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Melbourne tram route 6

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Route 6
D2 class tram on Lygon Street, January 2021
Overview
SystemMelbourne
OperatorYarra Trams
DepotBrunswick
Malvern
VehicleZ3 class
B2 class
D1 class
D2 class
Route
StartMoreland
ViaBrunswick East
Lygon Street
Swanston Street
St Kilda Road
Prahran
Malvern East
EndGlen Iris
Length19.2 kilometres
TimetableRoute 6 timetable
MapRoute 6 map
← Route 5  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 11 →

Melbourne tram route 6 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Moreland to Glen Iris. The 19.2-kilometre (11.9 mi) route is operated out of Brunswick and Malvern depots with Z, B and D class trams.

History

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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 Street trams. Trams traditionally terminated at the Victoria Street terminus, but following an accident in 1991, trams instead terminated at the Queensberry Street 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.

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. 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.[1] Meanwhile, the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust constructed the section of route 6 north of Queensberry Street towards Moreland. This section opened on 31 October 1916.

On 1 May 2017, as part of works associated with the closure of Domain Interchange and construction of Anzac railway station, route 6 was extended from Melbourne University to Moreland to partly replace route 8.[2][3][4]

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 Streets) 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 - present Moreland to Glen Iris via Swanston Street

Route

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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 via Melbourne Central station and Flinders Street stations. After crossing the Yarra River it continues south along St Kilda Road. It turns east into High Street, traversing via Prahran, Windsor, Armadale and Malvern to its terminus at Malvern Road, Glen Iris.

Operation

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Route 6 is operated out of Brunswick and Malvern depots with Z, B, D1 and D2 class trams.[5][6][7][8] On 30 November 2002, the first D class trams entered service on the route.[9][10]

Route map

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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
Tram interchange 1; Bus interchange 510
 
Holmes Street
128
Mitchell Street
127
Albion Street
Bus interchange 503
126
Stewart Street
125
Blyth Street
Bus interchange 508
124
Victoria Street
123
Albert Street
122
Glenlyon Road
Bus interchange 506
121
Weston Street
120
Brunswick Road
Bus interchange 504
118
Pigdon Street
117
Richardson Street
116
Fenwick Street
115
Melbourne Cemetery
114
Princes Street
Bus interchange 546
113
Lytton Street
 
Elgin Street
112
Lygon Street
Bus interchange 200, 207
1
Melbourne University
Tram interchange
1, 3, 5, 16
64, 67, 72
; Bus interchange
401, 402
403, 546
3
Lincoln Square
4
Queensberry Street
Victoria Street
No Service
7
RMIT University
La Trobe Street
Tram 30, City Circle
Mainline rail interchange
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
Tram interchange 11, 12, 48, 109
Flinders Street
Tram 70, 75, City Circle
Mainline rail interchange
Flinders Street station
13
Flinders Street station
14
Arts Precinct
Tram interchange 1; Bus interchange
216, 219
220
Southbank Boulevard
Tram 1
17
Grant Street - Police Memorial
19
Shrine of Remembrance
Park Street
Tram 58
20
Anzac Station
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
21
Bowen Crescent
22
Toorak Road
Toorak Road
Tram 58
Toorak Right arrow
 
23
Arthur Street
24
Leopold Street
25
Commercial Road
Tram interchange 72; Bus interchange 216, 219, 220
Commercial Road
Tram 72
26
Moubray Street
27
High Street
Tram interchange 3, 5, 16, 64, 67
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 5, 16, 64, 67
St Kilda
High Street
28
Punt Road
Bus interchange 246
29
Perth Street
30
Prahran station
Mainline rail interchange Prahran station
31
Chapel Street
Chapel Street
Tram 78
32
Hornby Street
33
The Avenue
34
Lewisham Road
35
Williams Road
Bus interchange 216, 219
Prahran
High Street
36
Chatsworth Road
37
Airlie Avenue
Armadale
High Street
38
Orrong Road
Bus interchange 220
39
Auburn Grove
40
Armadale Street
Mainline rail interchange Armadale station
41
Kooyong Road
Bus interchange 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
Tooronga Road
Bus interchange 624
49
Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre
50
Belmont Avenue
51
Burke Road
52
Boyanda Road
53
Malvern Road
Bus interchange 612, 734
Mainline rail interchange Glen Iris station
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Glen Iris
Connections

References

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  1. ^ Milestones, 1911 - 1920 Yarra Trams
  2. ^ Metro Tunnel to Transform Melbourne's Tram Network Minister for Public Transport 25 October 2016
  3. ^ Route changes Public Transport Victoria
  4. ^ "New Tram Timetable". Newsrail. Vol. 45, no. 6. Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. June 2017. p. 182. ISSN 0310-7477. OCLC 19676396.
  5. ^ Brunswick Depot Vicsig
  6. ^ Malvern Depot Vicsig
  7. ^ Facts & figures Yarra Trams
  8. ^ Route 6 Yarra Trams
  9. ^ Metros Railway Gazette International January 2003 page 14
  10. ^ News in Brief Railway Digest February 2003 page 14
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