Melbourne tram route 31
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Tram
route 31 is a public transport
service in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. It currently runs from Victoria Harbour via Collins Street through the city to St Vincents Plaza, then down Victoria Parade to Hoddle Street. The route has previously run from the old Collins Street West End terminus via Southern Cross Station
in the city centre and Collins Street to St Vincents Plaza. With the rerouting of Route 48
, route 31 had ceased to run.
This route was designed as a supplementary service along Collins Street, with services running inter peak and reduced services on weekends.
In October 2010, it was announced that the route would be reinstated. The new route 31 now runs from Victoria Harbour in Docklands to the intersection of Hoddle Street and Victoria Parade in Collingwood. The service runs on weekdays during business hours.
Ends at Hoddle Street, East Melbourne (stop 18)
Note: Some services continue down Victoria Street and Barkers Road to the Kew Tram Depot and vice versa.
Ends at St Vincents Plaza (stop 12)
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
route 31 is a public transport
Public transport
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service in Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
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. It currently runs from Victoria Harbour via Collins Street through the city to St Vincents Plaza, then down Victoria Parade to Hoddle Street. The route has previously run from the old Collins Street West End terminus via Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross Station
Southern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
in the city centre and Collins Street to St Vincents Plaza. With the rerouting of Route 48
Melbourne tram route 48
Tram route 48 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from Victoria Harbour, Docklands to North Balwyn via Collins Street, Spring Street, Wellington Parade and Bridge Road...
, route 31 had ceased to run.
This route was designed as a supplementary service along Collins Street, with services running inter peak and reduced services on weekends.
In October 2010, it was announced that the route would be reinstated. The new route 31 now runs from Victoria Harbour in Docklands to the intersection of Hoddle Street and Victoria Parade in Collingwood. The service runs on weekdays during business hours.
Current route description
Starts at Victoria Harbour, then runs via:- Collins StreetCollins Street, MelbourneCollins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west.It is notable as Melbourne's traditional main street and best known street, is often regarded as Australia's premier street, with some of the country's finest Victorian era buildings.The...
(stops D17 - 8)- Merchant Street (stop D17)
- Harbour Esplanade (stop D16)
- Batmans Hill Drive (stop D15)
- Southern Cross StationSouthern Cross StationSouthern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
(stop D14) - Spencer StreetSpencer Street, MelbourneSpencer Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is named for John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lord Melbourne, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom....
(stop 1) - King StreetKing Street, MelbourneKing Street is a main street in the Melbourne central business district. King Street is part of the Pacific Highway, and used to be part of National Route 1 until the city by-pass road linking the Monash Freeway with the Westgate Freeway was completed...
, Rialto TowersRialto TowersThe Rialto Towers is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof...
(stop 2) - William StreetWilliam Street, MelbourneWilliam Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs roughly north-south from Flinders Street to Victoria Street, and is located in the western half of the Hoddle Grid....
, tram route 55Melbourne tram route 55Tram route 55 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the corner of Bell Street and Melville Road in West Coburg to the Domain Road Interchange - Domain Road and St Kilda Road east of the city....
(stop 3) - Elizabeth StreetElizabeth Street, MelbourneElizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837.- Geography :...
, tram routes 19Melbourne tram route 19Tram route 19 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from Flinders Street in the city centre to North Coburg in the northern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, Parkville, Brunswick, Coburg, and Coburg North...
, 57Melbourne tram route 57Tram route 57 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the corner of Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street in the city centre to West Maribyrnong in the inner Western suburbs....
and 59Melbourne tram route 59Tram route 59 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the intersection of Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street in the city centre to Airport West in the north western suburbs....
(stop 5) - Swanston Street, Melbourne Town HallMelbourne Town HallMelbourne Town Hall is the central municipal building of the City of Melbourne, Australia, in the State of Victoria. It is located on the northeast corner of Swanston and Collins Streets, in the central business district. It is the seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne...
