Melbourne tram route 58

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Route 58
West Coburg - Toorak
Icon for route 58.
Yarra Trams E-class 6083 Route 58, January 2022 1.jpg
E class tram at Flagstaff station in January 2022
Overview
SystemMelbourne
OperatorYarra Trams
DepotEssendon
Southbank
VehicleB2 Class
E Class
Began service1 May 2017
Route
Length18.0km
TimetableRoute 58 timetable
← Route 57  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 59 →

Melbourne tram route 58 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from West Coburg to Toorak. The 18.0 kilometre route is operated by B2 and E class trams from Essendon and Southbank Depots. The route began operating on 1 May 2017.[1]

History[]

Route 58 was first allocated to the line between West Coburg and Toorak on 1 May 2017, as part of works associated with the construction of Anzac railway station and the closure of Domain Interchange and Domain Road.[2][3] Previously, the line was occupied by Routes 8 and Route 55, which were both discontinued on the same day. Prior to this, Route 58 was mainly used as a short-working of Route 57 between the Showgrounds and the City via North Melbourne. However, this route number was not used after Yarra trams suspended the use of short-working numbers in 2014.

The origins of Route 58 lies in separate tram lines. The oldest section of track belongs to the section between Domain Interchange (near Stop 119) and Toorak Road (Stop 22), which dates back to the Brighton Road cable tram line, which opened on 11 October 1888. The section of track between Park Street, South Yarra (near Stop 123) and Chapel Street (Stop 128) was built later that year on 26 October as part of the Prahran cable tram line. The section between Chapel Street and Orrong Road (Stop 134) was built as the Toorak cable tram line, which opened on 15 February 1889. This section was extended by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board to Glenferrie Road (Stop 139) on 8 May 1927. Meanwhile, the line between Collins Street (Stop 4) and Daly Street, West Brunswick (Stop 33) was constructed by the MMTB on 19 July 1925. This section was extended to West Coburg on 26 June 1927. The line between Sturt Street (Stop 118) and St Kilda Road was constructed on 27 December 1925. The line connecting Collins Street and Sturt Street finally opened on 21 December 1944. The closure of Domain Road led to Toorak trams diverting via Toorak Road West, the section opening on 1 July 2017.

During 2021, tram stop upgrades along the route were undertaken to allow the introduction of E class trams on the route, which commenced operation on 19 December 2021.[4][5][6]

Melbourne tram route 58 evolution
Dates Route Notes
c. 1934 - 21 December 1940 Russell Street - Footscray Never used as single-truck trams used on the line
had no number plates
22 December 1940 - 11 May 1943 Unallocated
12 May 1943 - 30 April 2017 Melbourne Showgrounds to City (Elizabeth Street) via North Melbourne; Short-working of Route 57;
gradually fell out of use
1 May 2017 – Present West Coburg to Toorak Result of route 55 and 8 merger.

Route map[]

Route 58
West Coburg - Toorak
via Brunswick West, City & South Yarra
Free tram zone covers stops 1 to 10, fare zone 1 applies from stop 11 to 45, 139 to 115
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
West Coburg
Connections
Pascoe Vale South
Melville Road
45
Bell Street
Bus interchange 513, 527, 903
44
Brearley Parade
43
Princes Terrace
42
Reynard Street
Bus interchange 512
41
Woodlands Avenue
Brunswick West
Melville Road
40
Moreland Road
Bus interchange 510
39
Mattingley Crescent
38
Jacobs Reserve
37
Albion Street
Bus interchange 503
36
Hope Street
Bus interchange 509
35
Victoria Street
Bus interchange 508
34
Smith Street
Bus interchange 506
 
Dawson Street
33
Daly Street
32
Foden Street
 
Grantham Street
31
Dawson Street
Bus interchange 506
30
Union Square Shopping Centre
29
Brunswick Road
Bus interchange 504
28
Park Street
27
Royal Park station
Bus interchange 505
Mainline rail interchange Royal Park station
26
Melbourne Zoo
25
State Netball Hockey Centre
24
Elliot Avenue
23
Royal Park
Flemington Road
Tram 57, 59
 
 Left arrow West Maribyrnong/Airport West
Abbotsford Street
Tram 57
 
Flemington Road
19
Royal Children's Hospital
Tram interchange 57, 59
16
Hawker Street
15
Murphy Street
14
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Bus interchange 401, 402, 403
Royal Parade
Tram 19
Elizabeth Street
Tram 19, 59
Melbourne CBD
Peel Street
12
Flemington Road
Tram interchange 19, 59
11
Queensberry Street
10
Victoria Street
Victoria Street
Tram 57
9
Queen Victoria Market
Williams Street Siding
8
Franklin Street
La Trobe Street
Tram 30, City Circle
Exhibition Street Right arrow
 Left arrow Harbour Esplanade
Mainline rail interchange Flagstaff station
7
Flagstaff station
6
Lonsdale Street
Bourke Street
Tram 86, 96
5
Bourke Street
Tram interchange 86, 96
Collins Street
Tram 11, 12, Tram 48, 109
4
Collins Street
Tram interchange 11, 12, Tram 48, 109
 
Flinders Lane
3
William Street
2
Market Street
Flinders Street
Tram 70, 75
 
Queensbridge Street
1
Flinders Street
Southbank
Queensbridge Street
115
Casino/Southbank
Bus interchange 216, 219, 220
116
City Road
Bus interchange 234, 236
117
York Street
Sturt Street
Tram 1
South Melbourne
Kings Way
118
Sturt Street
Tram interchange 1
 
Park Street
119
Wells Street
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
Melbourne University Right arrow
 
Melbourne
St Kilda Road
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
22
Toorak Road
Tram interchange
3, 5, 6, 16
64, 67, 72
; Bus interchange
216, 219
220
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
South Yarra
Toorak Road
123
Fawkner Park
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
124
Walsh Street
125
Punt Road
Bus interchange 246
126
Myrtle Street
127
South Yarra station
Mainline rail interchange South Yarra station
128
Chapel Street
Chapel Street
Tram 78
129
Tivoli Road
130
Hawksburn Road
131
Williams Road
132
Toorak Village
133
Grange Road
134
Orrong Road
Bus interchange 605
135
Woorigoleen Road
136
Irving Road
137
Kooyong Road
138
Moonga Road
139
Glenferrie Road
Glenferrie Road
Tram 16
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Toorak
Connections
Note: Green denotes free tram zone


References[]

  1. ^ "Say hello to Route 58". Public Transport Victoria. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Metro Tunnel To Transform Melbourne's Tram Network". Office of the Premier of Victoria. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ Carey, Adam (25 October 2016). "Trams to head west, route 58 to be born in network overhaul next year". The Age. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Route 58 infrastructure upgrades". PTV. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Route 58 stop changes". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "New tram timetables and E-Class trams for Route 58". PTV. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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