Melbourne tram route 8

Melbourne tram route 8 was operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Moreland to Toorak. The 15.7 kilometre route was operated out of Brunswick and Malvern depots with Z, B and D1 class trams. It ceased on 30 April 2017 and was replaced by route 6 and route 58.

Route 8
D1 class tram at South Yarra, December 2016
Overview
SystemMelbourne
OperatorYarra Trams
DepotBrunswick
Malvern
VehicleZ3 class
B2 class
D1 class
D2 class
Began service17 October 2004
Ended service30 April 2017
Route
LocaleMelbourne, Australia
StartMoreland
ViaBrunswick East
Lygon Street
Swanston Street
St Kilda Road
South Yarra
EndToorak
Length15.7 kilometres
TimetableRoute 8 timetable
MapRoute 8 map
← Route 6  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 11 →

History

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Route 8 started on 17 October 2004, when the old route 8, which had been running between Melbourne University and Toorak merged with route 22 which had been running between Moreland and Arts Precinct.[1][2][3][4]

In February 2015, Yarra Trams released plans to build a centre platform at Toorak, 100 metres west of the existing terminus.[5] The work was completed in December 2015.[6]

On 30 April 2017, as part of works associated with the closure of Domain Interchange and construction of Anzac railway station, route 8 ceased.[7] The southern portion was replaced by extending route 55 from Domain Interchange to Toorak as route 58, while the northern section was replaced by extending route 6 from Melbourne University to Moreland.[8][9][10]

Melbourne tram route 8 evolution
Dates Route Notes
21 November 1929 - 15 April 1991 City (Victoria Street) to Toorak
15 April 1991 - 17 January 1996 City (Queensberry/Swanston Street) to Toorak Some services terminated at Melbourne University
17 January 1996 - 16 October 2004 Melbourne University to Toorak
17 October 2004 - 30 April 2017 Moreland to Toorak Replaced by routes 6 and 58

Operation

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Routes 8 was operated out of Brunswick and Malvern depots with Z, B and D1 class trams.[11]

From 2016, D2 class trams from Brunswick depot operated on route 8, after the transfer from Southbank to Brunswick of this class to operate route 19.

Route map

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  Route 8
Some trams are wheelchair accessible. Free Tram Zone covers stops 8 to 13. Fare zone 1 applied from stop 133 to 7, and 14 to 42.
Connections
Moreland
Stop
 
 
  Towards Anstey
(Cameron Street  )
 
 
 
 
 
 
Moreland station
Cameron Street
133
(Moreland Road  )
 
 
 
  Towards Coburg
 
 
 
Sydney Road
132
 
De Carle Street
131
 
Barrow Street
130
(Moreland Road  )
 
  510;   1
 
 
 
Nicholson Street
129
(Holmes Street  )
 
 
Donald Street
128
(Holmes Street  )
 
  503
 
Albion Street
127
 
 
Stewart Street
126
  508
 
Blyth Street
125
 
 
Victoria Street
124
 
Albert Street
123
  506
 
Glenlyon Road
122
 
Weston Street
121
  504
 
Brunswick Road
120
 
 
Park Street
119
 
Pigdon Street
118
 
Richardson Street
117
 
Fenwick Street
116
 
Melbourne Cemetery East
Newry Street
115
  546
 
Princes Street
114
 
Lytton Street
113
(  Lygon Street – Elgin Street  )
 
  200, 207
 
Lygon Street
112
(  Elgin Street – Swanston Street  )
 
  402
 
Melbourne University
Faraday Street
1
 
Lincoln Square
Pelham Street
3
 
Queensberry Street
4
 
 
 
RMIT University
Franklin Street
7
 
 
 
 
 
 
Melbourne Central station
8
Towards Flagstaff  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Towards Parliament
 
 
 
 
Bourke Street Mall
10
 
 
 
 
City Square
11
  605;   35, 70, 75
 
 
 
 
 
 
Flinders Street station
13
Towards Southern Cross  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Towards Parliament, Jolimont and Richmond
 
(  Swanston Street – St Kilda Road  )
  216, 219, 220;   1
 
Arts Precinct
14
Route 1 via Southbank Boulevard  
 
 
 
Grant Street
17
 
Shrine of Remembrance
Dorcas Street
19
Route 55 via Park Street  
 
 
  216, 219, 220;   3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 55, 64, 67, 72
 
Domain Interchange
20
Routes 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 & 72 via St Kilda Road  
 
 
(  St Kilda Road – Domain Road  )
 
 
Dallas Brooks Drive
21
 
Melbourne Grammar
22
 
Hope Street
23
(  Domain Road)
 
 
Birdwood Avenue
24
(  Park Street)
 
 
Randall Place
25
(  Park Street)
 
 
Toorak Road
26
(Toorak Road West  )
 
 
Walsh Street
27
(Toorak Road West  )
 
  246, 969
 
Punt Road
28
(Toorak Road  )
 
 
Myrtle Street
29
Towards Prahran  
 
 
 
  Towards Richmond
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Yarra station
Osborne Street
30
 
 
 
 
Chapel Street
31
Towards Hawksburn  
 
 
 
 
 
Tivoli Road
32
 
Como Avenue
33
 
Williams Road
34
 
Mathoura Road
35
 
Grange Road
36
  605
 
Orrong Road
37
 
 
Woorigoleen Road
38
 
Irving Road
39
 
Kooyong Road
40
 
Moonga Road
41
  16
 
 
Glenferrie Road^
42
  Route 16 via Glenferrie Road  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Connections
Toorak
Stop
^Malvern Depot services extend to the depot via route 16.
Expand to show intermediate stops. Route map is not to scale.

References

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  1. ^ From Toorak to Moreland on Route 8 Yarra Trams 13 October 2004
  2. ^ New improved routes for Melbourne's tram network Yarra Trams October 2004
  3. ^ Route changes in Melbourne Trolley Wire issue 299 December 2004 page 16
  4. ^ History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009 Yarra Trams
  5. ^ Councillors slam proposal for new Toorak Rd terminus Herald Sun 19 February 2015
  6. ^ Route 8 Toorak Rd tram terminus gets $3.8m upgrade Stonnington Leader 9 December 2015
  7. ^ Say hello to Route 58 Public Transport Victoria
  8. ^ Metro Tunnel to Transform Melbourne's Tram Network Minister for Public Transport 25 October 2016
  9. ^ Trams to head west, route 58 to be born in network overhaul next year The Age 25 October 2016
  10. ^ "New Tram Timetable". Newsrail. Vol. 45, no. 6. Vic: ARHS Victoria Division. June 2017. p. 182. ISSN 0310-7477. OCLC 19676396.
  11. ^ Route 8 Yarra Trams
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