Melbourne tram route 67

Melbourne tram route 67 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Melbourne University to Carnegie. The 12.7-kilometre (7.9 mi) route is operated out of Glenhuntly depot with Z and B class trams.

Route 67
Overview
SystemMelbourne
OperatorYarra Trams
DepotGlenhuntly
VehicleZ class
B class
Began service1 November 1970
Night-timeFriday & Saturday
Route
StartMelbourne University
ViaSwanston Street
St Kilda Road
Brighton Road
Glen Huntly Road
EndCarnegie
Length12.7 kilometres
TimetableRoute 67 timetable
MapRoute 67 map
← Route 64  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 70 →

History

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Route 67 was first allocated to the line between Carnegie and the City (Swanston Street) on 1 November 1970, as part of a network-wide renumbering scheme.[1] Prior to that, the line to Carnegie was serviced by route 4. When route numbers were first introduced to Melbourne's tram network, route 67 was allocated to the route between Point Ormond and Elsternwick. A number revision in 1938 led to route 67 being allocated between Balaclava Junction and St Kilda Beach via Dandenong Road and St Kilda Junction. Further changes on 1 August 1955 led to Route 67 becoming a shortworking for West Coburg services terminating in the City (William Street) rather than Domain Road. 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 67 trams were altered run full-time to Melbourne University.

The origins of route 67 lie in separate tram lines. The section of track between Queensberry Street (Stop 4) and Brunning Street (Stop 38) 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 (MMTB). 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. The Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust opened the Glen Huntly Road line between Elsternwick (Stop 44) and Grange Road (Stop 62) on 13 November 1913. The MMTB extended this line to Carnegie on 19 December 1926. The section of track between Brunning Street and Glen Huntly Road (Stop 43) opened on 29 August 1926.

In December 1988 work began on duplicating the Truganini Road section of the line at Carnegie, the last single track section on the network.[2] The work was completed in May 1989.[3]

In January 2016, route 67 began operating through the night on Fridays and Saturdays as part of the Night Network.[4]

Melbourne tram route 67 evolution
Dates Route Notes
24 June 1934 - 15 October 1938 Point Ormond to Elsternwick
16 October 1938 - 31 July 1955 Balaclava Junction to St Kilda Beach via Dandenong Road
1 August 1955 - 31 October 1970 City (William Street) to West Coburg
1 November 1970 - 14 April 1991 City (Victoria Street) to Carnegie
15 April 1991 - 16 January 1996 City (Queensberry / Swanston Streets) to Carnegie Some services terminated at Melbourne University
17 January 1996 - present Melbourne University to Carnegie

Operation

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Route 67 is operated out of Glenhuntly depot with Z and B class trams.[5][6][7]

Route map

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Melbourne Tram Route 67
Melbourne University - Carnegie
via City, Balaclava & Elsternwick
Free tram zone covers stops 8 to 13, fare zone 1 applies from stop 1 to 7, 14 to 68
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Melbourne University
Connections
 
continues as Tram 1 & 6
towards East Coburg & Moreland
1
 
Melbourne University
 
1, 3, 5, 6
16, 64, 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, 16, 64
 
 
Dandenong Road
Tram 5, 64
 
 
Fitzroy Street
16
31
 
Barkly Street
32
 
Alma Road
33
 
Argyle Street
34
 
Inkerman Street
35
 
Carlisle Street
  3, 16;   623
 
 
 
Carlisle Street
Tram 3/3a, 16
36
 
 
 
St Kilda Primary School
 
 
Chapel Street
Tram 78
37
 
Chapel Street
38
 
Brunning Street
39
 
Glen Eira Road
  623
40
 
Scott Street
41
 
Coleridge Street
42
 
Hotham Street
  216, 219, 246
Elsternwick
Glen Huntly Road
43
 
 
 
Brighton Road
 
 
 
 
  Elsternwick station
44
 
Elsternwick station
  246, 606, 625
45
 
Elsternwick Shopping Centre
46
 
Orrong Road
  220
47
 
Shoobra Road
48
 
Foster Street
49
 
Kooyong Road
  605
Caulfield
Glen Huntly Road
50
 
 
 
Royal Parade
51
 
Hawthorn Road
 
 
 
Hawthorn Road
Tram 64
52
 
Jasmine Street
53
 
Glenhuntly tram depot
54
 
Bambra Road
55
 
Sylverly Grove
56
 
Briggs Street
57
 
Clarke Avenue
Glen Huntly
Glen Huntly Road
58
 
 
 
Booran Road
60
 
Glenhuntly Shops
 
 
 
 
  Glen Huntly station
61
 
Glen Huntly station
62
 
Grange Road
Carnegie
Glen Huntly Road
63
 
 
 
Maroona Road
64
 
Mernda Avenue
65
 
Mimosa Road
66
 
Truganani Road
 
Truganani Road
67
 
Centre Road
68
 
Koornang Road
  626
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Carnegie
Connections


References

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  1. ^ Melbourne Electric Traction November 1970 page 4
  2. ^ Duplication of Truganini Road Track Transit Australia February 1989 page 43
  3. ^ Truganini Road duplication completed Transit Australia July 1989 page 160
  4. ^ Night Tram Public Transport Victoria
  5. ^ Glenhuntly Depot Vicsig
  6. ^ Facts & figures Yarra Trams
  7. ^ Route 67 Yarra Trams
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