Buildings

JA Substation

Address: 640 Little Bourke Street (near Spencer Street), Melbourne

What's Open: Once fitted out with protective safety gear, visitors enter the substation from the substation car park off Little Bourke Street. The tour provides an opportunity to view equipment on each of the levels including the 66kV switchroom, 66kV cable terminations, control rooms, 11kV switchrooms, 66kV/11kV transformer room and finally the cable basement. Many of the auxiliary systems and equipment can be viewed, including capacitor banks and fire control equipment.

Opening Hours: 10am to 4pm - Saturday and Sunday

Frequency Of Tours: Every 20 Minutes- 3 concurrent tours. Tours will take approx 45 minutes.

Special Note: This is an operating substation with live electrical equipment. Access includes a number of flights of stairs.
No children under 14 allowed.
No pram, stroller or wheelchair access.
Enclosed shoes (no heels) and full length clothing required.

Building Type: Public Infrastructure - Power Station

Web: www.citipower.com.au

Architect: Morris Pirotta and Associates

Tram Stops: Stop 122: Bourke Street and Spencer Street route 75 and 96

See an operating substation with live electrical equipment in use.