Melbourne tram route 24: Difference between revisions

Route 24
Route 24
Balwyn North - La Trobe Street West End
	C3010 tram on La Trobe Street in 2013
Übersicht
System	Melbourne tramway network
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Kew
Vehicle	A class; C class
Began service	25 September 1972
Ended service	26 July 2014
Predecessors	Route 48
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	Balwyn North
Via	Kew East; Kew; Hawthorn; Richmond; East Melbourne; Melbourne CBD (La Trobe St)
End	La Trobe Street West End
Length	12.6 km (7.8 mi)
Service
Journey time	50 minutes
Operates	Peak hour only
Zone(s)	Myki Zone 1
Timetable	Route 24 timetable
Map	Route 24 map
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Melbourne tram route 24 was operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operated from Balwyn North to La Trobe Street West End in the Melbourne CBD. The 12.6 kilometre route was operated by A and C class trams from Kew depot.^[1]

Route 24 began operating on 25 September 1972 as a peak hour derivative of route 48.^[2] Between 23 May and 18 November 2005 it was extended via Docklands to Flinders Street West while the King Street Overpass was demolished.^[3]

The route was discontinued on 26 July 2014 as part of a wider timetable change to the Yarra Trams network.^[4] It only operated in peak hours.^[5]

Map

Route 24

					Balwyn North	Stop 51
					Burke Road	44
					Victoria Park	38
					Kew Junction Route 109	32
					Victoria Gardens	23
					North Richmond station North Richmond station	19
					St Vincent's Plaza Routes 11, 31, 109, 112	12
					Nicholson Street Routes 86, 95, 96, City Circle	10
					Swanston Street Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72	6
					Elizabeth Street Melbourne Central station Routes 19, 57, 59	5
					William Street Flagstaff station Route 55	3
					La Trobe Street Routes 75, 86, 95	1

References

^ Facts & figures Yarra Trams
^ History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009 Archived 26 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams
^ Temporary changes to tram services - Flinders Street Overpass Removal Yarra Trams 13 May 2005
^ Capacity boost for tram passengers Yarra Trams 9 July 2014
^ Route 24 timetable Public Transport Victoria 18 November 2012

External links

Media related to Melbourne tram route 24 at Wikimedia Commons
Route 24 map
Route 24 timetable

[1] Facts & figures Yarra Trams

[2] History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009 Archived 26 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams

[3] Temporary changes to tram services - Flinders Street Overpass Removal Yarra Trams 13 May 2005

