Melbourne tram route 59

City - Airport West

Route Information
Route Number	59
Number of stops	59
Timetables	Link
Route Map	Link
Zone Location
Zone 1
Entire route

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.

Like most Melbourne tram routes, route 59 operates entirely in Metcard ticketing Zone 1. The route is primarily operated by B2 class trams from Essendon tram depot, and occasional Z3 class tram when B2 class trams are required elsewhere.

The route runs along Elizabeth Street in the city, Flemington Road in Parkville, Mount Alexander Road through Flemington, Ascot Vale and Moonee Ponds, Pascoe Vale Road through Moonee Ponds and Essendon, Fletcher Street in Essendon, Mount Alexander Road in Essendon, Keilor Road through Essendon North and Niddrie, and Matthews Avenue in Airport West where it terminates at the corner of Matthews Avenue and Rodd Road.

The tram does not go to Melbourne Airport; its destination boards state "Airport West" as this is the name of the suburb where the tram terminates. That suburb is so named as it lies west of Essendon Airport.

Route

There are 59 stops on route 59.

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

• Elizabeth Street (stops 1 - 9)
  • Collins Street, tram routes 11, 12, 42, 48, 109, and 112 (stop 2)
  • Bourke Street, GPO, tram routes 86, 95, and 96 (stop 3)
  • Lonsdale Street, St Francis' Church (stop 4)
  • La Trobe Street, Melbourne Central shopping centre and railway station, tram routes 24, 30, 34, and City Circle (stop 5)
  • Victoria Street, Queen Victoria Market, tram route 57 (stop 7)
• Flemington Road (stops 9 - 22)
  • Peel Street, Royal Parade, tram routes 19 and 55 (stop 9)
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital (stop 14)
  • Royal Children's Hospital (stop 17)
  • Abbotsford Street, Royal Park, tram route 55 (stop 19)
  • Boundary Road, Flemington Bridge station, tram route 57 (stop 22)
• Mount Alexander Road/Fletcher Street (stops 22-44)
  • Essendon tram depot (stop 27)
  • Moonee Ponds Junction, Moonee Valley Racecourse, tram route 82 (stop 33)
  • Wilson Street, Queens Park (stop 35)
  • Essendon station, Windy Hill (stop 41)
• Keilor Road
• Matthews Avenue
  • Earl Street, Essendon Airport (stop 56)

Ends at Westfield Airport West (stop 59).

Maps and timetables

• Official timetables
• Official route map
• Official tram network map
• Melbourne tram and train network map from railmaps.com.au
• OpenStreetMap | Relation | Tram Route 59 (167658)