Southbank tram depot
Location | |
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Location | Normanby Road, Southbank |
Characteristics | |
Owner(s) | VicTrack |
Operator(s) | 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, 96 |
History | |
Opened | 8 February 1997 |
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.
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 at December 2019, the depot had an allocation of 65 trams: 23 A1 Class, 3 A2 Class, 5 C2 Class, 7 E Class, 16 E2 Class, 3 SW6 Class and 8 W8 Class.[4] 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:
- 12: Victoria Gardens to St Kilda[5]
- 30: St Vincent's Plaza to Docklands Stadium[6]
- 35: City Circle[7]
- 58: Coburg West to Toorak shared with Essendon depot
- 96: Brunswick East to St Kilda Beach[8]
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 Yarra Trams
- ^ Route 30 Yarra Trams
- ^ City Circle Tram Yarra Trams
- ^ "Route 96". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
Coordinates: 37°49′43″S 144°57′04″E / 37.8285°S 144.9512°E
- Tram depots in Melbourne
- Transport infrastructure completed in 1997
- 1997 establishments in Australia