, tram routes 1Melbourne tram route 1Tram route 1 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the terminus at Nicholson Street and Bell Street in East Coburg to the corner of Victoria Avenue and Beaconsfield Parade in Albert Park....
, 3Melbourne tram route 3Tram route 3 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne north of the city centre to Malvern East in the eastern suburbs....
, 5Melbourne tram route 5Tram route 5 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne north of the city centre to Malvern East in the eastern suburbs. The destination is, however, displayed as Malvern, although the route technically ends within Malvern East...
, 6Melbourne tram route 6Tram 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....
, 8Melbourne tram route 8Tram route 8 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from Toorak to Moreland through the suburbs of Carlton and South Yarra...
, 16Melbourne tram route 16Tram route 16 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Kew in the eastern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, St Kilda, Balaclava, Malvern, and Kew...
, 64Melbourne tram route 64Tram route 64 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to East Brighton in the southern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, Windsor, Caulfield, and Brighton East...
, 67Melbourne tram route 67The Melbourne Tram Route 67 is an Australian tram route which runs back and forth from Carnegie to the University of Melbourne.The route starts at the Carnegie terminus, located in Trugininni Road at the corner of Koornang Road, and travels via Glen Huntly Road, Brighton Road, St Kilda Road and...
and 72Melbourne tram route 72Tram route 72 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Camberwell in the eastern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, South Yarra, Toorak, Malvern, Glen Iris, and Camberwell...
(stop 6) - Exhibition StreetExhibition Street, MelbourneExhibition Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. The street is named after the World Heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building, which is located in the Carlton Gardens.- Geography :...
(stop 7) - Spring StreetSpring StreetSpring Street may refer to:* Spring Street, Melbourne, Australia* Spring Street, Singapore* Spring Street -New York City Subway stations:* Spring Street at Sixth Avenue; serving the trains...
, ParliamentParliament House, MelbourneParliament House in Melbourne, located at Spring Street in East Melbourne at the edge of the Melbourne city centre, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855 .- History :In 1851, even before the colony of Victoria acquired full parliamentary self-government, Governor...
(stop 8)
- Macarthur Street
- Parliament Station (stop 10)
- Gisborne Street
- Albert Street (stop 11)
- Victoria Parade
- St Vincents Plaza, tram routes 24Melbourne tram route 24Tram route 24 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which runs from La Trobe Street in the city centre, to North Balwyn. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it falls within Metcard ticketing Zone 1....
, 30Melbourne tram route 30Tram route 30 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from St Vincents Plaza to Etihad Stadium. It only runs on weekdays, during daylight hours and is one of three fare paying routes to use heritage W class trams....
, 34, 42 and 109Melbourne tram route 109Tram route 109 or simply The 109 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs between a terminus in Box Hill and a terminus near Station Pier in Port Melbourne...
(stop 12) - Lansdowne Street (stop 13)
- Smith Street (stop 15)
- Wellington Street (stop 16)
- Hoddle Street (stop 18)
- St Vincents Plaza, tram routes 24
Ends at Hoddle Street, East Melbourne (stop 18)
Note: Some services continue down Victoria Street and Barkers Road to the Kew Tram Depot and vice versa.
Pre 2010 route description
Starts at Collins Street Extension; then runs via:- Collins StreetCollins Street, MelbourneCollins Street is a major street in the Melbourne central business district and runs approximately east to west.It is notable as Melbourne's traditional main street and best known street, is often regarded as Australia's premier street, with some of the country's finest Victorian era buildings.The...
(stops 1 - 9)- Spencer StreetSpencer Street, MelbourneSpencer Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is named for John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer, Chancellor of the Exchequer under Lord Melbourne, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom....
, Southern Cross StationSouthern Cross StationSouthern Cross is a major railway station and transport hub in Melbourne Docklands, Victoria, Australia. It is located on Spencer Street between Collins and La Trobe Streets at the western edge of the central business district...
(stop 1) - King StreetKing Street, MelbourneKing Street is a main street in the Melbourne central business district. King Street is part of the Pacific Highway, and used to be part of National Route 1 until the city by-pass road linking the Monash Freeway with the Westgate Freeway was completed...
