Melbourne tram route 57

Route 57
West Maribyrnong - Flinders Street station
Overview
System Melbourne tramway network
Operator Yarra Trams
Depot Essendon
Vehicle Z3 class
Route
Locale Melbourne, Australia
Start West Maribyrnong
Via Moonee Ponds
Ascot Vale
Flemington
North Melbourne
End Flinders Street station
Length 11.6 km (7.2 mi)
Zone(s) Free Zone: Stops 1-8
Myki Zone 1: Stops 9-49
Annual patronage 5.6 million
Timetable Route 57 timetable
Map Route 57 map
← Route 55 Route 59 →

Melbourne tram route 57 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from West Maribyrnong to Flinders Street station. The 11.6 kilometre route is operated by Z3 class trams from Essendon depot.[1][2]

Route

Z class tram in Ascot Vale in 2004

The route runs from the corner of Cordite and Central Park Avenues, West Maribyrnong via Moonee Ponds, Ascot Vale, Flemington, Kensington and North Melbourne before proceeding along Elizabeth Street to terminate outside Flinders Street station.

Route 57 shares track with route 82 between the intersection of Raleigh and Wests Roads, Maribyrnong and Maribyrnong and Union Roads, Ascot Vale. A loop siding exists at the south end of Union Road in Ascot Vale and is used during special events at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds and Flemington Racecourse to handle the additional trams used to move the crowds of passengers.

Proposed extensions

There have been proposals, supported by the Public Transport Users Association and local politicians, to extend route 57 north-west along Milleara Road to Avondale Heights and East Keilor.[3] Variations of this proposal including building a park and ride facility near the terminus, or establishing a high frequency bus service between the terminus and East Keilor down Milleara Road.

The State Government in 2009 also proposed the tram be extended into the new suburb planned for the former Maribyrnong Defence Site.[4] The tram would head north from its current terminus into the heart of the new suburb.

Map

Route 57
West Maribyrnong Stop 49
Maribyrnong Park 41
Union Road Route 82 37
Melbourne Showgrounds 33
Wisewould Street Showgrounds station 31
Flemington Racecourse 29
Newmarket station Newmarket station 26
Boundary Road Flemington Bridge station 26
Abbotsford Street Routes 55, 59 19
North Melbourne Town Hall 12
Queen Victoria Market Route 55 8
Melbourne Central station Melbourne Central station Routes 30, City Circle 5
Collins Street Routes 11, 48, 109, 112 2
Flinders Street staton 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 57 Yarra Trams
  3. ↑ Public Transport Users Association. "Policies: Extending Melbourne’s network". ptua.org.au. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  4. ↑ McMahon, Stephen (9 April 2009). "New Melbourne suburb to be built in Maribyrnong". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

External links

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