So step aboard the intriguing world of melbournes trams. The brisbane tramway network served the city of brisbane, australia, between 1885 and 1969. All tramcars built in brisbane up to 1938 had an open design. The city circle tram is free and you can get on and off when you choose. For passengers, trams are a critical part of everyday life, moving locals and tourists around the city. Albert park, food, hamburgers, melbourne, tram route 1, tram route 96 november 27, 2010. Look for the signage at tram stops to identify the boundaries. A pdf map of the city circle tram route can also be found below. View or download the metropolitan melbourne tram network map pdf 6 kb. It has an abundance of attractions and historic sites, not to mention the many events constantly held there. Boundary map showing the suburbs of melbourne, australia. Numerous proposals have been made for improvements to the melbourne tram network, the largest such network in the world.
Rather than simply being a costly tourist attraction, trams actually form an integral part of melbournes daytoday transport needs, with commuters regularly utilising trams to travel to work. For more information on melbourne trams please see. This map can be saved in your phone and its easy to share with friends. Melbournes trams are more than a mode of transport. Melbournes free tram zone public transport victoria. We pay respect to their elders, past and present, and to their cultural and spiritual connections to country. Melbourne train and tram map this map covers the downtown and greater metropolitan area of the city of melbourne. In a list of things that are quintessentially melbourne, trams sit up there with laneways, coffee, footy, volatile weather and franco cozzo. As of may 2017, the melbourne tramway network consists of 250 kilometres 160 miles of double track, 493 trams, 24 routes, and 1,763 tram stops. If youre visiting melbourne, victoria, you will no doubt see plenty of the iconic melbourne trams bustling through the city and suburbs. Eclass trams were introduced to the network three years ago and were. Free tram zone map pdf 757kb this map shows the boundaries of the free tram zone in melbourne s city centre and docklands.
This map from the melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, report and statement of accounts for the year ended 30th june 1950, shows how extensive melbournes tram network was in the immediate postwar era. Melbourne, australia introduced trams in 1885 and now it is the largest tram network in the world, consisting of 250 kilometres 160 miles of tracks, 450 trams, 25 routes, and 1,700 tram stops. And a freight train in the countryside outside of melbourne. Passengers can get off the tram and explore the local tourist attractions. Download pdf route maps for metro, tram, bus, ferry and train services in oslo and akershus. Melbourne central district tourist map less than 1 mile away. Trains will continue to provide the fast radial routes over long distances but something like this network whether trams or buses. Melbourne, australia, is a fantastic city to visit. With celebrations and private functions being held all over the city, melbourne public transport is the easiest way to get there.
If travelling only in the zone 1 or 2 overlap, a zone 2 ticket can be used melbourne tram network. Detailed and highresolution maps of melbourne, australia for free download. There is no need for a timetable, as the tram arrives at designated stops every 12 minutes and runs from 10am to 6pm on weekdays and til. Includes search, find the current location and turn individual routes on and off. On weekends route 3 operates as route 3a and diverts via st kilda. The electric system was originally energised to 500 volts, and subsequently increased to 600 volts. Melbournes tram network is the largest in the world.
Every melburnian has certain tram routes they call their own and tales of memorable experiences riding the trams. Melbournes eclass trams to be repaired after report finds passengers slipping, tripping, falling. It is the the experience of watching the team at andrews. The trams are powered using 600v dc delivered by overhead wires and run on standard gauge track. S t queensb ridge spencer northbank l a st l o n s d a l ei l t e s l i t e c l e d l e u k e g s t p o w e r forum w i l l i a m c shed st town ha l queen al ex a n dr a av jones little dock walk. City circle tram free melbourne tram, cbd route map. Trams at domain interchange melbournes trams youtube. If your journey begins or ends outside of the zone you must touch on with a valid myki when boarding the tram. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Are the city circle tram and the free tram zone the same thing. One melbourne event well worth participating in is the melbourne cup. Highly recommend this fantastic way to travel in an old style tram. Heres a map of the tram network heres a map of the free tram zone.
Travel guide to touristic destinations, museums and architecture in melbourne. Edit this map melbourne rail and tram map near melbourne. Trams in melbourne simple english wikipedia, the free. This fully updated new edition of the melbourne tram book is a colourful and compact tribute to melbournes famous trams, one of the citys most enduring symbols. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. See maps of the metrolink tram network, the greater manchester train network, free bus routes, city centre routes, cycling maps, and transport links. If youre after the current melbourne tram network youll find it on the public transport victoria maps page i love infographics and have a particular fondness for really good transport network maps.
