Melbourne tram route 6

Melbourne tram route 6 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from Moreland to Glen Iris. The route is operated by Z, B and D class trams from Brunswick and Malvern depots.[1][2]

Route 6
Moreland - Glen Iris
D1 class tram outside Melbourne Town Hall
in December 2009
Overview
SystemMelbourne
OperatorYarra Trams
DepotMalvern, Brunswick
VehicleZ3 class
B2 class
D1 class
D2 class
Route
Length19.2 km
TimetableRoute 6 timetable
MapRoute 6 map
 Route 5  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 11 

History

Route 6 was allocated to the line between Glen Iris and City (Swanston Street) on 21 November 1929, the same day that numbers were allocated to the rest of the Swanston St trams. Trams traditionally terminated at the Victoria St terminus, but following an accident in 1991, trams instead terminated at the Queensberry St crossover. Due to congestion during peak hours at the crossover, some trams continued north to Melbourne University. Finally on 17 January 1996, a permanent shunt was built at Melbourne University. From then on, Route 6 trams were altered run full-time to Melbourne University. Following the creation of Route 58 in anticipation for the construction of the Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel on 1 May 2017, Route 8 was discontinued. From then on, Route 6 was instead altered to terminate at Moreland instead of Melbourne University.

The origins of route 6 lie in separate tram lines. The section of track between Queensberry Street (Stop 4) and High Street (Stop 27) is the oldest section of this route, dating back to the Brighton Road cable tram which opened on 11 October 1888 by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company. This cable tram line was electrified in stages by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB). The section between Domain Interchange (Stop 20) and High Street was electrified on 27 December 1925. The section between Queensberry Street and City Road (near Stop 14) was electrified on the same day. The line between City Road and Domain Interchange was electrified on 24 January 1926.

The section between Charles Street (near Stop 30) and Tooranga Road (Stop 48) was one of the original lines constructed by the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT), which opened on 30 May 1910. This line was extended west to Punt Road on 14 March 1911 and again, to St Kilda Road on 14 September 1912, connecting with the St Kilda Road cable tram to the city. The PMTT extended the line again on 25 March 1914, this time east, to its current terminus at Malvern Road.[3] Meanwhile, the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) constructed the section of Route 6 north of Queensberry Street towards Moreland. This section opened on 31 October 1916.

In October 2016, it was announced that as part of works associated with the Melbourne Metro Rail Project, route 6 will be extended from Melbourne University to Moreland to partly replace route 8 on 1 May 2017.[4][5]

Melbourne tram route 6 evolution
Dates Route Notes
During PMTT operation Victoria Bridge to Esplanade via Glenferrie/Balaclava Roads
21 November 1929 - 14 April 1991 City (Victoria Street) to Glen Iris
15 April 1991 - 17 January 1996 City (Queensberry/Swanston Street) to Glen Iris Some services terminated at Melbourne University
17 January 1996 - 1 May 2017 Melbourne University to Glen Iris via Swanston Street
1 May 2017 - onwards Moreland to Glen Iris via Swanston Street

Route

Description

Route 6 operates from Brunswick tram depot travelling east along Moreland Road before turning south along Holmes Street in Brunswick East. It continues south to Albion Street where it doglegs into Lygon Street, continuing south through Carlton North and Carlton, turning west into Elgin Street and south into Swanston Street at Melbourne University.

It proceeds south through the CBD, past Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne Central station, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Town Hall, City Square, St Paul's Cathedral, Flinders Street station, Federation Square and Birrarung Marr.

Crossing the Yarra River onto the Southbank, it continues along St Kilda Road, passing The Arts Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria Barracks and the Shrine of Remembrance.

It turns east into High Street, traversing via Prahran, Windsor, Armadale and Malvern to its terminus at Malvern Road, Glen Iris.

Operation

Route 6 is operated by Z3, B2, D1 and D2 class trams from Malvern and Brunswick depots.[2] On 30 November 2002, the first D class trams entered service on the route.[6]

Route map

Route 6
Moreland - Glen Iris
via Brunswick, City & Armadale
Free tram zone covers stops 8 to 13, fare zone 1 applies from stop 133 to 112, 14 to 53
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Moreland
Connections
Coburg
Cameron Street
133
Moreland
Sydney Road
Tram 19
 
Moreland Street
132
Sydney Road
131
De Carle Street
130
Barrow Street
Nicholson Street
Tram 1
129
Moreland Road
1; 510
 
Holmes Street
128
Mitchell Street
127
Albion Street
503
126
Stewart Street
125
Blyth Street
508
124
Victoria Street
123
Albert Street
122
Glenlyon Road
506
121
Weston Street
120
Brunswick Road
504
119
Park Street
118
Pigdon Street
117
Richardson Street
116
Fenwick Street
115
Melbourne Cemetery
114
Princes Street
546
113
Lytton Street
 
Elgin Street
112
Lygon Street
200, 207
1
Melbourne University
1, 3/3a, 5, 16
64, 67, 72
;
401, 402
403, 546
3
Lincoln Square
4
Queensberry Street
Victoria Street
No Service
7
RMIT University
La Trobe Street
Tram 30, City Circle
Melbourne Central station
8
Melbourne Central station
10
Bourke Street Mall
Bourke Street
Tram 86, 96
Collins Street
Tram 11, 12, 48, 109
11
Collins Street
11, 12, 48, 109
Flinders Street
Tram 70, 75, City Circle
Flinders Street station
13
Flinders Street station
14
Arts Precinct
1;
216, 219
220
Southbank Boulevard
Tram 1
17
Grant Street - Police Memorial
19
Shrine of Remembrance
Park Street
Tram 58
20
Domain Interchange
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
21
Bowen Crescent
22
Toorak Road
Toorak Road
Tram 58
Toorak
 
23
Arthur Street
24
Leopold Street
25
Commercial Road
72; 216, 219, 220
Commercial Road
Tram 72
26
Moubray Street
27
High Street
3/3a, 5, 16, 64, 67
St Kilda Road
Tram 3/3a, 5, 16, 64, 67
St Kilda
High Street
28
Punt Road
246
29
Perth Street
30
Prahran station
Prahran station
31
Chapel Street
Chapel Street
Tram 78
32
Hornby Street
33
The Avenue
34
Lewisham Road
35
Williams Road
216, 219
Prahran
High Street
36
Chatsworth Road
37
Airlie Avenue
Armadale
High Street
38
Orrong Road
220
39
Auburn Grove
40
Armadale Street
Armadale station
41
Kooyong Road
605
42
Huntingtower Road
43
Mercer Road
Malvern
High Street
44
Glenferrie Road
Glenferrie Road
Tram 16
45
De La Salle College
46
Fraser Street
47
Dixon Street
Malvern East
High Street
48
Tooranga Road
624
49
Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre
50
Belmont Avenue
51
Burke Road
52
Boyanda Road
53
Malvern Road
612, 734
Glen Iris station
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Glen Iris
Connections

References

  1. Facts & figures Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams
  2. Route 6 Yarra Trams
  3. "Milestones, 1911 - 1920", Yarra Trams, archived from the original on 27 September 2011, retrieved 2 October 2011
  4. Metro Tunnel to Transform Melbourne's Tram Network Minister for Public Transport 25 October 2016
  5. Route changes Public Transport Victoria
  6. "Metros" Railway Gazette International January 2003 page 14
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