Melbourne tram route 16

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Melbourne tram route 16 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Melbourne University to Kew. The 20.2 kilometre route is operated out of Malvern depot with Z and D1 class trams.

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
← Route 12  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 19 →

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
 
1, 3, 5, 6,
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
 
 
 
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
 
   West Coburg
20
 
 
 
Anzac Station
 
 
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
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
Camberwell  
 
26
 
Moubray Street
27
 
High Street
 
 
High Street
Tram 6
Glen Iris  
 
29
 
Union Street
30
 
 
 
St Kilda Junction
  3, 5, 64
 
 
Dandenong Road
Tram 5, 64
 
 
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 67
131
 
St Kilda Road
132
 
Princes Street
  600, 922, 923
 
 
St Kilda Light Rail
Tram 96
133
 
Canterbury Road
134
 
Park Street
 
 
Park Street
Tram 12
135
 
Jacka Boulevard
  606
136
 
The Esplanade
138
 
Luna Park
  96;   606, 623
 
 
Acland Street
Tram 96
 
Carlisle Street
32
 
Havelock Street
33
 
Barkly Street
34
 
Greeves Street
35
 
Brighton Road
  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
 
 
 
 
  Balaclava station
39
 
Orange Grove
 
Balaclava Road
40
 
Hotham Street
  216, 219
Caulfield North
Balaclava Road
41
 
 
 
Empress Road
42
 
Sidwell Avenue
43
 
Orrong Road
  220
44
 
Ontario Street
45
 
Kent Grove
46
 
Kooyong Road
  605
47
 
Elmhurst Road
51
 
Hawthorn Road
 
 
 
Hawthorn Road
Tram 64
 
   Brighton East
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balaclava Road
Tram 3
 
   Malvern East
 
Hawthorn Road
50
 
Inkerman Road
49
 
Arthur Road
48A
 
Dandenong Road
 
 
Dandenong Road
Tram 64
48
 
Hawthorn Road
52
 
 
 
Dandenong Road
53
 
Malvern station
 
 
 
 
  Malvern station
54
 
Wattletree Road
 
 
 
Wattletree Road
Tram 5
55
 
Llaneast Street
56
 
Malvern tram depot
 
 
Malvern tram depot
57
 
High Street
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
 
 
  Kooyong station
66
 
Kooyong Tennis Centre
67
 
 
 
Gardiner Road
68
 
Callantina Road
69
 
South Street
70
 
Riversdale Road
 
 
 
Riversdale Road
Tram 70, 75
71
 
Urquhart Street
72
 
Mannigtree Road
73
 
Burwood Road
74
 
Glenferrie station
 
 
 
 
  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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