List of Melbourne tram routes

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Tram stop sign outside Flinders Street railway station in July 2017.

This is a list of tram routes on the tram network in Melbourne, Australia, operated by Yarra Trams.

Current routes

Services that deviate from the regular routes below (by diversion or early-termination) are suffixed with the letter 'a', while services diverting to and/or terminating at the depot are suffixed with 'd'.

Route Terminus A via Terminus B Full length Depot Fleet
1 East Coburg Brunswick East, Carlton, City & South Melbourne South Melbourne Beach 13.2 km (8.2 mi) Brunswick B2, Z3
3 Melbourne University City, Balaclava & Caulfield North East Malvern 14.9 km (9.3 mi) Glenhuntly B2, Z3
5 Melbourne University City, Windsor & Armadale Malvern 12.6 km (7.8 mi) Malvern D1, Z3
6 Moreland Brunswick East, Carlton, City, Prahran, Armadale & Malvern Glen Iris 19.0 km (11.8 mi) Brunswick & Malvern D1, D2, B2, Z3
11 West Preston Thornbury, Northcote, Fitzroy & City Victoria Harbour Docklands 13.3 km (8.3 mi) Preston E
12 Victoria Gardens Richmond, East Melbourne, Citym South Melbourne & Middle Park St Kilda 11.3 km (7.0 mi) Southbank A1, A2
16 Melbourne University City, St Kilda, Balaclava, Caulfield North, Malvern & Hawthorn Kew 20.2 km (12.6 mi) Malvern D1, Z3
19[a] North Coburg Brunswick & Parkville Flinders Street station 10.2 km (6.3 mi) Brunswick D2, B2
30 St Vincent's Plaza City Central Pier & Docklands 2.9 km (1.8 mi) Southbank A1, A2, E
35[b] Waterfront City Docklands City Waterfront City Docklands 7.6 km (4.7 mi) Southbank W
48 North Balwyn Kew, Richmond, East Melbourne & City Victoria Harbour Docklands 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Kew C1, A2
57 West Maribyrnong Ascot Vale, Flemington & North Melbourne Flinders Street station 11.6 km (7.2 mi) Essendon Z3
58 West Coburg Brunswick West, Parkville, City, Southbank & South Yarra Toorak 18.2 km (11.3 mi) Essendon & Southbank Z3, B2, E
59 Airport West Essendon, Moonee Ponds Junction, Travancore & Parkville Flinders Street station 14.7 km (9.1 mi) Essendon Z3, B2
64 Melbourne University City, Windsor, Armadale & Caulfield East Brighton 16.1 km (10.0 mi) Glenhuntly B2, Z3
67[a] Melbourne University City, Balaclava, Elwood, Elsternwick, Caulfield & Glen Huntly Carnegie 12.7 km (7.9 mi) Glenhuntly B2, Z3
70 Wattle Park, Surrey Hills Camberwell, Hawthorn, Richmond & City Waterfront City Docklands 16.5 km (10.3 mi) Camberwell A1, A2, B2
72 Melbourne University City, Prahran, Toorak, Glen Iris & Camberwell Camberwell 16.8 km (10.4 mi) Malvern D1, Z3
75[a] Vermont South Shopping Centre Burwood, Camberwell, Hawthorn, Richmond & City Central Pier, Docklands 22.8 km (14.2 mi) Camberwell A1, A2, B2
78 North Richmond South Yarra, Prahran & Windsor Balaclava 6.5 km (4.0 mi) Kew A2
82 Footscray Maidstone, Maribyrnong & Ascot Vale Moonee Ponds Junction 9.2 km (5.7 mi) Essendon Z3
86[a] Bundoora RMIT Preston, Thornbury, Northcote & City Waterfront City Docklands 22.2 km (13.8 mi) Preston E
96[a] East Brunswick Carlton, City, South Melbourne, Albert Park & St Kilda St Kilda Beach 13.9 km (8.6 mi) Southbank & Preston C2, E
109[a] Box Hill Balwyn, Kew, Richmond, East Melbourne & City Port Melbourne 19.2 km (11.9 mi) Kew A2, C1
  1. ^ a b c d e f Operates overnight on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
  2. ^ City Circle service operates between 9:30 am and 6:00 pm (Sundays to Wednesdays) or 9:00 pm (Thursdays to Saturdays), excluding Good Friday and Christmas Day.

Special event services

Route Terminus A Terminus B For events at
3a St Kilda Junction Dandenong & Derby Roads, Caulfield East Caulfield Racecourse
30a Melbourne Central station Central Pier Docklands Stadium
57a Flinders Street station Sandown & Epsom Roads, Flemington Melbourne Showgrounds
59a Flinders Street station Moonee Ponds Junction Moonee Valley horse race time
70a Rod Laver Arena Flinders Street West Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Cricket Ground, John Cain Arena
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
75a Simpsons Street & Wellington Parade, East Melbourne Flinders Street West Melbourne Cricket Ground
Flinders Street station Harbour Town Shopping Centre Victoria Harbour
86a Russell & Bourke Streets, City Central Pier Docklands Stadium
Harbour Town Shopping Centre Victoria Harbour

Discontinued routes

This is the list of Melbourne tram routes that have been discontinued or replaced. Tram routes that ran short-workings or temporary routes are not included. Routes changed or removed due to the conversion of cable tram lines are also not included.

