Route 57 was first allocated to the line between West Maribyrnong and the City via North Melbourne on 22 December 1940 when the Maribyrnong line was extended from the Maribyrnong River to West Maribyrnong. Prior to that, the number was officially listed for the Ballarat Road line on the Footscray system, but was never used in practice since the single-truck trams used on that line didn't have route number boxes.[1] Before the West Maribyrnong extension, services on the Maribyrnong line were provided by Route 54, which ran from the Maribyrnong River terminus to the City via North Melbourne.[1] Trams would terminate in William Street prior to the conversion of the Elizabeth Street line in 1935. On 12 November 1961 trams on Sunday were replaced on route 57 by buses. Sunday trams were reinstated on 8 August 1993.[2][3]
The origins of Route 57 lie in separate lines. The section between Flinders Street (Stop 1) and Victoria Street (Stop 7) is the oldest section of track, dating back to the Brunswick cable tram line, which opened on 1 October 1887.[1] This section was converted to electric traction on 17 November 1935. The section between Flemington Bridge station (near Stop 22) and Victoria Street dates back to the North Melbourne cable tram line, which opened on 3 March 1890, and was fully electrified on 24 September 1935.[1] The section between the Maribyrnong River (near Stop 41) and Flemington Bridge was constructed by the North Melbourne Electric Tramway & Lighting Company as part of its original electric tramway system on 11 October 1906. The section from the Maribyrnong River to West Maribyrnong was opened by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on 22 December 1940.[1] In 2000, the West Maribyrnong terminus was concreted with the former munitions siding removed.[4]
Proposed extensions
There have been proposals, supported by the Public Transport Users Association and local politicians, to extend route 57 north-west along Milleara Road to Avondale Heights and Keilor East.[5] Variations of this proposal including building a park & ride facility near the terminus, or establishing a high frequency bus service between the terminus and Keilor East down Milleara Road.
The State Government in 2009 also proposed the tram be extended into the new suburb planned for the former Maribyrnong Defence Site.[6] The tram would head north from its current terminus into the heart of the new suburb.
Route 57 shares track with route 82 between the intersection of Raleigh and Wests Roads, Maribyrnong and Maribyrnong and Union Roads, Ascot Vale. A loop siding exists at the south end of Union Road in Ascot Vale and is used during special events at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds and Flemington Racecourse to handle the additional trams used to move the crowds of passengers.
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Melbourne tram route 57 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from West Maribyrnong to Flinders Street station The 11 6 kilometre route is operated out of Essendon depot with Z class trams Route 57Z class tram on Victoria Street in May 2011OverviewSystemMelbourne tramway networkOperatorYarra TramsDepotEssendonVehicleZ classBegan service22 December 1940RouteStartWest MaribyrnongViaMoonee PondsAscot ValeFlemingtonKensingtonNorth MelbourneElizabeth StreetEndFlinders Street stationLength11 6 kilometresTimetableRoute 57 timetableMapRoute 57 mapRoute map map Route 48 system nav Route 58 Contents 1 History 1 1 Proposed extensions 2 Route 3 Operation 3 1 Map 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditRoute 57 was first allocated to the line between West Maribyrnong and the City via North Melbourne on 22 December 1940 when the Maribyrnong line was extended from the Maribyrnong River to West Maribyrnong Prior to that the number was officially listed for the Ballarat Road line on the Footscray system but was never used in practice since the single truck trams used on that line didn t have route number boxes 1 Before the West Maribyrnong extension services on the Maribyrnong line were provided by Route 54 which ran from the Maribyrnong River terminus to the City via North Melbourne 1 Trams would terminate in William Street prior to the conversion of the Elizabeth Street line in 1935 On 12 November 1961 trams on Sunday were replaced on route 57 by buses Sunday trams were reinstated on 8 August 1993 2 3 The origins of Route 57 lie in separate lines The section between Flinders Street Stop 1 and Victoria Street Stop 7 is the oldest section of track dating back to the Brunswick cable tram line which opened on 1 October 1887 1 This section was converted to electric traction on 17 November 1935 The section between Flemington Bridge station near Stop 22 and Victoria Street dates back to the North Melbourne cable tram line which opened on 3 March 1890 and was fully electrified on 24 September 1935 1 The section between the Maribyrnong