Melbourne tram route 79

Route 79
North Richmond – St Kilda Beach
W-class 954 on Chapel Street at Windsor railway station
Overview
System	Melbourne tramway network
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Glenhuntly
Vehicle	Z-class, A2-class
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	North Richmond
Via	Richmond South Yarra Windsor Prahran
End	St Kilda Beach
Length	7.5 km (4.7 mi)[1]
Zone(s)	Zone 1 for the entire route
Timetable	Route 79 timetable
Map	Route 79 map
Route map ← Route 78  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 82 →

Tram route 79 was a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It ran from North Richmond to St Kilda Beach through the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran, Windsor and Balaclava.

Operated after 19:00 as an extended version of route 78, it was one of the few Melbourne tram routes that did not pass through the CBD. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it was entirely within Metlink ticketing Zone 1. This route was run from the Glenhuntly Tram Depot by Z or A class trams.

History

Before January 2009 route 79 North Richmond to St Kilda Beach operated Monday to Friday from 18:15, Saturdays from 13:10, and all day Sundays and public holidays.^[2] The route was discontinued on 27 July 2014 as part of a wider timetable change to the Yarra Trams network, replaced by a full-time route 78 service.^[3]

Route

There were 32 stops on route 79, which are numbered in decreasing order from Richmond.

Starts at Victoria Street Terminus, North Richmond, then runs via:

• Church Street (stops 65-53)
  • Victoria Street, tram routes 24 and 109 (stop 65)
  • Bridge Road, tram routes 48 and 75 (stop 61)
  • Swan Street, tram route 70 (stop 57)
  • East Richmond Station (stop 56)
• Chapel Street (stop 52-37)
  • Toorak Road, tram route 8 (stop 50)
  • Jam Factory (stop 48)
  • Commercial Road, Prahran Market tram route 72 (stop 47)
  • Prahran Town Hall (stop 46)
  • High Street, Swinburne University, tram route 6 (stop 45)
  • Windsor Station (stop 43)
  • Dandenong Road, Astor Theatre, tram routes 5 and 64 (stop 42)
  • tram routes 3 and 16 (stop 37)
• Carlisle Street (stop 36-32)
  • St Kilda Town Hall and library (stop 36)
  • St Kilda Road, tram route 67 (stop 35)
  • Acland Street, Luna Park, tram route 96 (stop 31)

References

1. "Route 78/79", Yarra Trams, retrieved 9 November 2013
2. Hugh Waldron (2009-10-16). "History of Melbourne tram route numbers (1950-2009)" (PDF). Yarra Trams. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
3. "Capacity boost for tram passengers". Yarra Trams. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

External links

• Public Transport Victoria
• Yarra Trams
• Official network maps
• Route 79 timetable
• Route 79 map