Melbourne tram route 19

Route 19
North Coburg - Flinders Street station
Overview
System	Melbourne tramway network
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Brunswick
Vehicle	B class D class
Night-time	Fridays & Saturdays
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	North Coburg
Via	Coburg Brunswick Parkville
End	Melbourne city centre
Length	10.2 km (6.3 mi)
Zone(s)	Free Zone: Stops 1-7 Myki Zone 1: Stops 8-40
Annual patronage	11.4 million
Timetable	Route 19 timetable
Map	Route 19 map
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Melbourne tram route 19 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from North Coburg to Flinders Street station. The 10.2 kilometre route is operated by B and D class trams from Brunswick depot.^[1][2]

Overview

As this tram route is one of the most patronised in Melbourne, the VicRoads Think Tram initiative was instated along this route to help increase ontime running. Yellow dividers are now bolted along Royal Parade forming a tram lane on road space which was previously shared by cars. Further Think Tram initiatives included signage improvements along the route and right-turn bans and turn priorities along Sydney Road. The route is operated by B and D class trams.

This route is especially busy during University semester times, serving the western side of the University of Melbourne and the Parkville campus of Monash University, while the route also passes through one of the most diverse areas in Melbourne, with Lebanese, Greek, Italian and some Asian restaurants and shops along Sydney Road.

An extension to Fawkner was first planned by the Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust in 1916, but never came to fruition.^[3] This extension has been brought up since, most recently by the Victorian Greens during the 2010 state election.^[4] In January 2016, route 19 began operating through the night on Fridays and Saturdays as part of the Night Network.^[5]

Map

Route 19
North Coburg Sydney Road Stop 40 Gaffney Street Batman station 37 Bell Street 34 Victoria Street Coburg station 33 Moreland Road Moreland station Route 8 28 Brunswick tram depot 27 Albion Street Anstey station 26 Albert Street Brunswick station 22 Barkly Square Jewell station 20 Walker Street 16 University of Melbourne 11 Royal Melbourne Hospital 10 HaymarketRoutes 55, 59 9 Queen Victoria Market Route 57 7 Melbourne Central Melbourne Central station Routes 30, City Circle 5 Bourke Street Mall Routes 86, 96 3 Collins Street Routes 11, 12, 48, 109 3 Flinders Street station Flinders Street station Routes 70, 75, City Circle 1
Not all stops are shown, refer to timetable for full list of stops Green denotes free tram zone

References

1. Facts & figures Yarra Trams
2. Route 19 Yarra Trams
3. "The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust", TMSV Running Journal, retrieved 2011-11-03
4. "Election 2010 scorecard", Public Transport Users Association, retrieved 2011-11-03
5. Night Tram Public Transport Victoria

External links

• Media related to Melbourne tram route 19 at Wikimedia Commons
• Route 19 map
• Route 19 timetable