Kew tram depot

Kew tram depot

Entrance to Kew tram depot from Barkers Road in July 2020
Location
Location	Cnr Barkers Road & High Street, Kew
Characteristics
Owner	VicTrack
Operator	Yarra Trams
Roads	12 (all in sheds)
Rolling stock	22 A2 Class 36 C Class
Routes served	48, 78, 109
History
Opened	8 May 1915 (1915-05-08)

Kew tram depot is a tram depot in Melbourne. It is located on the corner of Barkers Road and High Street, Kew, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network. ^[1]

History

Kew tram depot opened on 8 May 1915. ^{[2] [3]} When the Public Transport Corporation was privatised in August 1999, Kew depot's operations were passed to Yarra Trams. ^[4]

Layout

The main yard has 12 covered roads. There are two tracks for trams leaving or entering via Barkers Road, and a single track connecting to High Street. ^[1] The depot has a tram shed, an inspector's cabin and an administration building, ^[5] the latter designed by architect Leonard Flannagan. ^[6]

Rolling stock

As at June 2025, the depot had an allocation of 58 trams: 22 A2 Class and 36 C Class. ^[1]

Routes

The following routes are operated from Kew depot:

• : Victoria Harbour Docklands to North Balwyn ^[7]
• : North Richmond to Balaclava ^[8]
• : Box Hill to Port Melbourne ^[9]

References

1. "Kew Depot". Vicsig. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
2. "The early days". Yarra Trams . Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
3. "Kew Tram Depot celebrates 100 years". Yarra Trams. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
4. "Yarra Trams" Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25
5. "Kew Tram Depot". Victorian Heritage Database. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
6. "Melbourne Tram Museum: Leonard Flannagan - municipal tramway architect". Melbourne Tram Museum. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
7. "Route 48". Yarra Trams . Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
8. "Route 78". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
9. "Route 109". Yarra Trams . Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2025.

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