Melbourne tram route 19

Melbourne tram route 19
City - North CoburgCity - North Coburg
B2 route 19.jpg
Route Information
Route Number 19
Number of stops 40
Timetables Link
Route Map Link
Zone Location
Zone 1
Elizabeth St (Flinders St) - Sydney Rd (Bakers Rd)
Zone 1 & 2
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Tram 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. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it is entirely within Metcard ticketing Zone 1.

As this tram route is one of the most patronised in Melbourne, the VicRoads Think>Tram initiative was instated along this route to help increase ontime running. Yellow dividers are now bolted along Royal Parade forming a tram lane on road space which was previously shared by cars. Further Think Tram initiatives included signage improvements along the route and right-turn bans and turn priorities along Sydney Road. The route is operated by B2 class trams.

This route is especially busy during University semester times, serving the western side of Melbourne University and the Parkville (Pharmacy) campus of Monash University, while the route also passes through one of the most diverse areas in Melbourne, with Lebanese, Greek, Italian and some Asian restaurants and shops along Sydney Road.

An extension to Fawkner was first planned by the The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust in 1916, but never came to fruition.[1] This extension has been brought up since, most recently by the Victorian Greens during the 2010 state election.[2]

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Route

There are 40 stops on route 19.

Starts at intersection of Flinders and Elizabeth Streets, opposite Flinders Street Station (stop 1 - interchange), then runs via:

Ends at Sydney Road, North Coburg (stop 40 - platform stop).

Maps and timetables

References

See also



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