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Glenhuntly Tram Depot

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Glenhuntly Tram Depot is located in South Caulfield, a suburb of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital city and most populous city of the State of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne city centre is the anchor of the larger geographical area and statistical division known as the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area – of which Melbourne is...

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Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north, South Australia to the west, and Tasmania to the south, across the Bass Strait. Victoria is the most densely populated state, with over 70% of...

, Australia
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It is one of 8 depots operated in the Yarra Trams network. The depot was opened in 1923.

Yard Layout


The main yard has 12 roads, 6 of these inside a maintenance shed. A double-track single entrance exists, one for trams entering the depot and the other for trams leaving the depot.

Trams Based At This Depot


Glenhuntly Depot is home to some of the oldest trams currently operating in Melbourne. The fleet includes 13 W-Class trams, 14 Z1-Class trams, 3 Z2-Class trams, 25 Z3-Class trams, 6 B2-Class trams, 2 A1-Class trams and 1 A2-Class tram, a total of 63. Routine servicing of Z3-Class trams is performed at Southbank Depot
Southbank Tram Depot
Southbank Tram Depot is located in Southbank, a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is one of 8 depots operated in the Yarra Trams network. The depot was opened in March, 1997 on the site of the former Montague shipping shed, and replaced the now-demolished South Melbourne tram depot.-...

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Services Operated From This Depot

  • Route 3 - East Malvern to Melbourne University (Mon-Fri)
  • Route 3a - East Malvern to Melbourne University via St. Kilda Beach (Sat-Sun)
  • Route 64 - East Brighton to Melbourne University
  • Route 67 - Carnegie to Melbourne University
  • Route 78 - Prahran to North Richmond
  • Route 79 - St. Kilda Beach to North Richmond

See also