Most of the line currently used by route 70 was initially built and run by the Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT) in 1916–17. It ran between the Batman Avenue terminus (opposite Flinders Street station) to the intersection of Warrigal Road (then Boundary Road) and Riversdale Road. At the time, the HTT's Batman Avenue line was Melbourne's only electric tram line that reached the CBD. The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board took over the line in 1920, and in 1928, extended the line a further two kilometres to Wattle Park at the Riversdale Road and Elgar Road intersection.[1][2] In 1934, the line was given the route 70 designation, which it still holds today.[2][3]
On 6 June 1999 it was diverted to operate via the Exhibition Street extension with a four-lane divided road built over the Jolimont Yard, enabling Batman Avenue west of Melbourne Park to be closed with route 70 extended to terminate at the intersection of Flinders and Spencer Streets.[4][5] This new route was better able to serve all of the Melbourne Park venues such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Rod Laver Arena.[6] Extra sidings were also built along the route in order to accommodate special events.[7][8]
Route 70 is operated out of Camberwell depot with A class trams, although B class trams are occasionally used.[11][12][13] During the Australian Open it is operated by B class trams for extra capacity. Additional services run between Melbourne Park and the city. These services are signed as Route 70a and run a mix of B and E class trams.[14]
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Melbourne tram route 70 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Waterfront City to Wattle Park The 16 5 kilometre route is operated out of Camberwell depot with A and B class trams Route 70A class tram on Flinders Streetin September 2006OverviewSystemMelbourneOperatorYarra TramsDepotCamberwellVehicleA ClassB2 ClassRouteStartWaterfront CityViaHarbour EsplanadeFlinders StreetRichmondBurnleyHawthornHawthorn EastCamberwellSurrey HillsEndWattle ParkLength16 5 kilometresTimetableRoute 70 timetableMapRoute 70 mapRoute map map Route 67 system nav Route 72 Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 Operation 4 Route map 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditMost of the line currently used by route 70 was initially built and run by the Hawthorn Tramways Trust HTT in 1916 17 It ran between the Batman Avenue terminus opposite Flinders Street station to the intersection of Warrigal Road then Boundary Road and Riversdale Road At the time the HTT s Batman Avenue line was Melbourne s only electric tram line that reached the CBD The Melbourne amp Metropolitan Tramways Board took over the line in 1920 and in 1928 extended the line a further two kilometres to Wattle Park at the Riversdale Road and Elgar Road intersection 1 2 In 1934 the line was given the route 70 designation which it still holds today 2 3 On 6 June 1999 it was diverted to operate via the Exhibition Street extension with a four lane divided road built over the Jolimont Yard enabling Batman Avenue west of Melbourne Park to be closed with route 70 extended to terminate at the intersection of Flinders and Spencer Streets 4 5 This new route was better able to serve all of the Melbourne Park venues such as the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Rod Laver Arena 6 Extra sidings were also built along the route in order to accommodate special events 7 8 On 4 May 2003 it was extended to the corner of Spencer and La Trobe Streets 9 on 5 January 2005 to Docklands Stadium and on 20 September 2009 to Waterfront City 10 Route EditFrom Waterfront City the route runs along Docklands Drive Harbour Esplanade and Flinders Street in the city behind Melbourne Park at Richmond and then along Swan Street and Riversdale Road through Hawthorn and Camberwell to the eastern end of Wattle Park terminating at Elgar Road Melbourne tram route 70 evolution Dates Route Notes9 December 1934 5 June 1999 Wattle Park to City Batman Avenue 6 June 1999 4 January 2005 Wattle Park to City Flinders