View or download the melbourne smartbus network map pdf 454 kb. Remember to touch on, if youre travelling beyond the free tram zone. A completely new public transport system opened on the gold coast, queensland on 20 july 2014, with a major extension completed in december 2017. Melbourne tram route 3 is operated by yarra trams on the melbourne tram network. Network alamein belgrave craigieburn cranbourne frankston glen waverley hurstbridge lilydale mernda pakenham. Melbourne city circle tram offline map in pdf moovit. Lines are more legible, the map is smaller and it uses standardised angles. Obviously it is good to hop off at different stops and explore the lanes and side streets that truly make melbourne s cbd a wonderland. If travelling only in the zone 1 or 2 overlap, a zone 2 ticket can be used melbourne tram network. It operates from melbourne university on swanston street to the corner of waverley road and darling road at malvern east. Melbourne train and tram map melbourne australia mappery. Use the map view of attractions for melbourne to get an idea. Melbourne trams melbourne is home to one of the worlds great urban tram networks and sits alongside san francisco as the world tram capital.
By this stage, cable trams had been phased out and the. Melbourne rail map a smart city guide map, even offline. For interactive maps of stations, stops, addresses, route numbers or line. When we visit melbourne and were moving around within the cbd and the free tram zone, whether we take a tram is often dependent on whether there is a tram about to arrive, what the weather is like, and so on. The melbourne cable tramway system was a cable car public transport system, which operated between 1885 and 1940 in melbourne, victoria, australia the first line, from spencer street to the end of bridge road richmond via flinders street, was opened on 11 november 1885, and all planned lines were built by 1891, the last being the short windsorst kilda esplanade line, opened 17 october 1891. This map shows train and tram lines and stations in melbourne. Trams in budapest lines, map, schedule and tickets.
Additionally, the tram routes along victoria street, william street and elizabeth. To avoid unnecessary confusion, i have stuck with similar colours. One of the best things about the london rail network is the pocket map. Moovit has an easytodownload melbourne tram network map, that serves as. Melbourne rail network pocket map maps by philip mallis. The city circle tram provides a free and convenient way for tourists and locals to witness melbourne s prominent tourist attractions and major events, while riding on an. Very useful for keeping the budget of the trip down. The city circle tram service provides a free and convenient way to get around central melbourne. The lines or networks operated by tramcars are called tramways. Largely radial in nature, it is a surprisingly difficult network to map.
Authorised by public transport victoria, 750 collins street, docklands. In the united states, the term tram has sometimes been used for rubbertired. Melbourne is australias secondlargest metropolitan area with a population of 3. More information information about the free tram zone is also available via onboard brochures, maps, tram stops, yarra trams, ptv call centre 1800 800 007. Well if youre staying in the free tram zone, then agreed there is no need to get a myki. View or download the melbourne cbd free tram zone map pdf 491 kb. Melbourne s free tram zone public transport victoria. The city is home to one of the worlds great urban tram networks. Regional service disruptions due to victorian fires. If you take tram 15, keep an eye on your belongings as there are pickpockets. Melbourne is a key shipping port of the southern hemisphere, indeed at 37 degrees south, there is no city in the world larger than melbourne lying further south. Passengers can get off the tram and explore the local tourist attractions. City circle tram and free tram zone melbourne forum. A tram on route 55 from west coburg to domain interchange stops at royal park zoo station map ref b1.
A pdf map of the city circle tram route can also be found below. Melbournes free tram zone dont touch on or off if youre just travelling in the citys free tram zone. Moovit has an easytodownload melbourne city circle tram map, that serves as your offline melbourne tram map while traveling. This new map by ptv is a large improvement on the old one. This map can be saved in your phone and its easy to share with friends. There are 17 passenger rail lines in metropolitan melbourne. A tram in north america streetcar or trolley is a rail vehicle that runs on tramway tracks along public urban streets. As of may 2017, the melbourne tramway network consists of 250 kilometres 160 miles of double track, 493 trams, 24 routes, and 1,763 tram stops. A great way to see melbourne is on the free city circle tram. The first parts of the map that i drew were the railways and cbd so that the rest of the map was built around these key anchors. Melbourne, along with san francisco, is known probably more so than any other city in the world for its trams.
Melbournes tram network is the largest in the world. An unofficial map of trams in melbourne, victoria, australia. There is no need for a timetable, as the tram arrives at designated stops every 12 minutes and runs from 10am to 6pm on weekdays and til. City circle tram route with stops melbourne visitor shuttle bus stop train station train route tram route with platform stops tram stop zone this map is not to scale walking time.
