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Melbourne tram route 16

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Route 16
Overview
SystemMelbourne
OperatorYarra Trams
DepotMalvern
VehicleZ class
D1 class
Began service26 April 1936
Route
StartMelbourne University
ViaSwanston Street
St Kilda Road
Fitzroy Street
The Esplanade
Balaclava Road
Glenferrie Road
EndKew
Length20.2 kilometres
TimetableRoute 16 timetable
MapRoute 16 map
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Melbourne tram route 16 is a tram route on the Melbourne tramway network serving the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, the route is coloured yellow and extends from Melbourne University to Kew over 20.2 kilometre of double track via Swanston Street, St Kilda Road, Fitzroy Street, The Esplanade, Balaclava Road and Glenferrie Road. It is serviced out of Malvern depot utilising Z and D1 class trams.

History

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Route 16 was first allocated to the line between the City (Swanston Street) and St Kilda Beach on 26 April 1936 following the electrification of the Brunswick cable tram line. Prior to that, trams on the northern section of Sydney Road would run via Swanston Street to the southern suburbs. Route 16 ran the service between Coburg and St Kilda Beach. After 1936, 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 16 trams were altered run full-time to Melbourne University. Traditionally, Route 16 ran between St Kilda Beach to a City terminus along Swanston Street, but most services would in fact continue north to Moreland as route 15. However, following the elimination of shared depot routes on 2 April 1995, route 15 was discontinued, and routes 16 and 22 were amended to run full-time.[1] On 16 October 2004, route 16 was amalgamated with route 69 to run between Melbourne University and Kew (Cotham Road) via St Kilda Beach.[2][3][4][5]

The origins of route 16 lie in separate tram lines. The section of track between Queensberry Street (Stop 4) and St Kilda Junction (Stop 30) 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 St Kilda Junction (Stop 30) 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. Meanwhile, the section between Luna Park (stop 138) and St Kilda Junction was originally the Windsor to St Kilda Beach cable tramway which opened on 27 October 1891. This line was electrified on 27 December 1925.

The line between Luna Park and the terminus at Cotham Road (Stop 80) was all constructed by the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust. The track between Wattletree Road (Stop 54) and High Street (Stop 57) was part of the original system which opened on 30 May 1910. The section of track between Hawthorn Road (Stop 48) and Wattletree Road opened on 16 December 1911 as part of the line to Windsor station. The section between Hawthorn Road and Luna Park opened on 12 April 1913, and the line from High Street to the Cotham Road terminus opened on 30 May 1913. Meanwhile, the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) constructed the section of Route 16 north of Queensberry Street towards Melbourne University. This section opened on 31 October 1916.

In 2007 a Siemens Avenio was trialled for three months on route 16.[6]

Melbourne tram route 16 evolution
Dates Route Notes
During PMTT operation Victoria Bridge to Esplanade via Glenferrie Road and Balaclava Road
21 November 1929 - 25 April 1936 Coburg to St Kilda Beach via Swanston Street
26 April 1936 - 14 April 1991 City (Victoria Street) to St Kilda Beach
15 April 1991 - 16 January 1996 City (Queensberry Street / Swanston Street) to St Kilda Beach Some services terminated at Melbourne University
17 January 1996 - 16 October 2004 Melbourne University to St Kilda Beach Operation transferred to Malvern depot from South Melbourne depot on 8 February 1997, merged with route 69 (on weekdays) on 11 December 2000, merged on weekends from 16 October 2004
17 October 2004 - onwards Melbourne University to Kew (Cotham Road) via St Kilda Beach

Operation

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Route 16 is operated out of Malvern depot with Z and D1 class trams.[7][8][9]

Route map

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Melbourne Tram Route 16
Melbourne University - Kew
via City, St Kilda Beach & Malvern
Free tram zone covers stops 8 to 13, fare zone 1 applies from stop 1 to 7, 14 to 80
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Melbourne University
Connections
continues as Tram 1 & 6
towards East Coburg & Moreland
1
Melbourne University
Tram interchange
1, 3, 5, 6,
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)
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
High Street
Tram 6
29
Union Street
30
St Kilda Junction
Tram interchange 3, 5, 64
Dandenong Road
Tram 5, 64
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 67
131
St Kilda Road
Tram interchange 3, 67
132
Princes Street
Bus interchange 600, 922, 923
St Kilda Light Rail
Tram 96
133
Canterbury Road
134
Park Street
Park Street
Tram 12
135
Jacka Boulevard
Bus interchange 606
136
The Esplanade
138
Luna Park
Tram interchange 96; Bus interchange 606, 623
Acland Street
Tram 96
 
Carlisle Street
32
Havelock Street
33
Barkly Street
34
Greeves Street
35
Brighton Road
Bus interchange 623
Brighton Road
Tram 67
Brighton Road
Balaclava
Carlisle Street
36
St Kilda Town Hall
37
Chapel Street
Chapel Street
Tram 78
38
Balaclava station
Mainline rail interchange Balaclava station
39
Orange Grove
 
Balaclava Road
40
Hotham Street
Bus interchange 216, 219
Caulfield North
Balaclava Road
41
Empress Road
42
Sidwell Avenue
43
Orrong Road
Bus interchange 220
44
Ontario Street
45
Kent Grove
46
Kooyong Road
Bus interchange 605
47
Elmhurst Road
51
Hawthorn Road
Tram interchange 3, 64
Hawthorn Road
Tram 64
Balaclava Road
Tram 3
 
Hawthorn Road
50
Inkerman Road
49
Arthur Road
48A
Dandenong Road
Dandenong Road
Tram 64
48
Hawthorn Road
52
Dandenong Road
53
Malvern station
Mainline rail interchange Malvern station
54
Wattletree Road
Tram interchange 5
Wattletree Road
Tram 5
55
Llaneast Street
56
Malvern tram depot
Malvern tram depot
57
High Street
Tram interchange 6
High Street
Tram 6
58
Bell Street
59
Malvern Road
Malvern Road
Tram 72
60
Stonnington Place
61
Moorakyne Avenue
62
Mayfield Avenue
63
Toorak Road
Toorak Road
Tram 58 (Terminus)
64
Mernda Road
65
Kooyong station
Mainline rail interchange Kooyong station
66
Kooyong Tennis Centre
67
Gardiner Road
68
Callantina Road
69
South Street
70
Riversdale Road
Tram interchange 70, 75
Riversdale Road
Tram 70, 75
71
Urquhart Street
72
Mannigtree Road
73
Burwood Road
74
Glenferrie station
Mainline rail interchange Glenferrie station
75
Chrystobel Crescent
76
Johnson Street
77
Barkers Road
78
Fitzwilliam Street
79
Wellington Street
80
Cotham Road
Cotham Road
Tram 109
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Kew
Connections

References

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  1. ^ Melbourne Trams Trolley Wire issue 261 May 1995 page 17
  2. ^ New improved routes for Melbourne's tram network Yarra Trams October 2004
  3. ^ Route 16 now goes further Yarra Trams 8 November 2014
  4. ^ Route changes in Melbourne Trolley Wire issue 299 December 2004 page 16
  5. ^ History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009 Yarra Trams
  6. ^ Lisbon demonstrator arrives in Melbourne Trolley Wire issue 308 February 2007 pages 14/15
  7. ^ Malvern Depot Vicsig
  8. ^ Facts & figures Yarra Trams
  9. ^ Route 16 Yarra Trams
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