Route 70 | |||
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Overview | |||
System | Melbourne | ||
Operator | Yarra Trams | ||
Depot | Camberwell | ||
Vehicle | A Class B2 Class | ||
Route | |||
Start | Waterfront City | ||
Via | Harbour Esplanade Flinders Street Richmond Burnley Hawthorn Hawthorn East Camberwell Surrey Hills | ||
End | Wattle Park | ||
Length | 16.5 kilometres | ||
Timetable | Route 70 timetable | ||
Map | Route 70 map | ||
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Melbourne tram route 70 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Waterfront City to Wattle Park. The 16.5 kilometre route is operated out of Camberwell depot with A and B class trams.
Most of the line currently used by route 70 was initially built and run by the Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT) in 1916–17. It ran between the Batman Avenue terminus (opposite Flinders Street station) to the intersection of Warrigal Road (then Boundary Road) and Riversdale Road. At the time, the HTT's Batman Avenue line was Melbourne's only electric tram line that reached the CBD. The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board took over the line in 1920, and in 1928, extended the line a further two kilometres to Wattle Park at the Riversdale Road and Elgar Road intersection. [1] [2] In 1934, the line was given the route 70 designation, which it still holds today. [2] [3]
On 6 June 1999 it was diverted to operate via the Exhibition Street extension with a four-lane divided road built over the Jolimont Yard, enabling Batman Avenue west of Melbourne Park to be closed with route 70 extended to terminate at the intersection of Flinders and Spencer Streets. [4] [5] This new route was better able to serve all of the Melbourne Park venues such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Rod Laver Arena. [6] Extra sidings were also built along the route in order to accommodate special events. [7] On 5 December 1999, at the City end, the route was amended to terminate at new sidings west of Spencer Street. [8]
On 4 May 2003, the route was extended along Spencer Street to the intersection of Spencer and La Trobe Streets, swapping route termini with route 75. [9] [10] Between May and November 2005, the route temporarily terminated at Market Street due to the closure and removal of the Flinders Street Overpass over King Street. [11] After the works were completed, on 21 November 2005, the route was re-extended along Flinders Street and its permanent terminus was altered to the intersection of Bourke Street and Harbour Esplanade at Docklands, no longer running along Spencer Street. [12] The route was extended to Waterfront City in September 2009 to replace route 48 which was re-routed away from Flinders Street and Waterfront City. [13] [14]
From Waterfront City, the route runs along Docklands Drive, Harbour Esplanade and Flinders Street in the city, behind Melbourne Park at Richmond and then along Swan Street and Riversdale Road through Hawthorn and Camberwell to the eastern end of Wattle Park, terminating at Elgar Road.
Dates | Route | Notes |
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9 December 1934 - 5 June 1999 | Wattle Park to City (Batman Avenue) | |
6 June 1999 - 3 May 2003 | Wattle Park to City (Flinders / Spencer Streets) | via Flinders Street |
4 May 2003 - 21 May 2005 | Wattle Park to City (Spencer / La Trobe Streets) | via Flinders Street and Spencer Street |
22 May 2005 - 20 November 2005 | Wattle Park to City (Flinders / Market Streets) | Temporary arrangement due to the closure and removal of the Flinders Street Overpass |
21 November 2005 - 19 September 2009 | Wattle Park to Docklands (Harbour Esplanade / Bourke Street) | via Flinders Street and Harbour Esplanade |
20 September 2009 - present | Wattle Park to Waterfront City | via Flinders Street and Harbour Esplanade |
Route 70 is operated out of Camberwell depot with A class trams, although B class trams are occasionally used. [15] [16] [17] During the Australian Open, additional services run between Melbourne Park and the city. These services are numbered as Route 70a and run E class trams. [18]
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