Spencer Streets 5 January 2005 19 September 2009 Wattle Park to Docklands Stadium20 September 2009 present Wattle Park to Waterfront CityOperation EditRoute 70 is operated out of Camberwell depot with A class trams although B class trams are occasionally used 11 12 13 During the Australian Open it is operated by B class trams for extra capacity Additional services run between Melbourne Park and the city These services are signed as Route 70a and run a mix of B and E class trams 14 Route map EditvteRoute 70Wattle Park Waterfront Cityvia Surrey Hills Richmond amp CityFree tram zone covers stops D11 to 6 fare zone 1 applies from stop 7A to 61LegendSuburbStreet StopNo Wattle Park ConnectionsSurrey HillsRiversdale Road 61 Elgar Road 201 767768 90360 Ferndale Street59 Alandale Street58 Wattle Park57 Glendale Street56 Warrigal Road 90355 Union Road 76654 Through Road 766CamberwellRiversdale Road 53 Essex Road52 Lockhart Street51 Highfield Road50 Wattle Valley Road49 Glyndon Road48 Cooloongatta Road47 Willow Grove Riversdale station 46 Riversdale station44 Derby Street43 Trafalgar Road42 Fermanagh Road41 Camberwell Market 612 Camberwell RoadTram 75 Vermont South Burke RoadTram 72 Melbourne University Camberwell40 Camberwell Junction Camberwell tram depotHawthorn EastRiversdale Road 39 Camberwell tram depot38 Hastings Road37 Tooranga RoadHawthornRiversdale Road 36 Auburn Road 62435 Robinson Road34 Kooyongkoot Road33 Berkeley Street Glenferrie RoadTram 16 Melbourne University Kew32 Glenferrie Road31 Fordholm Street30 Through Street29 Riversdale Junction 75 Power StreetTram 75 Bridge Road Hawthorn tram depotRichmondSwan Street 18 Yarra Boulevard17 Madden Grove16 Park Grove15 Stawell Street 75 Burnley station 14 Burnley station13 Edinburgh Street12 Coppin Street Church StreetTram 78 Balaclava North Richmond11 East Richmond station 78 East Richmond station 10 Swan Street Shopping Centre9 Lennox Street8 Richmond station Richmond station Melbourne CBDSwan Street 7E Punt Road 246 Swan StreetPre 1999 Alignment Batman Avenue Melbourne Park 7D AAMI Park7C MCG Melbourne Arena7B Rod Laver Arena7A William Barak BridgeZone 1Free Tram Zone Flinders StreetTram 75 City Circle Vermont South Flinders Street 6 Russell Street 75 Swanston StreetTram 1 3 5 6 16 64 67 72 St Kilda Road Melbourne University5 Flinders Street station 1 3 5 6 16 64 67 72 Flinders Street station Elizabeth StreetTram 19 57 59 North Melbourne4 Flinders Street station 19 57 593 Market Street 58 Queen Streetbuses Market StreetTram 58 Toorak West Coburg2 King Street1 Spencer Street 12 96 109 Spencer StreetTram 12 96 109 Casino MCEC Collins Bourke StreetDocklandsFlinders Street D6 Flinders Street West 232 235 237 McCrae Street D5 The Goods Shed Harbour Esplanade D4 Docklands Park Collins StreetTram 11 48 St Vincent s Plaza Victoria HarbourD3 Docklands Stadium Bourke Street Docklands La Trobe StreetTram 30 City Circle 86 St Vincent s PlazaD2 Central Pier 30 City Circle 75 86 Footscray Road Siding Docklands Drive D10 NewQuayD11 The District City Circle 86SuburbStreet StopNo Waterfront City ConnectionsNote Green denotes free tram zoneReferences Edit Camberwell City Council Camberwell amp Hawthorn Advertiser 2 June 1917 a b Melbourne s Two Batman Avenue Tramways 1916 and 1999 Trolley Wire issue 278 August 1999 pages 3 15 Exhibition Street Extension Opening Transurban 26 October 1999 Goodbye Batman Avenue Trams Transit Australia June 1999 pages 127 129 Batman Avenue Trams Relocated Newsrail July 1999 page 197 Opening of the Tram Route 70 Diversion Transit Australia July 1999 pages 182 183 Changes to Routes 48 amp 70 from Sunday 20 September 2009 Yarra Trams History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009 Yarra Trams Services Transit Australia July 2003 page 196 Tram infrastructure works Railway Digest April 2010 page 8 Camberwell Depot Vicsig Facts amp figures Yarra Trams Route 70 Yarra Trams Australian Open 2020 Yarra TramsExternal links Edit Media related to Melbourne tram route 70 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melbourne tram route 70 amp oldid 1117100837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
