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Southbank tram depot

Entry to the depot, viewing Melbourne CBD, August 2008
Location
Location	Normanby Road, Southbank
Characteristics
Owner	VicTrack
Operator	Yarra Trams
Roads	9 (2 in workshops, 7 outside)
Rolling stock	23 A1 Class 2 A2 Class 5 C2 Class 2 E Class 26 E2 Class 12 W8 Class
Routes served	12, 30, 35, 58 (shared with Essendon), 96 (shared with Preston)
History
Opened	8 February 1997 (1997-02-08)

Southbank tram depot is located in Southbank, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.

History

Southbank tram depot opened on 8 February 1997 on the site of the former Montague shipping shed replacing South Melbourne depot. When the Public Transport Corporation was privatised in August 1999, Southbank depot passed to Yarra Trams. The depot was extended in 2009 as part of the E-class tram project.

Layout

The main yard has nine roads, two of these inside a maintenance shed. There are also two stabling roads for the three Colonial Tramcar Restaurant cars, which also operate from this depot. Two entrances exist, East Gate and West Gate.

Rolling stock

As of May 2024, the depot has an allocation of 68 trams:

• 23 A1 Class trams
• 2 A2 Class trams
• 5 C2 Class trams
• 2 E Class trams
• 26 E2 Class trams
• 12 W8 Class trams

Servicing of Z3-class trams from other depots is performed at Southbank, however these trams are not used on Southbank routes.

Routes

The following routes are operated from Southbank depot:

• : Victoria Gardens to St Kilda
• : St Vincent's Plaza to Central Pier Docklands
• : City Circle
• : West Coburg to Toorak shared with Essendon depot
• : East Brunswick to St Kilda Beach shared with Preston depot

Light rail station

Southbank Tram Depot
PTV tram stop
General information
Location	Southbank, Victoria 3006 Australia
Coordinates	37°49′39″S 144°57′14″E / 37.82757°S 144.95381°E / -37.82757; 144.95381
Owned by	VicTrack
Operated by	Yarra Trams
Line(s)	Port Melbourne
Platforms	2 (2 side)
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	125A
Fare zone	Myki Zone 1
History
Electrified	600 V DC overhead
Services
Preceding station Yarra Trams Following station Clarendon Street Junctiontowards Box Hill Route 109 Montague Streettowards Port Melbourne

A light rail station with the same name is located approximately 250 metres from the depot, located along Normanby Road and on the former Port Melbourne railway line.

Yarra Trams operates one route via Southbank Tram Depot light rail station:

• : Box Hill – Port Melbourne

References

1. "Melbourne's Electric Trams" Trolley Wire issue 307 November 2006 page 11
2. "Yarra Trams" Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25
3. Southbank tram depot gets an upgrade Yarra Trams 29 July 2009
4. ^ "Southbank Depot". Vicsig. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
5. Route 12 Archived 8 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine Yarra Trams
6. Route 30 Yarra Trams
7. City Circle Tram Yarra Trams
8. "Route 96". Yarra Trams. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
9. Victoria, Public Transport. "125A-Southbank Tram Depot/Light Rail". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
10. "Port Melbourne Line". VICSIG. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
11. "109 Box Hill - Port Melbourne". Public Transport Victoria.

37°49′43″S 144°57′04″E / 37.8285°S 144.9512°E / -37.8285; 144.9512

• Tram depots in Melbourne
• Transport infrastructure completed in 1997
• 1997 establishments in Australia
• Buildings and structures in the City of Melbourne (LGA)
• Southbank, Victoria
• Transport in the City of Melbourne (LGA)
• Tram stops in Melbourne