to the design of then young architect Joseph Plottel, dating from 1919.
1.4 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Williamstown Cricket Ground, Melbourne
36 min walk • The Williamstown Cricket Ground, currently known by its sponsored name Downer Oval, and also informally as Point Gellibrand Oval, is a football and cricket stadium located in Williamstown, Victoria.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Newport Railway Museum open?

Newport Railway Museum is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday 12 pm - 5 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Newport Railway Museum?

Nearby attractions include Melbourne/Hobsons Bay, Melbourne (10 min walk), Steamrail Victoria, Melbourne (12 min walk), Williamstown Town Hall, Melbourne (15 min walk), Port of Melbourne, Melbourne (22 min walk).

How to get to Newport Railway Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Newport Railway Museum:

Train

North Williamstown (6 min walk)
Williamstown Beach (19 min walk)

Bus

Williamstown (22 min walk)
Newport Interchange • Lines: 432, 471 (24 min walk)