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."Melbourne's Electric Trams" Trolley Wire issue 307 November 2006 page 11 When the Public Transport Corporation was privatised in August 1999, Southbank depot passed to Yarra Trams."Yarra Trams" Trolley Wire issue 279 November 1999 page 25 The depot was extended in 2009 as part of the E-class tram project.Southbank tram depot gets an upgrade Yarra Trams 29 July 2009
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 KildaRoute 12 Yarra Trams : St Vincent's Plaza to Central Pier DocklandsRoute 30 Yarra Trams : City CircleCity Circle Tram Yarra Trams : West Coburg to Toorak shared with Essendon depot : East Brunswick to St Kilda Beach (shared with Preston depot)
Light rail station
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
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