Melbourne tram route 6
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| Melbourne's tram routes |
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| 1 3 5 6 8 |
| 16 19 |
| 24 27 |
| 30 31 |
| 42 47 48 |
| 55 57 59 |
| 64 67 68 |
| 70 72 75 76 78 79 |
| 82 86 89 |
| 94 96 |
| 108 109 112 |
| City Circle |
| List of Melbourne tram routes |
Tram route 6 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Glen Iris in the eastern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, Prahran, Armadale, Malvern, and Glen Iris. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it is entirely within Metcard ticketing Zone 1.
Route 6 is primarily made up of D1 and D2 class trams, based at Malvern depot.
A truncated, off-peak version of route 6 exists as route 7. This route also begins at the University of Melbourne, but ends at Glenferrie Road in Malvern. It only operates in the direction away from the city.
Route
There are 53 stops on route 6.
Starts at University of Melbourne terminus (stop 1), Swanston and Faraday Streets; then runs via:
- Swanston Street (stops 1 - 13)
- RMIT University (stop 7)
- La Trobe Street, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne Central shopping centre and railway station, tram routes 24, 30, 34, and the City Circle (stop 8)
- Bourke Street, tram routes 86, 95, and 96 (stop 10)
- Collins Street, Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne City Square, tram routes 11, 12, 31, 42, 109, and 112 (stop 11)
- Flinders Street, Flinders Street Station, Federation Square, St. Paul's Cathedral, tram routes 48, 70, 75, and the City Circle (stop 13)
- St. Kilda Road (stops 14 - 27)
- Victorian Arts Centre (stop 14)
- National Gallery of Victoria, Queen Victoria Gardens (stop 15)
- Southbank Boulevard, tram routes 1 and 22 (stop 16)
- Shrine of Remembrance (stop 19)
- Domain Interchange, tram routes 8 and 55 (stop 20)
- Toorak Road (stop 22)
- Commercial Road, tram route 72 (stop 25)
- High Street, tram routes 3, 5, 16, 64, and 67 (stop 27)
- High Street (stops 28 - 53)
- Prahran railway station (stop 30)
- Chapel Street, Swinburne University of Technology Prahran campus (stop 31)
- Armadale railway station (stop 40)
- Glenferrie Road, Malvern Town Hall, tram route 69, Malvern tram depot (stop 44)
- Glen Iris railway station (stop 53)
Ends at Glen Iris terminus (stop 53), High Street and Malvern Road.
Maps and timetables
- Official timetables (http://www.victrip.com.au/timetables/timetable_options.php?type=tram&id=MTM006)
- Official route map (http://www.victrip.com.au/images/uploaded/2517_MPGI_Tm_06_DL_RGB.jpg)
- Official tram network map (http://www.victrip.com.au/transport_maps/metro_trams_map.php)
