Southbank tram depot
 Entry to the depot, viewing Melbourne CBD, August 2008 | |
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Southbank Tram Depot | |||||||||||
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| PTV tram stop | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Southbank, Victoria 3006 Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′39″S 144°57′14″E / 37.82757°S 144.95381°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | VicTrack | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Yarra Trams | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Port Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 (2 side) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Operational | ||||||||||
| Station code | 125A | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Myki Zone 1 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Electrified | 600 V DC overhead | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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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:
References
[edit]- ^ "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.