Melbourne tram route 1

Route 1
East Coburg - South Melbourne Beach
B2 class tram on Swanston Street in September 2012.
Übersicht
System	Melbourne
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Brunswick
Vehicle	Z3 class B2 class
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	East Coburg
Via	Brunswick East Carlton North Carlton Melbourne CBD (Swanston Street) Southbank South Melbourne Albert Park
End	South Melbourne Beach
Length	13.2 km (8.2 mi)
Service
Journey time	45-60 minutes
Operates	Daily
Zone(s)	Free Zone: Stops 8-13 Myki Zone 1: Stops 135-112, 14-32
Annual patronage	7.8 million
Timetable	Route 1 timetable
Map	Route 1 map
Route map ←   {{{system_nav}}}  Route 3 →

Melbourne tram route 1 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from the corner of Nicholson and Bell Streets in East Coburg to the corner of Victoria Avenue and Beaconsfield Parade at South Melbourne Beach. The 13.2 kilometre route is operated by Z3 and B2 class trams from Brunswick depot.

History

The origins of route 1 lie in separate tram lines, a cable tram from Collins Street to South Melbourne Beach, a cable tram along Swanston Street and St Kilda Road, an electric line from Queensberry Street to East Coburg and a section of track between Clarendon Street and St Kilda Road.

Cable trams first travelled from Queensberry Street, Carlton to Milton Street, Balaclava, on 11 October 1888, with the line opened by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company (MTOC).

A cable tram between Collins Street and South Melbourne Beach, travelling via Market Street, Queens Bridge Street, City Road, Clarendon Street, Park Street, Montague Street, Bridport Street and Victoria Avenue was opened on 17 June 1890 by the MTOC.

The Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust commenced building its tramway system in June 1914. On 31 October 1916, East Coburg was connected to Melbourne at Queensberry Street along Nicholson Street, Holmes Street, Lygon Street, Elgin Street and Madeline Street – as the section of Swanston Street north of Victoria Street was originally known.

The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) constructed a track connecting Clarendon Street and St Kilda Road along Sturt Street, Eastern Road, Heather Street and Park Street, which opened on 31 October 1925.

The MMTB converted the Swanston Street/St Kilda Road cable line to electric traction between 1924 and 1926, with electric trams able to run the entire length on 29 August 1926.

The Market Street cable lines were mainly converted, the Port Melbourne cable tram line, including the Hanna Street (now Kings Way) to Clarendon Street section of City Road was abandoned in favour of buses, to electric traction by the MMTB, with the first service to South Melbourne beach on 25 July 1937.

As part of the City Road and St Kilda Road separation project, the northern most section of track along Sturt Street was relocated to Nolan Street (now Southbank Boulevard) on 16 March 1970.

Route

Description

Route 1 commences at the corner of Nicholson and Bell Streets at Coburg, travelling south via Nicholson Street to Brunswick East where Nicholson Street becomes Holmes Street. 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 passes south through the CBD on Swanston Street, via Melbourne Central station and Flinders Street stations. After crossing the Yarra River it continues south along St Kilda Road, passing The Arts Centre and National Gallery of Victoria before turning west into Southbank Boulevard, quickly turning south onto Sturt Street, passing the Melbourne Recital Hall and Victorian College of the Arts. It briefly travels south on Eastern Road and Heather Street to Park Street, South Melbourne where it travels west to Montague Street Albert Park, and travels south, turning west into Bridport Street and continuing to its terminus in Victoria Avenue at Beaconsfield Parade.

Operation

Route 1 is operated out of Brunswick depot by Z3 and B2 class trams. Brunswick shared operation of the route with South Melbourne depot until 2 April 1995.

Route map

Route 1
Stop East Coburg Connections 135 Bell St 513, 527, 903 134 Merribell Av 133 Harding St 132 Crozier St 131 Rennie St 512 130 The Avenue 129 Moreland Road 8; 510 128 Mitchell St 127 Albion Street 503 126 Stewart St 125 Blyth Street 508 124 Victoria St 123 Albert St 122 Glenlyon Road 506 121 Weston St 120 Brunswick Road 504 119 Park St 118 Pigdon St 117 Richardson St 116 Fenwick St 115 Melbourne Cemetery 114 Princes St 546 113 Lytton St 112 Lygon St 200, 207 1 Melbourne University 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72; 401, 402, 403, 546 3 Lincoln Square 4 Queensberry St 7 RMIT University 8 Melbourne Central Station Melbourne Central; 30, City Circle; Lonsdale St buses 10 Bourke Street Mall 86, 96; Lonsdale St buses 11 City Square 11, 12, 48, 109 13 Flinders Street Station Flinders Street; 70, 75, City Circle 14 Arts Precinct 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72; 216, 219, 220 17 Sturt St 216, 219, 220 18 Grant St 19 Miles St 20 Kings Way Tram58 towards West Coburg and Domain 21 Dorcas St 22 Moray St 24 Clarendon Street 12 25 Cecil St 26 Ferrars Street 27 Montague St 28 Bridport Street 29 Cardigan St 30 Richardson Street 606 31 Graham St 32 Beaconsfield Pde South Melbourne Beach
Not all stops are shown, refer to timetable for full list of stops Green denotes free tram zone

External links

• Media related to Melbourne tram route 1 at Wikimedia Commons
• Route 1 map
• Route 1 timetable