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Melbourne tram route 72

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Route 72
D1 class tram on Swanston Street,
December 2014
Overview
SystemMelbourne
OperatorYarra Trams
DepotMalvern
VehicleZ class
D1 class
Began service1 November 1970
Route
StartMelbourne University
ViaSwanston Street
St Kilda Road
Commercial Road
Malvern Road
Burke Road
EndCamberwell
Length16.8 kilometres
TimetableRoute 72 timetable
MapRoute 72 map
← Route 70  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 75 →

Melbourne tram route 72 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Melbourne University to Camberwell. The 16.8 kilometre route is operated out of Malvern depot with Z and D class trams.

History

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Route 72 was first allocated to the line between Camberwell (Burke Road) and the City (Swanston Street) on 1 November 1970.[1][2] Prior to that, the line to Camberwell was serviced by route 7. The change was at first due to operations of the Camberwell line being shifted from Malvern depot to Camberwell depot. Even though the route was subsequently returned to Malvern in August 1979, the number 72 was kept.[2][3] Before 1970, Route 72 was a short-working of the Wattle Park line, for trams that terminated at Riversdale instead of Wattle Park.[4] 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 72 trams were altered run full-time to Melbourne University.[4]

The origins of route 72 lie in separate tram lines. The section of track between Queensberry Street (Stop 4) and Commercial Road (Stop 25) 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. The section between Domain Interchange (Stop 20) and Commercial Road 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 constructed the Malvern Road line between St Kilda Road and Gardiner (Stop 50) on 8 April 1915. This line was extended to Camberwell station (Stop 64) on 6 December 1917, and then to Cotham Road on 7 March 1918.

The route was curtailed for 21 months from March 1995 while a bridge was built over the Monash Freeway.[5] In response to the State Government's Melbourne 2030 planning policy, the Public Transport Users Association lobbied to extend route 72 north to Doncaster Road and Ivanhoe station, and south to Caulfield.[6]

Melbourne tram route 72 evolution
Dates Route Notes
9 December 1934 - 31 October 1970 Riversdale to City (Batman Avenue)
1 November 1970 - 14 April 1991 Camberwell to City (Swanston / Victoria Streets) via Malvern / Burke Roads
15 April 1991 - 16 January 1996 Camberwell to City (Swanston / Queensberry Streets) via Malvern / Burke Roads
17 January 1996 - onwards Camberwell to Melbourne University via Malvern / Burke Roads

Operation

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Route 72 is operated out of Malvern depot with Z and D class trams.[7][8][9]

Route map

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Melbourne Tram Route 72
Melbourne University - Camberwell
via City, Malvern & Glen Iris
Free tram zone covers stops 8 to 13, fare zone 1 applies from stop 1 to 7, 14 to 70
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Melbourne University
Connections
continues as Tram 1 & 6
towards East Coburg & Moreland
1
Melbourne University
Tram interchange
1, 3, 5, 6
16, 64, 67
; Bus interchange
401, 402
403, 546
3
Lincoln Square
4
Queensberry Street
Victoria Street
No Service
7
RMIT University
La Trobe Street
Tram 30, City Circle
Mainline rail interchange
Melbourne Central station
8
Melbourne Central station
10
Bourke Street Mall
Bourke Street
Tram 86, 96
Collins Street
Tram 11, 12, 48, 109
11
Collins Street
Tram interchange 11, 12, 48, 109
Flinders Street
Tram 70, 75, City Circle
Mainline rail interchange
Flinders Street station
13
Flinders Street station
14
Arts Precinct
Tram interchange 1; Bus interchange
216, 219
220
Southbank Boulevard
Tram 1
17
Grant Street - Police Memorial
19
Shrine of Remembrance
Park Street
Tram 58
20
Anzac Station
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
21
Bowen Crescent
22
Toorak Road
Toorak Road
Tram 58
Toorak Right arrow
 
23
Arthur Street
24
Leopold Street
25
Commercial Road
Tram interchange
3, 5, 6, 16
64, 67
; Bus interchange
216, 219
220
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67
 
Commercial Road
26
Alfred Hospital
South Yarra
Commercial Road
27
Punt Road
Bus interchange 246
28
Braille Library
29
Porter Street
Mainline rail interchange Prahran station
30
Prahran Market
31
Chapel Street
Chapel Street
Tram 78
 
Malvern Road
32
Surrey Road
33
Francis Street
34
Williams Road
Toorak
Malvern Road
35
Mathoura Road
36
A'Beckett Street
37
Toorak station
Bus interchange 220, 605
Mainline rail interchange Toorak station
38
Clendon Road
39
Irving Road
40
Kooyong Road
41
Albany Road
42
Lauriston Girls' School
43
Glenferrie Road
Glenferrie Road
Tram 16
Malvern
Malvern Road
44
Plant Street
45
Elizabeth Street
46
Meredith Street
Glen Iris
Malvern Road
47
Tooranga Road
Bus interchange 624
48
Edgar Street
49
Kenilworth Grove
50
Burke Road
Mainline rail interchange Gardiner station
 
Burke Road
51
Gardiner station
52
Harris Avenue
53
Faircroft Avenue
54
Toorak Road
55
Middle Road
56
Anderson Road
57
Pine Avenue
58
Leura Grove
59
Seymour Grove
61
Riversdale Road
Tram interchange 70, 75
Riversdale Road
Tram 70, 75
62
Camberwell Shopping Centre
63
Prospect Hill Road
Mainline rail interchange Camberwell station
64
Camberwell station
65
Victoria Road
66
Rathmines Road
67
Camberwell Girls Grammar School
68
Mont Albert Road
69
Sackville Street
70
Cotham Road
Tram interchange 109, Bus interchange 548
Cotham Road
Tram 109
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Camberwell
Connections

References

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  1. ^ Melbourne Electric Traction November 1970 page 4
  2. ^ a b The Camberwell Tramway Transit Australia November 1998 pages 243-248
  3. ^ City Section Trolley Wire issue 183 August 1979 page 19
  4. ^ a b "Gunzel". www.classicaustraliantv.com. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ Route 72 Resumes Full Operation Transit Australia February 1997 page 45
  6. ^ The Real Transport Challenges: A Call for a Vision Public Transport Users Association October 2006 page 56
  7. ^ Malvern Depot Vicsig
  8. ^ Facts & figures Yarra Trams
  9. ^ Route 72 Yarra Trams
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