![]() ![]() Route 6 operates from Brunswick tram depot travelling east along Moreland Road before turning south along Holmes Street in Brunswick East. Some services terminated at Melbourne University Melbourne tram route 6 evolutionĬity (Queensberry / Swanston Streets) to Glen Iris On as part of works associated with the closure of Domain Interchange and construction of Anzac railway station, route 6 was extended from Melbourne University to Moreland to partly replace route 8. Meanwhile, the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramway Trust constructed the section of route 6 north of Queensberry Street towards Moreland. ![]() The PMTT extended the line again on 25 March 1914, this time east, to its current terminus at Malvern Road. This line was extended west to Punt Road on 14 March 1911 and again, to St Kilda Road on 14 September 1912, connecting with the St Kilda Road cable tram to the city. The section between Charles Street (near Stop 30) and Tooranga Road (Stop 48) was one of the original lines constructed by the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT), which opened on. The line between City Road and Domain Interchange was electrified on 24 January 1926. The section between Queensberry Street and City Road (near Stop 14) was electrified on the same day. The section between Domain Interchange (Stop 20) and High Street was electrified on 27 December 1925. This cable tram line was electrified in stages by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board. The section of track between Queensberry Street (Stop 4) and High Street (Stop 27) is the oldest section of this route, dating back to the Brighton Road cable tram which opened on 11 October 1888 by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company. The origins of route 6 lie in separate tram lines. From then on, route 6 trams were altered run full-time to Melbourne University. Finally on 17 January 1996, a permanent shunt was built at Melbourne University. Due to congestion during peak hours at the crossover, some trams continued north to Melbourne University. Trams traditionally terminated at the Victoria Street terminus, but following an accident in 1991, trams instead terminated at the Queensberry Street crossover. Route 6 was allocated to the line between Glen Iris and City ( Swanston Street) on 21 November 1929, the same day that numbers were allocated to the rest of the Swanston Street trams. ![]()
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