Melbourne tram route 64

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Route 64
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Overview
System Melbourne
Operator Yarra Trams
Depot Glenhuntly
Vehicle Z class
B class
Began service16 October 1938
Route
Start Melbourne University
Via Swanston Street
St Kilda Road
Dandenong Road
Hawthorn Road
End Brighton East
Length16.1 kilometres
Timetable Route 64 timetable
Map Route 64 map
  Route 59  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 67  

Melbourne tram route 64 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Melbourne University to Brighton East. The 18.1 kilometre route is operated out of Glenhuntly depot with Z and B class trams.

Contents

Until 29 October 2023, after 19:00, passengers for route 5 to Malvern were required to board route 64 (marked 64/5) and transfer to route 5 shuttles on Dandenong Road. Since 30 October 2023, after 18:30, route 64 ran shuttle between Dandenong Road and East Brighton, and passengers for route 64 to East Brighton are required to board route 5 and transfer to route 64.

History

Route 64 was allocated to the line between Brighton East and City (Swanston Street) on 16 October 1938. Prior to that, Route 64 was allocated to the line between Brighton East and St Kilda Beach via St Kilda Junction. [1] Between 1938 and 9 July 1955, Route 64 ran via Balaclava Road rather than Dandenong Road. 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. [1] From then on, Route 64 trams were altered run full-time to Melbourne University.

The origins of route 5 lie in separate tram lines. The section of track between Queensberry Street (Stop 4) and St Kilda Road (Stop 30) 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 (MMTB). [1] The section between Domain Interchange (Stop 20) and St Kilda Junction (Stop 30) 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 section between St Kilda Junction and Chapel Street (Stop 32) also dates back to the cable era, as the Windsor to St Kilda Esplanade cable tramway which opened on 17 October 1891. This section was one of the first cable trams to be converted to electric traction on 27 December 1925. [1]

The Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust built the section between the Sandringham railway line (near Stop 33) and Hawthorn Road (Stop 48), opening on 16 December 1911. This line was extended to Chapel Street (Stop 32) on 31 March 1912. The line between Hawthorn Road and Balaclava Road (Stop 51) opened on 12 April 1913. This was later extended to Glenhuntly Road (Stop 57) on 13 November 1913. Further extensions of the Hawthorn Road line were built by the MMTB to North Road (on 1 March 1925), and to Point Nepean Road on 5 December 1937. [1]

As part of the St Kilda Junction separation works, the Wellington Street section was abandoned for a new section of track along the newly created Queens Way on 4 November 1968. [1]

Since 30 October 2023, after 18:30, route 64 runs shuttle between Dandenong Road / Wattle Tree Road and East Brighton. Passengers will need to take route 5 and change at Dendenong Road / Wattle Tree Road for route 64. [2]

Melbourne tram route 64 evolution
DatesRouteNotes
24 June 1934 - 4 December 1937Brighton Cemetery to St Kilda Beach via Dandenong Road
5 December 1937 - 15 October 1938 Brighton East to St Kilda Beach via Dandenong Road
16 October 1938 - 9 July 1955 Brighton East to City (Victoria / Swanston Streets)via Balaclava Road
10 July 1955 - 14 April 1991 Brighton East to City (Victoria Street)via Dandenong Road, rerouted to Queens Way 11 April 1968
15 April 1991 - 16 January 1996 Brighton East to City (Queensberry / Swanston Streets)via Dandenong Road
17 January 1996 - present Brighton East to Melbourne University via Dandenong Road

Mid-block stops 39 and 41 on Dandenong Road have been permanently removed due to safety concerns for pedestrians crossing the busy arterial road.

Operation

B-class tram on route 64 displaying the 64/5 route number at evening in October 2023 Yarra Trams B-class 2009 Route 64, October 2023 2.jpg
B-class tram on route 64 displaying the 64/5 route number at evening in October 2023

Route 64 is operated out of Glenhuntly depot with Z and B class trams. [3] [4] [5]

Until 29 October 2023, the service displayed the route number 64/5 after 19:00, to allow passengers to take the service and connect with route 5 services at Dandenong Road / Wattletree Road.

Since 30 October 2023, from 18:30, the service only operates between Dandenong Road / Wattletree Road and East Brighton, with services timetabled to connect with route 5 services. [2]

