Melbourne tram route 8

Former tram route in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Route 8

D1 class tram at South Yarra, December 2016

Overview
System| Melbourne
Operator| Yarra Trams
Depot| Brunswick
Malvern
Vehicle| Z3 class
B2 class
D1 class
D2 class
Began service| 17 October 2004
Ended service| 30 April 2017
Route
Locale| Melbourne, Australia
Start| Moreland
Via| Brunswick East
Lygon Street
Swanston Street
St Kilda Road
South Yarra
End| Toorak
Length| 15.7 kilometres
Timetable| Route 8 timetable
Map| Route 8 map
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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.

## 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

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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.

Legend

Connections

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|  | Moreland |

Stop

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Brunswick tram depot

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Towards Anstey

(Cameron Street )

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Upfield

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|  | Moreland station

Cameron Street

133

(Moreland Road )

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Towards Coburg

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|  | Sydney Road |

132

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|  | De Carle Street  |

131

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|  | Barrow Street  |

130

(Moreland Road )

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510;  1

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|  | Nicholson Street |

129

(Holmes Street )

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|  | Donald Street  |

128

(Holmes Street )

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503

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|  | Albion Street  |

127

(Lygon Street )

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|  | Stewart Street  |

126

508

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|  | Blyth Street  |

125

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|  |  | Victoria Street  |

124

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|  | Albert Street  |

123

506

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|  | Glenlyon Road  |

122

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|  | Weston Street  |

121

504

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|  | Brunswick Road  |

120

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119

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|  | Pigdon Street  |

118

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|  | Richardson Street  |

117

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|  | Fenwick Street  |

116

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|  | Melbourne Cemetery East

Newry Street

115

546

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|  | Princes Street  |

114

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|  | Lytton Street  |

113

( Lygon Street – Elgin Street )

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200, 207

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|  | Lygon Street |

112

( Elgin Street – Swanston Street )

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402

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|  | Melbourne University

Faraday Street

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|  | Lincoln Square

Pelham Street

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|  | Queensberry Street  |

(Victoria Street )

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|  | RMIT University

Franklin Street

30, 35;  City Loop

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|  | Melbourne Central station

La Trobe Street

Towards Flagstaff

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Towards Parliament

86, 96

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|  | Bourke Street Mall

Bourke Street

11, 12, 48, 109

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|  | City Square

Collins Street

605;  35, 70, 75

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|  | Flinders Street station

Flinders Street

Towards Southern Cross

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Towards Parliament, Jolimont and Richmond

Yarra River

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( Swanston Street – St Kilda Road )

216, 219, 220;  1

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|  | Arts Precinct  |

Route 1 via Southbank Boulevard

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|  | Grant Street  |

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|  | Shrine of Remembrance

Dorcas Street

Route 55 via Park Street

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216, 219, 220;  3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 55, 64, 67, 72

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|  | Domain Interchange |

Routes 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 & 72 via St Kilda Road

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( St Kilda Road – Domain Road )

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|  | Melbourne Grammar |

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|  | Hope Street  |

( Domain Road)

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|  | Birdwood Avenue  |

( Park Street)

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|  | Randall Place  |

( Park Street)

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|  | Toorak Road |

(Toorak Road West )

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|  | Walsh Street  |

(Toorak Road West )

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246, 969

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|  | Punt Road |

(Toorak Road )

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|  | Myrtle Street  |

Towards Prahran

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Towards Richmond

Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston, Sandringham

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|  | South Yarra station

Osborne Street

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|  | Chapel Street |

Towards Hawksburn

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|  | Como Avenue  |

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|  | Williams Road  |

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|  | Mathoura Road  |

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|  | Grange Road  |

605

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|  | Orrong Road  |

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|  | Irving Road  |

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|  | Kooyong Road  |

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|  | Moonga Road  |

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|  | Glenferrie Road^  |

Route 16 via Glenferrie Road

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Connections

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|  | Toorak |

Stop

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^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

## External links

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Media related to Melbourne tram route 8 at Wikimedia Commons

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* 1
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* 11
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* 16
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* 48
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* 64
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* 82
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Former routes|

* 3a
* 8
* 24
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* 55
* 68
* 79
* 95
* 112

Current trams|

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Current operator|

* Yarra Trams (Keolis Downer)

Former operators|

| Tramway trusts|

* Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston
* Footscray
* Hawthorn
* Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg
* Prahran & Malvern

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Private operators|

* North Melbourne Electric Tramway & Lighting Company

Government owned|

* Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board
* Metropolitan Transit Authority
* Public Transport Corporation
* Victorian Railways

Franchises|

* Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company
* M>Tram
* TransdevTSL

Tourist services|

* City Circle tram
* Colonial Tramcar Restaurant

Current depots|

* Brunswick
* Camberwell
* Essendon
* Glenhuntly
* Kew
* Malvern
* Preston
* Southbank

Former depots|

* East Preston
* Hawthorn
* North Fitzroy
* South Melbourne

Future depots|

* Maidstone

Stops|

* Albert Park
* Anzac Station
* Beacon Cove
* Clarendon Street Junction
* Graham Street
* Melbourne University
* Middle Park
* Montague Street
* Moonee Ponds Junction
* North Port
* South Melbourne
* St Kilda Station
* St Vincent's Plaza

Miscellaneous|

* Classification system
* Balaclava Junction
* Domain Interchange
* Haymarket roundabout
* Hook turn
* Karachi Tram
* Melbourne Art Trams
* Melbourne Cable Trams
* Proposed extensions
* St Kilda Junction
* Timeline
* Think Tram project
* VicTrack

Museums|

* Friends of Hawthorn Tram Depot
* Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association
* Tramway Museum Society of Victoria

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