Then it was areas with gridlike tram and bus routes. Look for the signage at tram stops to identify the boundaries of the zone. Includes goto current location, search and the ability to toggle tram routes on and off. See why over 720 million users trust moovit as the best public transit app. Tourists, shoppers, office workers and families can use the city circle tram for travel to major attractions, shops and city events. City circle tram free melbourne tram, cbd route map. Portland, victoria, introduced a tourist tram line in 1996, which uses two replicas of a melbourne cable car dummy or grip car, driven by a hidden diesel motor, and two restored trailer cars. There is more of melbourne outside the free zone than in it. To view the downloaded map, no internet connection is required. This is done with line thickness, directness and colour palette. Its very busy and often standing room only but worth a go and you get to travel with the locls who do. Wongms railway gallery features many melbourne train pictures. Travel on the city circle tram is free, so hop on and off as often as you like.
We can advise that the nearest stop within the free tram zone on routes 86 and 96 would be stop 10 at parliament station nicholson street. Check out lisbons several bus, tram and metro routes, among others in. The tram line 2 runs along pests riverbank, providing great views over the danube and buda hills. Trams are a major form of public transport in melbourne, the capital city of the state of victoria, australia. The vast majority of rapid transit systems in the world give each line a dedicated pair of tracks from. Historically the term electric street railways was also used in the united states. More information information about the free tram zone is also available via onboard brochures, maps, tram.
Adelaide loop pdf, b botanic gardens to entertainment centre pdf, 730 kb glenelg to festival plaza pdf, 730 kb glenelg to royal adelaide hospital pdf, 730 kb. These were actually some of the hardest areas to design. The tram runs from kozvagohid to jaszai mari square, which is the closest stop to margaret island. This is a small, foldable version of the iconic tube map that is easy to carry and is full of information.
Melbourne s free tram zone dont touch on or off if youre just travelling in the citys free tram zone. The operator yarra trams claims the system is the largest operational urban tram network in the world. Particularly when moving between the north and south of the cbd, it can be pleasant to see a bit of the city at walking pace. City of melbourne travelsmart map highquality print version. Jun 30, 2015 having been to melbourne several times and staying in the cbd, the city circle tram was a fantastic way of freely moving around the sights of cbd. Melbourne tram map melbourne tram, melbourne map, map. On weekends route 3 operates as route 3a and diverts via st kilda. View or download the melbourne cbd free tram zone map pdf 748kb. The whole cityof melbourne within the areas im going to makeis approximately45km x 30km. This map covers the downtown and greater metropolitan area of the city of melbourne. Latest update update 27 12 2012 made the st pauls cathedral. Melbourne s tram network is the largest in the world. Moovit gives you yarra trams suggested routes, realtime tram tracker, live directions, line route maps in melbourne, and helps to find the closest 64 tram stations near you.
Its the offline tram map in melbourne that will take you where you need to go. Thanks to the vision and perseverance of the late sir robert risson, chairman of the melbourne and metropolitan tramways board throughout the 1950s and 1960s, melbourne retained and expanded its electric tramways in spite of accepted wisdom, public. The circle route is the outside boundary so you can do a complete round trip, stopping off where you like all for free. Check out lisbons several bus, tram and metro routes, among others in the following link.
It caters for over 240 million trips each year across its 218 stations. The best stops along melbournes free tourist tram ride a piece of australias heritage via the city circle tram route number 35 in melbournes central district. There are loads of things to do outside the free zone, only you can tell if you want to go to them. View or download the metropolitan melbourne tram network map pdf 6 kb. Earlier this year, yarra trams and public transport victoria ptv released a new map for melbourne s tram network. For interactive maps of metropolitan melbourne bus routes, search for a stop, address or route number on the home page. The route passes by the chain bridge, the hungarian parliament, the central market hall and other landmarks on the eastern bank.
Having been to melbourne several times and staying in the cbd, the city circle tram was a fantastic way of freely moving around the sights of cbd. This map from the melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, report and statement of accounts for the year ended 30th june 1950, shows how extensive melbournes tram network was in the immediate postwar era. The central part of melbourne has a free tram network. We pay respect to their elders, past and present, and to their cultural and spiritual connections to country. Metro acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which our rail network operates, the peoples of the kulin nation. Tram line termination weekend deviation tram interchange free tram zone zone zone tram connection tram crossroad connection tram to train connection train station within short walk of stop city train station melbourne tram network tram routes via east coburg south melbourne beach lygon street, brunswick, city, south melbourne. Obviously it is good to hop off at different stops and explore the lanes and side streets that truly make melbournes cbd a wonderland. Read the webmasters personal impressions of the melbourne train network in the urbanrail. Melbournes free tram zone public transport victoria. At the time, i was already working on this new version of my own. Moovit has an easyto download melbourne city circle tram map, that serves as your offline melbourne tram map while traveling.