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Southbank tram depot

Coordinates: 37°49′43″S 144°57′04″E / 37.8285°S 144.9512°E / -37.8285; 144.9512
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Southbank tram depot
Location
LocationNormanby Road, Southbank
Characteristics
OwnerVicTrack
OperatorYarra Trams
Roads9 (2 in workshops, 7 outside)
Rolling stock23 A1 Class
2 A2 Class
5 C2 Class
2 E Class
26 E2 Class
12 W8 Class
Routes served12, 30, 35, 58 (shared with Essendon), 96 (shared with Preston)
History
Opened8 February 1997 (1997-02-08)

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

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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

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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

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As of May 2024, the depot has an allocation of 68 trams:[4]

Servicing of Z3-class trams from other depots is performed at Southbank, however these trams are not used on Southbank routes.

Routes

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The following routes are operated from Southbank depot:

Light rail station

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Southbank Tram Depot
PTV tram stop
General information
LocationSouthbank, Victoria 3006
Australia
Coordinates37°49′39″S 144°57′14″E / 37.82757°S 144.95381°E / -37.82757; 144.95381
Owned byVicTrack
Operated byYarra Trams
Line(s)Port Melbourne
Platforms2 (2 side)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusOperational
Station code125A
Fare zoneMyki Zone 1
History
Electrified600 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Trams in Melbourne Yarra Trams Following station
Clarendon Street Junction
towards Box Hill
Route 109 Montague Street

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

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  1. ^ "Melbourne's Electric Trams" Trolley Wire issue 307 November 2006 page 11
  2. ^ "Yarra Trams" Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25
  3. ^ Southbank tram depot gets an upgrade Yarra Trams 29 July 2009
  4. ^ a b "Southbank Depot". Vicsig. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  5. ^ Route 12 Archived 8 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams
  6. ^ Route 30 Yarra Trams
  7. ^ City Circle Tram Yarra Trams
  8. ^ "Route 96". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  9. ^ Victoria, Public Transport. "125A-Southbank Tram Depot/Light Rail". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Port Melbourne Line". VICSIG. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ^ "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

37°49′43″S 144°57′04″E / 37.8285°S 144.9512°E / -37.8285; 144.9512