We used it to travel around the city first listening to the commentary as we went. Authorised by public transport victoria, 750 collins street, docklands for more public transport information visit ptv. Call 1800 800 007 ptv call centre for more information. Trams the greens plan for tram route extensions australian greens victoria connecting melbournes trams authorised and printed by greg barber, 62 little collins street, melbourne, vic 3000 2014 page 1 the people of melbourne love our tram network, the biggest in the world. Remember to touch on, if youre travelling beyond the free tram zone. Large melbourne maps for free download and print high. Melbournes eclass trams to be repaired after report. City circle tram route with stops melbourne visitor shuttle bus stop train station train route tram route with platform stops tram stop zone this map is not to scale walking time. There are loads of things to do outside the free zone, only you can tell if you want to go to them. These hamburgers are so good that i would drive across town for one. Downtown melbourne restaurant map less than 1 mile away. Andrews hamburgers albert park said to be the best hamburgers in melbourne. Greater manchester tram network map transport for greater. Its the offline tram map in melbourne that will take you where you need to go.
By this stage, cable trams had been phased out and the. Moovit has an easytodownload melbourne tram network map, that serves as your offline melbourne tram map while traveling. In addition to the digital route map, there are also maps in pdf that you can download. Trams operate in both a clockwise and anticlockwise direction every 12 minutes between 10am 6pm sunday wednesday and 10am 9pm thursday saturday. If your tram journey is exclusively within the zone, travel is free, meaning you do not need to touch on with a myki. As every resident of melbourne knows, the w class tram is the iconic symbol of our city that is recognised around the world.
Melbourne s tram network is the largest in the world. In my first tram video we see a number of trams at the domain interchange in south melbourne including a 1970s era z1 tram, some 1980s era. So i was very excited when, last week, yarra trams melbournes tram operator launched a new version of their tram network map. Look for the signage at tram stops to identify the boundaries of the zone. There is more of melbourne outside the free zone than in it. Discover melbourne with this range of central melbourne maps or drop into a visitor hub for free visitor maps of melbourne and victoria. Metro acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which our rail network operates, the peoples of the kulin nation. To catch the city circle tram, wait at any marked tram stop along the city circle tram route. The rapid rail system serving the melbourne is actually not a metro or subway service in the classical sense but a frequent suburban train service which runs in a 4track underground loop in the centre of melbourne. If the journey is outside the cbd grid, then you require a myki smartcard. Here you can see route maps for trams, buses, ferries and trains. Melbournes free tram zone dont touch on or off if youre just travelling in the citys free tram zone.
We picked places we wanted to get off and explore then hopped back on and continued to the next stop of interest. If your journey is within the cbd and docklands, then its free, simply board get on any tram at a designated tram stop and travel. Melbourne s free tram zone dont touch on or off if youre just travelling in the citys free tram zone. City circle tram and free tram zone melbourne forum. Do not touch on or you will be charged a zone 1 two hour fare.
Note that this site is not owned or affiliated in any way with public transport victoria or yarra trams. This map shows train and tram lines and stations in melbourne. Melbourne tram route 3 is operated by yarra trams on the melbourne tram network. More than 200 photographs and illustrations show trams in the streetscapes of today and yesterday, with detailed commentary from tram experts. Catching a tram in melbourne is as simple as deciding where you want to go. Tram connection tram crossroad connection tram to train connection train station within short walk of stop city train station melbourne tram network tram routes via east coburg south melbourne beach lygon street, brunswick, city, south melbourne melbourne university east malvern weekdays city, st kilda road, balaclava, caulfield north. With the worlds largest network, trams have become synonymous with the city of melbourne in australia. Historic and modern trams in melbourne, victoria, australia. Melbourne is the only city in australia where trams still operate, with the melbourne tram network making up a large portion of the melbourne public transport system. Well if youre staying in the free tram zone, then agreed there is no need to get a myki. Postage for overseas customers except new zealand which is charged the australian rate is. With a population of just over 4 million people, melbourne is australias secondlargest metropolitan area. Trams are a major form of public transport in melbourne, the capital city of the state of victoria, australia. Depending on the time of the day trains run around the city loop clockwise or anticlockwise.
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