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Melbourne tram route 67

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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 →

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.

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
Tram interchange
1, 3, 5, 6
16, 64, 72
; Bus interchange
401, 402
403, 546
3
Lincoln Square
4
Queensberry Street
Victoria Street
No Service
7
RMIT University
La Trobe Street
Tram 30, City Circle
Mainline rail interchange
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
Tram interchange 11, 12, 48, 109
Flinders Street
Tram 70, 75, City Circle
Mainline rail interchange
Flinders Street station
13
Flinders Street station
14
Arts Precinct
Tram interchange 1; Bus interchange
216, 219
220
Southbank Boulevard
Tram 1
17
Grant Street - Police Memorial
19
Shrine of Remembrance
Park Street
Tram 58
20
Anzac Station
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
22
Toorak Road
Toorak Road
Tram 58
Toorak Right arrow
 
23
Arthur Street
24
Leopold Street
25
Commercial Road
Tram interchange 72; Bus interchange 216, 219, 220
Commercial Road
Tram 72
26
Moubray Street
27
High Street
High Street
Tram 6
29
Union Street
30
St Kilda Junction
Tram interchange 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
Tram interchange 3, 16; Bus interchange 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
Bus interchange 623
40
Scott Street
41
Coleridge Street
42
Hotham Street
Bus interchange 216, 219, 246
Elsternwick
Glen Huntly Road
43
Brighton Road
Mainline rail interchange Elsternwick station
44
Elsternwick station
Bus interchange 246, 606, 625
45
Elsternwick Shopping Centre
46
Orrong Road
Bus interchange 220
47
Shoobra Road
48
Foster Street
49
Kooyong Road
Bus interchange 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
Mainline rail interchange 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
Bus interchange 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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