Route Terminus A Terminus B First service Last service Notes
3a East Malvern City (Melbourne University) 31 January 2009 29 October 2023 via St Kilda, ran only on weekends, all services diverted to operate via route 3[1]
4 Carnegie City (Swanston Street) 24 June 1934 31 October 1970 Replaced by route 67 following route number revision[2]
4t Malvern East Replaced by route 3 following route number revision[2]
7 Camberwell City (Swanston Street) 21 November 1929 31 October 1970 Replaced by route 72 following route number revision.[2]
8 Moreland Toorak 17 October 2004 30 April 2017 Merged into route 58, change associated with the construction of Metro Tunnel[3]
9 Northcote City (Collins Street) 1 November 1970 14 March 1993 via Brunswick Street
10 West Preston South Melbourne and St Kilda Beach 25 June 1937 29 April 1995 Discontinued following elimination of shared depot routes[2]
13 West Preston City (Spencer Street) August 1968 26 June 1989 via La Trobe Street, discontinued following timetable change at East Preston depot
14 East Preston City (Spencer Street) 1 November 1970 26 June 1989 via La Trobe Street, discontinued following timetable change at East Preston depot
15 Brunswick tram depot St Kilda Beach 26 April 1936 1 April 1995 Split into routes 16 and 22 following elimination of shared depot routes
22 Moreland Arts Centre 1 November 1970 16 October 2004 Merged into route 8 (see above)[4][5]
23 Mont Albert City (Spencer Street) 25 September 1972 7 September 2001 via La Trobe Street
24 North Balwyn City (Spencer Street) 25 September 1972 26 July 2014 via La Trobe Street, discontinued based on the desire to end peak-hour only routes
25 Moreland Domain Road 2 April 1995 6 October 2000 Extension of route 22 that ran only during morning peaks
27 Hawthorn City (Spencer Street) 6 June 1934 12 February 1965 Discontinued following when route 74/75 diverted via Bridge Road to Flinders Street when Hawthorn depot closed[2]
31 Hoddle Street Victoria Harbour 25 September 1972 26 July 2014 Discontinued following network-wide timetable revision
32 Camberwell City (William Street) 25 September 1972 17 November 1986 Discontinued once through-routing on William Street routes ceased
33 Domain Road City (William Street) 17 November 1986 1995 Peak hour variant that gradually fell out of use after the closure of South Melbourne depot
34 East Melbourne City (Spencer Street) 1995 19 September 2003 Route 30 became full-time
35 Malvern City (William Street) 25 September 1972 17 November 1986 Discontinued once through-routing on William Street routes ceased
36 Glen Iris
37 Carnegie
38 Toorak
42 Mont Albert City (Collins Street) 6 June 1934 18 December 1993 Merged with route 111 into route 109
55 West Coburg Domain Interchange 30 April 1995 30 April 2017 Merged into route 58. Change associated with the construction of Metro Tunnel[3]
56 Brunswick West Domain Interchange 3 February 1946 29 April 1995 Discontinued to fix route number anomaly with route 55
57 Somerville & Williamstown Rds Ballarat Rd & Rosamond Rd 6 September 1921 10 March 1962 Discontinued on 10 March 1962, when the Footscray Depot closed and trams ceased operation from there, with only the current Route 82, running out of Essendon Depot, remaining.
58 Barkly & Russell Sts Footscray Railway Station
59 Somerville & Williamstown Rds Footscray Railway Station
60 Ballarat & Rosamond Rds Footscray Railway Station
Gordon & River Sts (Ammunitions Factory) Footscray Railway Station 9 November 1941 1 May 1954 Route ran along Gordon St to River St (also known as the Ammunitions Factory route). On 2 May 1954, it was extended to the Ordnance Factory spur line off Raleigh Rd, to create what is now Route 82 to Moonee Ponds Junction.
68 West Coburg City (Elizabeth Street) 1 November 1970 31 July 2005 Route 55 began seven-day operation
69 Kew St Kilda Beach 24 June 1934 15 October 2004 Merged into route 16[6][5]
74 Burwood City (Spencer Street) 9 December 1934 18 July 1978 Replaced by route 75 following East Burwood extension[2]
77 Prahran Batman Avenue 9 December 1934 1 November 1986 Discontinued due to low patronage/cost-saving[2]
79 North Richmond St Kilda Beach 9 December 1934 26 July 2014 Route 78 became full-time[7]
88 East Preston City (Bourke Street) 26 June 1955 17 May 1983 Replaced by route 86 following Bundoora extension[2]
95 Exhibition Street Docklands Stadium 26 June 1955 26 July 2014 Discontinued based on the desire to end peak-hour only routes
111 Exhibition Street Port Melbourne 20 November 1987 18 December 1993 Merged with route 42 into route 109[2]
112 West Preston South Melbourne and St Kilda Beach April 2000 26 July 2014 Split into routes 11 and 12 following network-wide timetable revision[7]

References

  1. ^ Melbourne tram timetable changes to boost travel Rail Express 27 September 2023
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gunzel". classicaustraliantv.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Say hello to Route 58". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "From Toorak to Moreland on Route 8". Yarra Trams. 13 October 2004. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b "New improved routes for Melbourne's tram network". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
  6. ^ "Route 16 now goes further". Yarra Trams. 8 November 2004. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Capacity boost for tram passengers". Yarra Trams. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.