Melbourne tram route 58

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Route 58
Melbourne tram route 58 icon.svg
Tram E2.6057 on Route 58 at Parkville (19 September 2024).jpg
E class tram crosses the Flemington Road/Grattan Street intersection and arriving at the Royal Melbourne Hospital/Flemington Road stop, September 2024
Overview
System Melbourne
Operator Yarra Trams
Depot Essendon
Southbank
Vehicle Z class
B class
E class
Began service1 May 2017
Predecessors Route 8
Route 55
Route
Start West Coburg
Via Brunswick West
Parkville
North Melbourne
West Melbourne
William Street
Southbank
South Yarra
End Toorak
Length18.0 kilometres
Timetable Route 58 timetable
Map Route 58 map
  Route 57  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 59  

Melbourne tram route 58 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from West Coburg to Toorak. The 18.0 kilometre route is operated out of Essendon and Southbank depots with Z, B and E class trams.

Contents

History

Route 58 was introduced on 1 May 2017 as part of a restructure of the Yarra Trams network to facilitate the closure of Domain Interchange and the construction of Anzac railway station. It replaced route 55 in its entirety from West Coburg to Domain Interchange and the southern part of route 8 from Domain Interchange to Toorak. [1] [2] [3]

The origins of the lines traversed by route 58 lies in separate tram lines. The oldest section of track belongs to the section between Domain Interchange (near Stop 119) and Toorak Road (Stop 22), which dates back to the Brighton Road cable tram line, which opened on 11 October 1888. The section of track between Park Street, South Yarra (near Stop 123) and Chapel Street (Stop 128) was built later that year on 26 October as part of the Prahran cable tram line. The section between Chapel Street and Orrong Road (Stop 134) was built as the Toorak cable tram line, which opened on 15 February 1889. This section was extended by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) to Glenferrie Road (Stop 139) on 8 May 1927. Meanwhile, the line between Collins Street (Stop 4) and Daly Street, Brunswick West (Stop 33) was constructed by the MMTB on 19 July 1925. This section was extended to West Coburg on 26 June 1927. The line between Sturt Street (Stop 118) and St Kilda Road was constructed on 27 December 1925. The line connecting Collins Street and Sturt Street finally opened on 21 December 1944. From 1 July 2017, route 58 was rerouted via Toorak Road West with the closure of Domain Road while Anzac railway station was built. [4] [5]

During 2021, tram stop upgrades along the route were undertaken to allow the introduction of E class trams on the route, which commenced operation on 19 December 2021. [6] [7] [8] [9] These replaced D1 class trams from Malvern. [10]

Melbourne tram route 58 evolution
DatesRouteNotes
c. 1934 - 21 December 1940Russell Street - Footscray Never used as single-truck trams used on the line had no number plates
22 December 1940 - 11 May 1943Unallocated
12 May 1943 - 30 April 2017 Melbourne Showgrounds to City (Elizabeth Street)via North Melbourne, short-working of route 57, gradually fell out of use
1 May 2017 - present West Coburg to Toorak Merge of routes 8 and 55

Route map

Route 58
West Coburg - Toorak
via Brunswick West, City & South Yarra
Free tram zone covers stops 1 to 10, fare zone 1 applies from stop 11 to 45, 139 to 115
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
West Coburg
Connections
Pascoe Vale South
Melville Road
45
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uKBHFa.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Bell Street
Bus-logo.svg 513, 527, 903
44
BSicon uHST.svg
Brearley Parade
43
BSicon uHST.svg
Princes Terrace
42
BSicon uHST.svg
Reynard Street
Bus-logo.svg 512
41
BSicon uHST.svg
Woodlands Avenue
Brunswick West
Melville Road
40
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uHST.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Moreland Road
Bus-logo.svg 510
39
BSicon uHST.svg
Mattingley Crescent
38
BSicon uHST.svg
Jacobs Reserve
37
BSicon uHST.svg
Albion Street
Bus-logo.svg 503
36
BSicon uHST.svg
Hope Street
Bus-logo.svg 509
35
BSicon uHST.svg
Victoria Street
Bus-logo.svg 508
34
BSicon uHST.svg
Smith Street
Bus-logo.svg 506
 