[4] Capacity boost for tram passengers Yarra Trams 9 July 2014

[5] Route 24 timetable Public Transport Victoria 18 November 2012

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 '''Melbourne tram route 24''' was operated by [[Yarra Trams]] on the [[Trams in Melbourne|Melbourne tram network]]. It operated from [[Balwyn North]] to [[La Trobe Street]] West End in the [[Melbourne City Centre|Melbourne CBD]]. The 12.6 kilometre route was operated by [[A-class Melbourne tram|A]] and [[C-class Melbourne tram|C]] class trams from [[Kew tram depot|Kew depot]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140529000558/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/about-us/who-we-are/facts-figures/ Facts & figures] Yarra Trams</ref>
-Route 24 began operating on 25 September 1972 as a peak hour derivative of [[Melbourne tram route 48|route 48]].<ref>[http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media/43839/tramroutenumbers.pdf History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009] Yarra Trams</ref> Between 23 May and 18 November 2005 it was extended via [[Docklands, Victoria|Docklands]] to [[Flinders Street, Melbourne|Flinders Street]] West while the [[Flinders Street, Melbourne#King Street Overpass|King Street Overpass]] was demolished.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050525111100/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/service_changes/current/article.asp?id=97 Temporary changes to tram services - Flinders Street Overpass Removal] Yarra Trams 13 May 2005</ref>
+Route 24 began operating on 25 September 1972 as a peak hour derivative of [[Melbourne tram route 48|route 48]].<ref>[http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media/43839/tramroutenumbers.pdf History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226023218/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media/43839/tramroutenumbers.pdf |date=26 February 2017 }} Yarra Trams</ref> Between 23 May and 18 November 2005 it was extended via [[Docklands, Victoria|Docklands]] to [[Flinders Street, Melbourne|Flinders Street]] West while the [[Flinders Street, Melbourne#King Street Overpass|King Street Overpass]] was demolished.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050525111100/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/service_changes/current/article.asp?id=97 Temporary changes to tram services - Flinders Street Overpass Removal] Yarra Trams 13 May 2005</ref>
 The route was discontinued on 26 July 2014 as part of a wider timetable change to the Yarra Trams network.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140726093749/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2014/capacity-boost-for-tram-passengers/ Capacity boost for tram passengers] Yarra Trams 9 July 2014</ref> It only operated in peak hours.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120623102657/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/route/view/742 Route 24 timetable] Public Transport Victoria 18 November 2012</ref>
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+\KBHFa yellow\~~ ~~[[Balwyn North]]~~ ~~Stop 51
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[Burke Road]] ||44}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[Burke Road]]~~ ~~44
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||Victoria Park||38}}
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-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[Kew, Victoria|Kew]] Junction <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Route [[Melbourne tram route 109|<span style="color:green;">109</span>]]}}''</small>||32}}
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-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre|Victoria Gardens]]||23}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre|Victoria Gardens]]~~ ~~23
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[North Richmond railway station|North Richmond station]] <small>''{{fontcolor|blue|[[North Richmond railway station|<span style="color:blue;">North Richmond station</span>]]}}''</small>||19}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[North Richmond railway station|North Richmond station]] <small>''{{fontcolor|blue|[[North Richmond railway station|<span style="color:blue;">North Richmond station</span>]]}}''</small>~~ ~~19
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[St Vincent's Plaza]] <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 11|<span style="color:green;">11</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 31|<span style="color:green;">31</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 109|<span style="color:green;">109</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 112|<span style="color:green;">112</span>]]}}''</small>||12}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[St Vincent's Plaza]] <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 11|<span style="color:green;">11</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 31|<span style="color:green;">31</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 109|<span style="color:green;">109</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 112|<span style="color:green;">112</span>]]}}''</small>~~ ~~12
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[Nicholson Street]] <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 86|<span style="color:green;">86</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 95|<span style="color:green;">95</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 96|<span style="color:green;">96</span>]], [[City Circle Tram|<span style="color:green;">City Circle</span>]]}}''</small>||10}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[Nicholson Street]] <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 86|<span style="color:green;">86</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 95|<span style="color:green;">95</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 96|<span style="color:green;">96</span>]], [[City Circle Tram|<span style="color:green;">City Circle</span>]]}}''</small>~~ ~~10
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[Swanston Street]] <small>'' {{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 1|<span style="color:green;">1</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 3|<span style="color:green;">3</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 5|<span style="color:green;">5</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 6|<span style="color:green;">6</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 8|<span style="color:green;">8</span>]],  [[Melbourne tram route 16|<span style="color:green;">16</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 64|<span style="color:green;">64</span>]],  [[Melbourne tram route 67|<span style="color:green;">67</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 72|<span style="color:green;">72</span>]]}}''</small>||6}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[Swanston Street]] <small>'' {{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 1|<span style="color:green;">1</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 3|<span style="color:green;">3</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 5|<span style="color:green;">5</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 6|<span style="color:green;">6</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 8|<span style="color:green;">8</span>]],  [[Melbourne tram route 16|<span style="color:green;">16</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 64|<span style="color:green;">64</span>]],  [[Melbourne tram route 67|<span style="color:green;">67</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 72|<span style="color:green;">72</span>]]}}''</small>~~ ~~6
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[Elizabeth Street, Melbourne|Elizabeth Street]] <small>''{{fontcolor|blue|[[Mebourne Central railway station|<span style="color:blue;">Melbourne Central station</span>]]}}''</small> <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 19|<span style="color:green;">19</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 57|<span style="color:green;">57</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 59|<span style="color:green;">59</span>]]}}''</small>||5}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[Elizabeth Street, Melbourne|Elizabeth Street]] <small>''{{fontcolor|blue|[[Mebourne Central railway station|<span style="color:blue;">Melbourne Central station</span>]]}}''</small> <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 19|<span style="color:green;">19</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 57|<span style="color:green;">57</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 59|<span style="color:green;">59</span>]]}}''</small>~~ ~~5
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[William Street, Melbourne|William Street]] <small>''{{fontcolor|blue|[[Flagstaff railway station|<span style="color:blue;">Flagstaff station</span>]]}}''</small> <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Route [[Melbourne tram route 55|<span style="color:green;">55</span>]]}}''</small>||3}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[William Street, Melbourne|William Street]] <small>''{{fontcolor|blue|[[Flagstaff railway station|<span style="color:blue;">Flagstaff station</span>]]}}''</small> <small>''{{fontcolor|green|Route [[Melbourne tram route 55|<span style="color:green;">55</span>]]}}''</small>~~ ~~3
-{{BS3||BHF yellow|||[[La Trobe Street]] <small>'' {{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 75|<span style="color:green;">75</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 86|<span style="color:green;">86</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 95|<span style="color:green;">95</span>]]}}''</small>||1}}
+\BHF yellow\~~ ~~[[La Trobe Street]] <small>'' {{fontcolor|green|Routes [[Melbourne tram route 75|<span style="color:green;">75</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 86|<span style="color:green;">86</span>]], [[Melbourne tram route 95|<span style="color:green;">95</span>]]}}''</small>~~ ~~1
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