River near Stop 41 and Flemington Bridge was constructed by the North Melbourne Electric Tramway amp Lighting Company as part of its original electric tramway system on 11 October 1906 The section from the Maribyrnong River to West Maribyrnong was opened by the Melbourne amp Metropolitan Tramways Board on 22 December 1940 1 In 2000 the West Maribyrnong terminus was concreted with the former munitions siding removed 4 Proposed extensions Edit There have been proposals supported by the Public Transport Users Association and local politicians to extend route 57 north west along Milleara Road to Avondale Heights and Keilor East 5 Variations of this proposal including building a park amp ride facility near the terminus or establishing a high frequency bus service between the terminus and Keilor East down Milleara Road The State Government in 2009 also proposed the tram be extended into the new suburb planned for the former Maribyrnong Defence Site 6 The tram would head north from its current terminus into the heart of the new suburb Melbourne tram route 57 evolution Dates Route Notesc 1934 21 December 1940 Ballarat Road to Williamstown Road Never used as single truck trams on the line had no number plates22 December 1940 present West Maribyrnong to City Elizabeth Street via North MelbourneRoute EditThe route runs from the corner of Cordite and Central Park Avenues adjacent to the Defence Explosive Factory West Maribyrnong via Moonee Ponds Ascot Vale Flemington Kensington and North Melbourne before proceeding along Elizabeth Street to terminate outside Flinders Street station Route 57 shares track with route 82 between the intersection of Raleigh and Wests Roads Maribyrnong and Maribyrnong and Union Roads Ascot Vale A loop siding exists at the south end of Union Road in Ascot Vale and is used during special events at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds and Flemington Racecourse to handle the additional trams used to move the crowds of passengers Operation EditRoutes 57 is operated out of Essendon depot with Z class trams 7 8 9 Map Edit vteRoute 57West Maribyrnong Flinders Street stationvia Flemington North Melbourne amp CityFree tram zone covers stops 1 to 8 fare zone 1 applies from stop 9 to 49LegendSuburbStreet StopNo West Maribyrnong ConnectionsMaribyrnongCordite Avenue 49 Central Park Avenue 406 407 Raleigh Road 48 Wests Road 82 Wests Road Light RailTram 82 Footscray station46 Rosamond Road 406 407 46845 Randall Street44 Barb Street43 Van Ness Avenue42 Clyde StreetMoonee PondsMaribyrnong Road 41 Maribyrnong Park 46840 Epsom Road39 Bowen Street38 Hotham Road37 Union Road 82 Maribyrnong RoadTram 82 Moonee Ponds Junction Ascot ValeUnion Road 36 St Leonards Road35 Bloomfield Road 47234 Burrowes Street33 Melbourne Showgrounds No longer in use Epsom Road 32 Sandown RoadFlemingtonEpsom Road 31 Racing Victoria30 Flemington Racecourse Racecourse Road 29 Ascot Vale Road28 Smithfield Road26 Newmarket station Newmarket 25 Wellington Street24 Victoria Street23 Stubbs Street Flemington Bridge station North MelbourneRacecourse Road 22 Boundary Road Flemington RoadTram 59 Airport West Flemington Road 20 Melrose Square 59 Royal Park Light RailTram 58 West Coburg Flemington RoadTram 58 59 Toorak Flinders Street station Abbotsford Road 19 Abbotsford Street Interchange 58 5917 Molesworth Street16 Haines Street 40215 Arden Street14 Queensberry Street12 North Melbourne Town Hall Victoria Street 11 Errol StreetMelbourne CBDVictoria Street 10 Chetwynd Street9 Howard Street Peel StreetTram 58 Coburg Toorak8 Peel Street 58 546 Elizabeth StreetTram 19 59 North Coburg Victoria StreetNo Service Swanston Street Elizabeth Street 7 Queen Victoria Market 19 59 546 La Trobe StreetTram 30 City Circle Exhibition Street Docklands Stadium Melbourne Central station 5 Melbourne Central station 30 City Circle3 Bourke Street Mall 86 96 Lonsdale Streetbuses Bourke StreetTram 86 96 Melbourne Museum Southern Cross station2 Collins Street 11 12 48 109 Collins StreetTram 11 12 48 109 St Vincent s Plaza Casino Victoria Harbour1 Flinders Street station 70 75City Circle 605 Flinders StreetTram 70 75 City Circle Russell Street Docklands Flinders Street station SuburbStreet StopNo Flinders Street station ConnectionsNote Green denotes free tram zoneReferences Edit a b c d e Gunzel www classicaustraliantv com Retrieved 8 September 2018 Trams replace buses Australian Bus Panorama issue 9 3 October 1993 page 30 Melbourne Other Services Trolley Wire issue 255 November 1993 page 11 Infrastructure Transit Australia January 2001 page 20 Policies Extending Melbourne s network Public Transport Users Association New Melbourne suburb to be built in Maribyrnong Herald Sun 9 April 2009 Essendon Depot Vicsig Facts amp figures Yarra Trams Route 57 Yarra TramsExternal links Edit Media related to Melbourne tram route 57 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melbourne 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