Melbourne tram route 59

Route 59
Airport West - Flinders Street station
B class tram on Mount Alexander Road in May 2013
Overview
System	Melbourne
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Essendon
Vehicle	B class
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	Airport West
Via	Niddrie Essendon Moonee Ponds Junction Ascot Vale Flemington North Melbourne
End	Flinders Street station
Length	14.7 km (9.1 mi)
Zone(s)	Free Zone: Stops 1-7 Myki Zone 1: Stops 8-59
Annual patronage	10.2 million
Timetable	Route 59 timetable
Map	Route 59 map
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Melbourne tram route 59 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from Airport West to Flinders Street station. The 14.7 kilometre route is operated by B2 class trams from Essendon depot.^[1][2]

Route 59 operated to Essendon Airport until 1976, when it was diverted to terminate at Airport West.^[3]

Route

The route starts at the corner of Matthews Avenue and Rodd Road, Airport West and operates via Niddrie, Essendon, Moonee Ponds Junction, Ascot Vale, Flemington, North Melbourne and Elizabeth Street to terminate at Flinders Street station.

Map

Route 59
Airport West Stop 59 Essendon Airport 56 Essendon station Essendon station 41 Pascoe Vale Road 38 Moonee Ponds Junction Route 82 33 Flemington Bridge station Flemington Bridge station 22 Royal Children's Hospital Routes 55, 57 19 Royal Melbourne Hospital Route 55 14 Queen Victoria Market Routes 19, 57 7 Melbourne Central station Melbourne Central station Routes 30, City Circle 5 Collins Street Routes 11, 48, 109, 112 2 Flinders Street station Flinders Street station Routes 70, 75, City Circle 1
Not all stops are shown, refer to timetable for full list of stops Green denotes free tram zone

References

1. "Facts & figures". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
2. "Route 59". Yarra Trams. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
3. Budd, Dale; Wilson, Randall (1998). Melbourne's Marvellous Trams. Randwick: University of New South Wales Press. p. 23. ISBN 0 868405 04 3.

External links

• Media related to Melbourne tram route 59 at Wikimedia Commons
• Route 59 map
• Route 59 timetable