Dawson Street
33
BSicon uHST.svg
Daly Street
32
BSicon uHST.svg
Foden Street
 
Grantham Street
31
BSicon uHST.svg
Dawson Street
Bus-logo.svg 506
30
BSicon uHST.svg
Union Square Shopping Centre
29
BSicon uBHF.svg
Brunswick Road
Bus-logo.svg 504
28
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Park Street
27
BSicon uACC.svg
Royal Park station
Bus-logo.svg 505
BSicon CONTgq.svg
BSicon umKRZu.svg
BSicon lvACC-.svg
BSicon CONTf@Fq.svg
Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Royal Park station
26
BSicon uACC.svg
Melbourne Zoo
25
BSicon uACC.svg
Parkville Stadium
24
BSicon uACC.svg
Elliot Avenue
23
BSicon uACC.svg
Royal Park
BSicon uCONT2.svg
BSicon uv-STR.svg
BSicon udSTRc3.svg
Flemington Road
Tram 57, 59
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uSTRc1.svg
BSicon uSTRr+4.svg
BSicon uv-STR.svg
BSicon uv-STR+4.svg
Abbotsford Street
Tram 57
19
BSicon uACC.svg
Royal Children's Hospital
BSicon TRAM.svg 57, 59
16
BSicon uBHF.svg
Hawker Street
15
BSicon uACC.svg
Murphy Street
14
BSicon uACC.svg
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Bus-logo.svg 401, 402, 403
BSicon uSTR2+l.svg
BSicon uABZg2.svg
BSicon uSTRc3.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Royal Parade
Tram 19
BSicon uSTRc1.svg
BSicon uSTR.svg
BSicon uCONT4.svg
Elizabeth Street
Tram 19, 59
Melbourne CBD
Peel Street
12
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Flemington Road
BSicon TRAM.svg 19, 59
11
BSicon uACC.svg
Queensberry Street
10
BSicon uACC.svg
Victoria Street
BSicon TRAM.svg 57
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Victoria Street
Tram 57
9
BSicon uACC.svg
Queen Victoria Market
BSicon uENDEaq.svg
BSicon uABZg+r.svg
Williams Street Siding
8
BSicon uBHF.svg
Franklin Street
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ+l.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
La Trobe Street
Tram 30, City Circle
BSicon lv-ACC.svg
BSicon tCONTg@Gq.svg
BSicon umKRZt.svg
BSicon tCONTfq.svg
Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Flagstaff station
7
BSicon uBHF.svg
Flagstaff station
6
BSicon uBHF.svg
Lonsdale Street
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Bourke Street
Tram 86, 96
5
BSicon uBHF.svg
Bourke Street
BSicon TRAM.svg 86, 96
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Collins Street
Tram 11, 12, Tram 48, 109
4
BSicon uBHF.svg
Collins Street
BSicon TRAM.svg 11, 12, Tram 48, 109
3
BSicon uBHF(R)g.svg
William Street
2
BSicon uBHF(R)g.svg
Market Street
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Flinders Street
Tram 70, 75
 
Queensbridge Street
1
BSicon uBHF.svg
Flinders Street
Southbank
Queensbridge Street
115
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Casino/Southbank
Bus-logo.svg 216, 219, 220
116
BSicon uACC.svg
City Road
Bus-logo.svg 234, 236
117
BSicon uBHF.svg
York Street
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZr+l.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Sturt Street
Tram 1
118
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Sturt Street
BSicon TRAM.svg 1
 
Park Street
119
BSicon uBHF.svg
Wells Street
BSicon uABZg+l.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
Melbourne UniversityArrow Blue Right 001.svg
 
BSicon ueABZgl.svg
BSicon uexCONTfq.svg
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
22
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Anzac Station
BSicon TRAM.svg
3, 5, 6, 16
64, 67, 72
; Bus-logo.svg
216, 219
220
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uABZgr.svg
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
123
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Fawkner Park
BSicon ueABZg+l.svg
BSicon uexCONTfq.svg
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
124
BSicon uHST.svg
Walsh Street
125
BSicon uHST.svg
Punt Road
Bus-logo.svg 246
126
BSicon uHST.svg
Myrtle Street
127
BSicon uHST.svg
South Yarra station
BSicon CONTgq.svg
BSicon umKRZu.svg
BSicon lvACC-.svg
BSicon CONTf@Fq.svg
Aiga railtransportation 25.svg South Yarra station
128
BSicon uHST.svg
Chapel Street
BSicon TRAM.svg 78
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Chapel Street
Tram 78
129
BSicon uHST.svg
Tivoli Road
130
BSicon uHST.svg
Hawksburn Road
131
BSicon uHST.svg
Williams Road
132
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uHST.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Toorak Village
133
BSicon uHST.svg
Grange Road
134
BSicon uHST.svg
Orrong Road
Bus-logo.svg 605
135
BSicon uHST.svg
Woorigoleen Road
136
BSicon uHST.svg
Irving Road
137
BSicon uHST.svg
Kooyong Road
138
BSicon uHST.svg
Moonga Road
139
BSicon uACC.svg
Glenferrie Road
BSicon TRAM.svg 16
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uABZqr.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Glenferrie Road
Tram 16
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Toorak
Connections
Note: Green denotes free tram zone

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References

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