Southbank tram depot is located in Southbank, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.
 Entry to the depot, looking back to the city in August 2008 | |
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| Location | |
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| Location | Normanby Road, Southbank |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | VicTrack |
| Operator | Yarra Trams |
| Roads | 9 (2 in workshops, 7 outside) |
| Rolling stock | 23 A1 Class 3 A2 Class 5 C2 Class 7 E Class 16 E2 Class 3 SW6 Class 8 W8 Class |
| Routes served | 12, 30, 35, 58 (shared with Essendon), 96 |
| History | |
| Opened | 8 February 1997 |
History edit
Southbank tram depot opened on 8 February 1997 on the site of the former Montague shipping shed replacing South Melbourne depot.[1] When the Public Transport Corporation was privatised in August 1999, Southbank depot passed to Yarra Trams.[2] The depot was extended in 2009 as part of the E-class tram project.[3]
Layout edit
The main yard has nine roads, two of these inside a maintenance shed.[4] There are also two stabling roads for the three Colonial Tramcar Restaurant cars, which also operate from this depot. Two entrances exist, East Gate and West Gate.
Rolling stock edit
As at December 2019, the depot had an allocation of 65 trams:[4]
- 23 A1 Class trams
- 3 A2 Class trams
- 5 C2 Class trams
- 7 E Class trams
- 16 E2 Class trams
- 3 SW6 Class trams
- 8 W8 Class trams
Servicing of Z3-class trams from other depots is performed at Southbank, however these trams are not used on Southbank routes.
Routes edit
The following routes are operated from Southbank depot:
: Victoria Gardens to St Kilda[5]
: St Vincent's Plaza to Central Pier Docklands[6]
: City Circle[7]
: Coburg West to Toorak shared with Essendon depot
: Brunswick East to St Kilda Beach[8]
Light rail station edit
Southbank Tram Depot | |||||||||||
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| PTV tram stop | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Southbank, Victoria 3006 Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′39″S 144°57′14″E / 37.82757°S 144.95381°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Yarra Trams | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Port Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational | ||||||||||
| Station code | 125A | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | 600 V DC overhead | ||||||||||
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A light rail station with the same name is located approximately 250 metres from the depot, located along Normanby Road[9] and on the former Port Melbourne railway line.[10]
Yarra Trams operates one route via Southbank Tram Depot light rail station:
References edit
- ^ "Melbourne's Electric Trams" Trolley Wire issue 307 November 2006 page 11
- ^ "Yarra Trams" Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25
- ^ Southbank tram depot gets an upgrade Yarra Trams 29 July 2009
- ^ a b "Southbank Depot". Vicsig. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
- ^ Route 12 Archived 8 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams
- ^ Route 30 Yarra Trams
- ^ City Circle Tram Yarra Trams
- ^ "Route 96". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "125A-Southbank Tram Depot/Light Rail". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "Port Melbourne Line". VICSIG. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.