Melbourne tram route 67

Route 67
Z3 class tram on Swanston Street, April 2006
Overview
System	Melbourne
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Glenhuntly
Vehicle	Z class B class
Began service	1 November 1970
Night-time	Friday & Saturday
Route
Start	Melbourne University
Via	Swanston Street St Kilda Road Brighton Road Glen Huntly Road
End	Carnegie
Length	12.7 kilometres
Timetable	Route 67 timetable
Map	Route 67 map
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Melbourne tram route 67 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Melbourne University to Carnegie. The 12.7-kilometre (7.9 mi) route is operated out of Glenhuntly depot with Z and B class trams.

History

Route 67 was first allocated to the line between Carnegie and the City (Swanston Street) on 1 November 1970, as part of a network-wide renumbering scheme.^[1] Prior to that, the line to Carnegie was serviced by route 4. When route numbers were first introduced to Melbourne's tram network, route 67 was allocated to the route between Point Ormond and Elsternwick. A number revision in 1938 led to route 67 being allocated between Balaclava Junction and St Kilda Beach via Dandenong Road and St Kilda Junction. Further changes on 1 August 1955 led to Route 67 becoming a shortworking for West Coburg services terminating in the City (William Street) rather than Domain Road. Trams traditionally terminated at the Victoria Street terminus, but following an accident in 1991, trams instead terminated at the Queensberry Street crossover. Due to congestion during peak hours at the crossover, some trams continued north to Melbourne University. Finally on 17 January 1996, a permanent shunt was built at Melbourne University. From then on, Route 67 trams were altered run full-time to Melbourne University.

The origins of route 67 lie in separate tram lines. The section of track between Queensberry Street (Stop 4) and Brunning Street (Stop 38) is the oldest section of this route, dating back to the Brighton Road cable tram which opened on 11 October 1888 by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company. This cable tram line was electrified in stages by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB). The section between Domain Interchange (Stop 20) and St Kilda Junction (Stop 30) was electrified on 27 December 1925. The section between Queensberry Street and City Road (near Stop 14) was electrified on the same day. The line between City Road and Domain Interchange was electrified on 24 January 1926. The Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust opened the Glen Huntly Road line between Elsternwick (Stop 44) and Grange Road (Stop 62) on 13 November 1913. The MMTB extended this line to Carnegie on 19 December 1926. The section of track between Brunning Street and Glen Huntly Road (Stop 43) opened on 29 August 1926.

In December 1988 work began on duplicating the Truganini Road Road section of the line at Carnegie, the last single track section on the network.^[2] The work was completed in May 1989.^[3]

In January 2016, route 67 began operating through the night on Fridays and Saturdays as part of the Night Network.^[4]

Operation

Route 67 is operated out of Glenhuntly depot with Z and B class trams.^[5][6][7]

Route map

v t e Melbourne Tram Route 67
Melbourne University - Carnegie via City, Balaclava & Elsternwick Free tram zone covers stops 8 to 13, fare zone 1 applies from stop 1 to 7, 14 to 68
Legend
Suburb Street Stop No. Melbourne University Connections continues as Tram 1 & 6 towards East Coburg & Moreland Carlton Swanston Street 1 Melbourne University 1, 3, 5, 6 16, 64, 72 ; 401, 402 403, 546 3 Lincoln Square 4 Queensberry Street Victoria Street No Service Melbourne CBD Swanston Street 7 RMIT University La Trobe Street Tram 30, City Circle St Vincent's Plaza   Docklands Stadium Melbourne Central station ●●●●●●●●●●●●●● 8 Melbourne Central station 30, City Circle 10 Bourke Street Mall 86, 96; Lonsdale Street buses Bourke Street Tram 86, 96 Melbourne Museum   Southern Cross station Collins Street Tram 11, 12, 48, 109 St Vincent's Plaza   Southern Cross station 11 Collins Street 11, 12, 48, 109 Flinders Street Tram 70, 75, City Circle Russell Street   Docklands Flinders Street station ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● 13 Flinders Street station 70, 75, City Circle Southbank St Kilda Road 14 Arts Precinct 1; 216, 219 220 Southbank Boulevard Tram 1     South Melbourne Beach 17 Grant Street - Police Memorial 19 Shrine of Remembrance Park Street Tram 58     West Coburg Melbourne CBD St Kilda Road 20 Anzac Station 58 Domain Road No Service (Temporary Closure) 22 Toorak Road 58 Toorak Road Tram 58 Toorak   23 Arthur Street 24 Leopold Street 25 Commercial Road 72; 216, 219, 220 Commercial Road Tram 72 Camberwell   26 Moubray Street 27 High Street High Street Tram 6 Glen Iris   29 Union Street St Kilda St Kilda Road 30 St Kilda Junction 3, 5, 16, 64 Dandenong Road Tram 5, 64 Malvern/Brighton East   Fitzroy Street 16 31 Barkly Street 32 Alma Road 33 Argyle Street 34 Inkerman Street 35 Carlisle Street 3, 16; 623 Carlisle Street Tram 3/3a, 16 Malvern East/Kew Melbourne University  Balaclava Brighton Road 36 St Kilda Primary School Chapel Street Tram 78 North Richmond   37 Chapel Street 78 38 Brunning Street 39 Glen Eira Road 623 40 Scott Street 41 Coleridge Street 42 Hotham Street Brighton Road 216, 219, 246 Elsternwick Glen Huntly Road 43 Brighton Road Elsternwick station ● 44 Elsternwick station 246, 606, 625 45 Elsternwick Shopping Centre 46 Orrong Road 220 47 Shoobra Road 48 Foster Street 49 Kooyong Road 605 Caulfield Glen Huntly Road 50 Royal Parade 51 Hawthorn Road 64 Hawthorn Road Tram 64 Melbourne University Brighton East  52 Jasmine Street 53 Glenhuntly tram depot 54 Bambra Road 55 Sylverly Grove 56 Briggs Street 57 Clarke Avenue Glen Huntly Glen Huntly Road 58 Booran Road 60 Glenhuntly Shops Glen Huntly station ● 61 Glen Huntly station 62 Grange Road Carnegie Glen Huntly Road 63 Maroona Road 64 Mernda Avenue 65 Mimosa Road 66 Truganani Road   Truganani Road 67 Centre Road 68 Koornang Road 626 Suburb Street Stop No. Carnegie Connections

References

External links

Media related to Melbourne tram route 67 at Wikimedia Commons