Melbourne tram route 59
| Route 59 | |||
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| Airport West - City (Elizabeth Street) | |||
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| Overview | |||
| System | Melbourne | ||
| Operator | Yarra Trams | ||
| Depot | Essendon | ||
| Vehicle | B2 class | ||
| Route | |||
| Locale | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Start | Melbourne CBD (Elizabeth St) | ||
| Via | North Melbourne Flemington Ascot Vale Moonee Ponds Junction Essendon Niddrie |
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| End | Airport West | ||
| Length | 14.7 km (9.1 mi) | ||
| Zone(s) | Myki 1 | ||
| Annual patronage | 10.2 million | ||
| Timetable | Route 59 timetable | ||
| Map | Route 59 map | ||
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Melbourne tram route 59 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from the intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth Streets in the city centre to Airport West in the north western suburbs.
Like most Melbourne tram routes, route 59 operates entirely in Myki Zone 1. The 14.7 kilometre route is primarily operated by B2 class trams from Essendon tram depot.[1][2]
The route runs along Elizabeth Street in the city, Flemington Road in Parkville, Mount Alexander Road through Flemington, Ascot Vale and Moonee Ponds, Pascoe Vale Road through Moonee Ponds and Essendon, Fletcher Street in Essendon, Mount Alexander Road in Essendon, Keilor Road through Essendon North and Niddrie, and Matthews Avenue in Airport West where it terminates at the corner of Matthews Avenue and Rodd Road.
Route 59 operated to Essendon Airport until 1976, when it was diverted to terminate at Airport West.[3]
Route
There are 59 stops on route 59.
Starts at intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth Streets, opposite Flinders Street station (stop 1), then runs via:
- Elizabeth Street (stops 1 - 9)
- Collins Street, tram routes 11, 12, 42, 48, 109, and 112 (stop 2)
- Bourke Street, GPO, tram routes 86, 95, and 96 (stop 3)
- Lonsdale Street, St Francis' Church (stop 4)
- La Trobe Street, Melbourne Central Shopping Centre and railway station, tram routes 24, 30, 34, and City Circle (stop 5)
- Victoria Street, Queen Victoria Market, tram route 57 (stop 7)
- Flemington Road (stops 9 - 22)
- Peel Street, Royal Parade, tram routes 19 and 55 (stop 9)
- Royal Melbourne Hospital (stop 14)
- Royal Children's Hospital (stop 17)
- Abbotsford Street, Royal Park, tram route 55 (stop 19)
- Boundary Road, Flemington Bridge station, tram route 57 (stop 22)
- Mount Alexander Road/Fletcher Street (stops 22-44)
- Essendon tram depot (stop 27)
- Moonee Ponds Junction, Moonee Valley Racecourse, tram route 82 (stop 33)
- Wilson Street, Queens Park (stop 35)
- Essendon station, Windy Hill (stop 41)
- Keilor Road
- Matthews Avenue
- Earl Street, Essendon Airport (stop 56)
Ends at Airport West (stop 59)
References
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Route 59 map
- Route 59 timetable
