Melbourne tram route 6

Route 6
Melbourne University - Glen Iris
D1 class tram outside Melbourne Town Hall in December 2009
Overview
System	Melbourne
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Malvern
Vehicle	Z class D1 class
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	Melbourne University
Via	Carlton Melbourne CBD (Swanston St) Southbank Prahran Armadale Malvern
End	Glen Iris
Length	12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Zone(s)	Free Zone: Stops 8-13 Myki Zone 1: Stops 1-7, 14-53
Annual patronage	5.4 million
Timetable	Route 6 timetable
Map	Route 6 map
Route map ← Route 5  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 8 →

Melbourne tram route 6 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from Melbourne University to Glen Iris. The 12.7 kilometre route is operated by Z and D1 class trams from Malvern depot.^[1][2]

History

The origins of route 6 lie in separate tram lines, namely an electric line from Melbourne University to Queensberry Street, a cable tram from Queensberry Street to High Street and a number of electric lines from St Kilda Junction to Burke Road.

Cable trams first travelled from Queensberry Street, Carlton to Milton Street, Balaclava (just south of Carlisle Street), on 11 October 1888, with the line opened by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company.^[3]

The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust opened a line from Charles Street, Prahran to Tooronga Road, Glen Iris along High Street on 30 May 1910.^[4] This line was extended west to Punt Road on 14 March 1911 and again, to St Kilda Road on 14 September 1912, connecting with the St Kilda Road cable tram to the city, both extensions were built by the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust. The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust extended the line again on 25 March 1914, this time east, to its current terminus at Malvern Road.^[5]

The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust opened its line from Park Street, North Carlton to Queensberry Street, Carlton along Lygon Street, Elgin Street and Madeline Street - as the section of Swanston Street north of Victoria Street was originally known - on 31 October 1916.^[5]

The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board converted the Swanston Street/St Kilda Road cable line to electric traction between 1924 and 1926, with electric trams able to run to High Street on 28 March 1926 and able to travel the entire length on 29 August 1926.^[6]

In October 2016, it was announced that as part of works associated with the Melbourne Metro Rail Project, route 6 will be extended from Melbourne University to Moreland to partly replace route 8.^[7]

Route

Description

Route 6 operates from Melbourne University travelling south via Swanston Street, through the CBD, passing Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne Central station, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Town Hall, City Square, St Paul's Cathedral, Flinders Street station, Federation Square and Birrarung Marr.

Crossing the Yarra River onto the Southbank, it continues along St Kilda Road, passing The Arts Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria Barracks and the Shrine of Remembrance.

It turns east into High Street, traversing via Prahran, Windsor, Armadale and Malvern to its terminus at Malvern Road, Glen Iris.

Operation

Route 6 is operated out of Malvern depot by Z and D1 class trams.^[2]

Map

Route 6
Melbourne University Routes 1, 8 Stop 1 City La Trobe Street Melbourne Central station Routes 30, City Circle 8 Lonsdale Street 9 Bourke Street Routes 86, 96 10 Collins Street Routes 11, 12, 48, 109 11 Federation Square Flinders St station Routes 70, 75, City Circle 13 Arts Precinct Route 1 14 St Kilda Road Southbank Boulevarde 16 Coventry Street 18 Domain Interchange Routes 8, 55 20 Toorak Road 22 Commercial Road Route 72 25 High Street Route 5 27 Punt Road 28 Chapel Street Route 78 31 Prahran Williams Road 35 Orrong Road 38 Armadale station Armadale station 40 Armadale Kooyong Road 41 Glenferrie Road Route 16 44 Tooronga Road 48 Harold Holt Swim Centre 49 Burke Road 51 Glen Iris Glen Iris station 53
Not all stops are shown, refer to timetable for full list of stops Green denotes free tram zone

References

External links

• Media related to Melbourne tram route 6 at Wikimedia Commons
• Route 6 map
• Route 6 timetable