Melbourne tram route 24 explained

Number:Route 24
Logo Alt:yarra trams
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Subheader:Balwyn North - La Trobe Street West End
Operatorlogo:YarraTramsLogoNew.svg
Oplogo Width:180
Image Alt:C 3010 in La Trobe Street operating a route 24 service to West End, 2013
System:Melbourne tramway network
Operator:Yarra Trams
Depot:Kew
Vehicle:A class
C class
Open:25 September 1972
Close:26 July 2014
Predecessors:Route 48
Locale:Melbourne, Australia
Start:Balwyn North
Via:Kew East
Kew
Hawthorn
Richmond
East Melbourne
Melbourne CBD (La Trobe St)
End:La Trobe Street West End
Length:12.6km (07.8miles)
Time:50 minutes
Day:Peak hour only
Zone:Myki Zone 1
Timetable Link:Route 24 timetable
Map Link:Route 24 map
Previous Line:Route 19
Next Line:Route 30

Melbourne tram route 24 was operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operated from Balwyn North to La Trobe Street West End in the Melbourne CBD. The 12.6 kilometre route was operated by A and C class trams from Kew depot.[1]

Route 24 began operating on 25 September 1972 as a peak hour derivative of route 48.[2] Between 23 May and 18 November 2005 it was extended via Docklands to Flinders Street West while the King Street Overpass was demolished.[3]

The route was discontinued on 26 July 2014 as part of a wider timetable change to the Yarra Trams network.[4] It only operated in peak hours.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529000558/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/about-us/who-we-are/facts-figures/ Facts & figures
  2. http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media/43839/tramroutenumbers.pdf History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20050525111100/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/service_changes/current/article.asp?id=97 Temporary changes to tram services - Flinders Street Overpass Removal
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726093749/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2014/capacity-boost-for-tram-passengers/ Capacity boost for tram passengers
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20120623102657/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/route/view/742 Route 24 timetable