. ▁The ▁station ▁mainly ▁served ▁workers ▁at ▁nearby ▁fact ories , ▁so ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁tim et able ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁Sund ays ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁passengers . ▁This ▁was ▁alter ed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁so ▁that ▁two ▁late ▁night ▁trains ▁would ▁stop ▁there , ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁shift ▁workers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁plans ▁were ▁first ▁made ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁Sh ipping ▁Sh ed ▁at ▁Sp encer ▁Street ▁station ▁( rough ly ▁where ▁platforms ▁ 9 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁are ▁today ) ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location . ▁A ▁site ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁Melbourne ▁line ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁side ▁of ▁Mont ague ▁station ▁was ▁selected , ▁with ▁work ▁comm encing ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁A ▁sou ther ly ▁deviation ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁Melbourne ▁line ▁was ▁made ▁between ▁Clar end on ▁and ▁Ingl is ▁Stre ets ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁two ▁ 5 ▁ton ▁trav elling ▁j ib ▁c ran es , ▁and ▁Mont ague ▁Street ▁was ▁extended ▁north ward ▁under ▁the ▁tracks ▁to ▁compens ate ▁for ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁crossing ▁gates ▁at ▁Ferr ars ▁Street . ▁Track ▁work ▁was ▁under way ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁but ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁with ▁the ▁Sh ipping ▁Sh ed ▁not ▁completed ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