Southbank tram depot
![]() Entry to the depot, viewing Melbourne CBD, 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 2 A2 Class 5 C2 Class 2 E Class 26 E2 Class 12 W8 Class |
Routes served | 12, 30, 35, 58 (shared with Essendon), 96 (shared with Preston) |
History | |
Opened | 8 February 1997 (1997-02-08) |
Southbank tram depot is located in Southbank, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.
History
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
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
As of May 2024, the depot has an allocation of 68 trams:[4]
- 23 A1 Class trams
- 2 A2 Class trams
- 5 C2 Class trams
- 2 E Class trams
- 26 E2 Class trams
- 12 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
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] shared with Preston Depot
Light rail station
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Clarendon Street Junction towards Box Hill | Route 109 | Montague Street towards Port Melbourne |
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:
: Box Hill – Port Melbourne[11]
References
- ^ "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.
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Government owned |
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Franchises |
- Brunswick
- Camberwell
- Essendon
- Glenhuntly
- Kew
- Malvern
- Preston
- Southbank
37°49′43″S 144°57′04″E / 37.8285°S 144.9512°E / -37.8285; 144.9512