Pascoe Vale Road is a major thoroughfare

Thoroughfare

A thoroughfare is a place of transportation intended to connect one location to another. Highways, roads, and trails are examples of thoroughfares used by a variety of general traffic. On land a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a rough trail to multi-lane highway with grade separated...

 through the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 continuing to the outer northern suburbs. It runs in the South from its junction with Mount Alexander Road

Mount Alexander Road, Melbourne

Mount Alexander Road is a major road in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs.It commences at the junction of Flemington Road and CityLink in the suburb of North Melbourne, proceeds North through Flemington forming the boundary between Flemington and Travancore, then forming the boundary between...

 at Moonee Ponds Junction and continues North through the suburb

Suburb

The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

s of Moonee Ponds

Moonee Ponds, Victoria

Moonee Ponds is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley.It is home to Queens Park and the Moonee Valley Racecourse...

, Essendon

Essendon, Victoria

Essendon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley...

, Strathmore

Strathmore, Victoria

Strathmore is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley...

, forms the boundary between Pascoe Vale

Pascoe Vale, Victoria

Pascoe Vale is a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2006 Census, Pascoe Vale had a population of 13,558.- History :...

 and Oak Park

Oak Park, Victoria

Oak Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...

, continues through Oak Park

Oak Park, Victoria

Oak Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...

, then on to Glenroy

Glenroy, Victoria

Glenroy is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland...

, forms the boundary between Jacana

Jacana, Victoria

Jacana is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

 and Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows, Victoria

Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

, continues through Broadmeadows

Broadmeadows, Victoria

Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

, then forms the boundary between Meadow Heights

Meadow Heights, Victoria

Meadow Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

 and Coolaroo

Coolaroo, Victoria

Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Coolaroo had a population of 3,095....

, before terminating at its intersection with Somerton Road, at the confluence of the suburbs of Meadow Heights

Meadow Heights, Victoria

Meadow Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

, Coolaroo

Coolaroo, Victoria

Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Coolaroo had a population of 3,095....

 and Roxburgh Park

Roxburgh Park, Victoria

Roxburgh Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

.

The road houses both residential

Residential area

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 and commercial areas and in parts is serviced by tram number 59

Melbourne tram route 59

Tram 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....

 and the Craigieburn railway line.