, Rialto TowersRialto TowersThe Rialto Towers is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere, when measured to its roof...
(stop 2) - William StreetWilliam Street, MelbourneWilliam Street is a major street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs roughly north-south from Flinders Street to Victoria Street, and is located in the western half of the Hoddle Grid....
, tram route 55Melbourne tram route 55Tram route 55 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the corner of Bell Street and Melville Road in West Coburg to the Domain Road Interchange - Domain Road and St Kilda Road east of the city....
(stop 3) - Elizabeth StreetElizabeth Street, MelbourneElizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837.- Geography :...
, tram routes 19Melbourne tram route 19Tram route 19 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from Flinders Street in the city centre to North Coburg in the northern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, Parkville, Brunswick, Coburg, and Coburg North...
, 57Melbourne tram route 57Tram route 57 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the corner of Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street in the city centre to West Maribyrnong in the inner Western suburbs....
and 59Melbourne tram route 59Tram route 59 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the intersection of Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street in the city centre to Airport West in the north western suburbs....
(stop 5) - Swanston Street, Melbourne Town HallMelbourne Town HallMelbourne Town Hall is the central municipal building of the City of Melbourne, Australia, in the State of Victoria. It is located on the northeast corner of Swanston and Collins Streets, in the central business district. It is the seat of the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne...
, tram routes 1Melbourne tram route 1Tram route 1 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the terminus at Nicholson Street and Bell Street in East Coburg to the corner of Victoria Avenue and Beaconsfield Parade in Albert Park....
, 3Melbourne tram route 3Tram route 3 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne north of the city centre to Malvern East in the eastern suburbs....
, 5Melbourne tram route 5Tram route 5 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne north of the city centre to Malvern East in the eastern suburbs. The destination is, however, displayed as Malvern, although the route technically ends within Malvern East...
, 6Melbourne tram route 6Tram 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....
, 8Melbourne tram route 8Tram route 8 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from Toorak to Moreland through the suburbs of Carlton and South Yarra...
, 16Melbourne tram route 16Tram route 16 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Kew in the eastern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, St Kilda, Balaclava, Malvern, and Kew...
, 64Melbourne tram route 64Tram route 64 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to East Brighton in the southern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, Windsor, Caulfield, and Brighton East...
, 67Melbourne tram route 67The Melbourne Tram Route 67 is an Australian tram route which runs back and forth from Carnegie to the University of Melbourne.The route starts at the Carnegie terminus, located in Trugininni Road at the corner of Koornang Road, and travels via Glen Huntly Road, Brighton Road, St Kilda Road and...
and 72Melbourne tram route 72Tram route 72 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne in the city centre to Camberwell in the eastern suburbs. It runs through the suburbs of Melbourne, South Yarra, Toorak, Malvern, Glen Iris, and Camberwell...
(stop 6) - ParliamentParliament House, MelbourneParliament House in Melbourne, located at Spring Street in East Melbourne at the edge of the Melbourne city centre, has been the seat of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, since 1855 .- History :In 1851, even before the colony of Victoria acquired full parliamentary self-government, Governor...
, Parliament Station (stop 9)
- Spencer Street
- Macarthur Street/Gisbourne Street (stops 9 - 11)
- Victoria Parade (stop 12)
- St Vincents Plaza, tram routes 24Melbourne tram route 24Tram route 24 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which runs from La Trobe Street in the city centre, to North Balwyn. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it falls within Metcard ticketing Zone 1....
, 30Melbourne tram route 30Tram route 30 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from St Vincents Plaza to Etihad Stadium. It only runs on weekdays, during daylight hours and is one of three fare paying routes to use heritage W class trams....
, 34, 42 and 109Melbourne tram route 109Tram route 109 or simply The 109 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs between a terminus in Box Hill and a terminus near Station Pier in Port Melbourne...
(stop 12)
- St Vincents Plaza, tram routes 24
Ends at St Vincents Plaza (stop 12)