Route map

Melbourne Tram Route 64
Melbourne University - Brighton East
via City, Windsor & Caulfield South
Free tram zone covers stops 8 to 13, fare zone 1 applies from stop 1 to 7, 14 to 68
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Melbourne University
Connections
BSicon uCONTg.svg
continues as Tram 1 & 6
towards East Coburg & Moreland
1
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Melbourne University
BSicon TRAM.svg
1, 3, 5, 6
16, 67, 72
; Bus-logo.svg
401, 402
403, 546
3
BSicon uACC.svg
Lincoln Square
4
BSicon uACC.svg
Queensberry Street
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uABZg+r.svg
Victoria Street
No Service
7
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
RMIT University
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZr.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
La Trobe Street
Tram 30, City Circle
BSicon lv-INT.svg
BSicon tCONTg@Gq.svg
BSicon umKRZt.svg
BSicon tCONTfq.svg
Aiga railtransportation 25.svg
Melbourne Central station
8
BSicon uACC.svg
Melbourne Central station
10
BSicon uACC.svg
Bourke Street Mall
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Bourke Street
Tram 86, 96
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Collins Street
Tram 11, 12, 48, 109
11
BSicon uACC.svg
Collins Street
BSicon TRAM.svg 11, 12, 48, 109
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Flinders Street
Tram 70, 75, City Circle
BSicon lv-INT.svg
BSicon CONTg@Gq.svg
BSicon umKRZo.svg
BSicon CONTfq.svg
Aiga railtransportation 25.svg
Flinders Street station
13
BSicon uACC.svg
Flinders Street station
14
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Arts Precinct
BSicon TRAM.svg 1; Bus-logo.svg
216, 219
220
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uABZgr.svg
Southbank Boulevard
Tram 1
17
BSicon uBHF.svg
Grant Street - Police Memorial
19
BSicon uBHF.svg
Shrine of Remembrance
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uABZg+r.svg
Park Street
Tram 58
20
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Anzac Station
BSicon TRAM.svg 58
BSicon ueABZgl.svg
BSicon uexCONTfq.svg
Domain Road
No Service (Temporary Closure)
21
BSicon uBHF.svg
Bowen Crescent
22
BSicon uBHF.svg
Toorak Road
BSicon TRAM.svg 58
BSicon uABZgl.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Toorak Road
Tram 58
Toorak Arrow Blue Right 001.svg
 
23
BSicon uACC.svg
Arthur Street
24
BSicon uACC.svg
Leopold Street
25
BSicon uACC.svg
Commercial Road
BSicon TRAM.svg 72; Bus-logo.svg 216, 219, 220
BSicon uABZgl.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Commercial Road
Tram 72
26
BSicon uACC.svg
Moubray Street
27
BSicon uACC.svg
High Street
BSicon uABZgl.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
High Street
Tram 6
29
BSicon uACC.svg
Union Street
30
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
St Kilda Junction
BSicon TRAM.svg 3, 16, 67
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uABZgr.svg
St Kilda Road
Tram 3, 16, 67
Windsor
Upton Road
31
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Queens Way
32
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon KBL2.svg
BSicon BLc3.svg
BSicon CONT1+f.svg
Chapel Street
BSicon TRAM.svg 78
BSicon BLc1.svg
BSicon uSTR.svg
BSicon BHF.svg
BSicon KBL4.svg
Aiga railtransportation 25.svg Windsor station
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZ.svg
BSicon uCONTf@Fq.svg
BSicon TUNNEL1.svg
Chapel Street
Tram 78
33
BSicon tSTRc2.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
BSicon tSTR3a.svg
Hornby Street
34
BSicon tSTRc2.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon tSTR3+1.svg
BSicon tSTRc4.svg
The Avenue
35
BSicon tSTR3+1e@g.svg
BSicon lCONTf3.svg
BSicon tSTRc4.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
Williams Road
36
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Closeburn Avenue
37
BSicon uACC.svg
Lansdowne Road
38
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Orrong Road
40
BSicon uACC.svg
Wattletree Road
BSicon TRAM.svg 5
BSicon uABZgl.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Wattletree Road
Tram 5
42
BSicon uACC.svg
Kooyong Road
43
BSicon uBHF.svg
Egerton Road
44
BSicon uBHF.svg
Bailey Avenue
48
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uACC.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Hawthorn Road
BSicon TRAM.svg 16
BSicon uABZgl+l.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Dandenong Road
Tram 16
Kew Arrow Blue Right 001.svg
 
 
Hawthorn Road
48A
BSicon uBHF(R)g.svg
Dandenong Road
49
BSicon uHST.svg
Arthur Street
50
BSicon uHST.svg
Inkerman Road
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uKRZlr+lr.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Balaclava Road
Tram 3, 16
51
BSicon uHST.svg
Balaclava Junction
BSicon TRAM.svg 3, 16
52
BSicon uHST.svg
Halstead Street
53
BSicon uHST.svg
Northcote Avenue
Caulfield
Hawthorn Road
54
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uBHF.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Glen Eira Road
Bus-logo.svg 623
55
BSicon uHST.svg
Sylverly Grove
56
BSicon uHST.svg
Briggs Street
57
BSicon uHST.svg
Glen Huntly Road
BSicon TRAM.svg 67
BSicon uCONTgq.svg
BSicon uSTRq.svg
BSicon uABZgl+l.svg
BSicon uCONTfq.svg
Glen Huntly Road
Tram 67
Caulfield South
Hawthorn Road
58
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uHST.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Sycamore Street
59
BSicon uHST.svg
Princes Park
60
BSicon uHST.svg
Dover Street
Bus-logo.svg 625
61
BSicon uHST.svg
Stone Street
62
BSicon uHST.svg
Gardenvale Road
63
BSicon uHST.svg
North Road
Bus-logo.svg 626, 630
Brighton East
Hawthorn Road
64
BSicon exBLq.svg
BSicon uHST.svg
BSicon exBLq.svg
Taylor Street
65
BSicon uHST.svg
Davey Avenue
66
BSicon uHST.svg
Union Street
Bus-logo.svg 626
67
BSicon uHST.svg
Rogers Avenue
68
BSicon uKACCe.svg
Nepean Highway
Bus-logo.svg 703
Suburb
Street
Stop
No.
Brighton East
Connections

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