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Melbourne tram route 1 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from the corner of Nicholson and Bell Streets in East Coburg to the corner of Victoria Avenue and Beaconsfield Parade at South Melbourne Beach. The 13.2 kilometre route is operated by Z3 and B2 class trams from Brunswick depot.〔(Facts & figures ) Yarra Trams〕〔(Route 1 ) Yarra Trams〕 ==History== The origins of route 1 lie in separate tram lines, a cable tram from Collins Street to South Melbourne Beach, a cable tram along Swanston Street and St Kilda Road, an electric line from Queensberry Street to East Coburg and a section of track between Clarendon Street and St Kilda Road. Cable trams first travelled from Queensberry Street, Carlton to Milton Street, Balaclava, on 11 October 1888, with the line opened by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company.〔( Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company Limited - cable tramway routes ) Running Journal (Tramway Museum Society of Victoria) June 1972 Volume 9 No 3 page 16〕 A cable tram between Collins Street and South Melbourne Beach, travelling via Market Street, Queens Bridge Street, City Road, Clarendon Street, Park Street, Montague Street, Bridport Street and Victoria Avenue was opened on 17 June 1890, by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company.〔 The Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust commenced building its tramway system in June 1914. On 31 October 1916, East Coburg was connected to Melbourne at Queensberry Street along Nicholson Street, Holmes Street, Lygon Street, Elgin Street and Madeline Street – as the section of Swanston Street north of Victoria Street was originally known. The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board constructed a track connecting Clarendon Street and St Kilda Road along Sturt Street, Eastern Road, Heather Street and Park Street, which opened on 31 October 1925.〔(Between the Wars ) Yarra Trams〕 The Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board converted the Swanston Street/St Kilda Road cable line to electric traction between 1924 and 1926, with electric trams able to run the entire length on 29 August 1926.〔 The Market Street cable lines were mainly converted – the Port Melbourne cable tram line, including the Hanna Street (now Kings Way) to Clarendon Street section of City Road was abandoned in favour of buses – to electric traction by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, with the first service to South Melbourne Beach on 25 July 1937.〔 As part of the City Road and St Kilda Road separation project, the northern most section of track along Sturt Street was relocated to Nolan Street (now Southbank Boulevard) on 16 March 1970.〔(Our Golden Years ) Yarra Trams〕 Route 1 is planned to be re-routed to be altered to operate from Moreland station in lieu of East Coburg from 21 June 2015 to replace part of Route 8. The East Coburg section will be taken over by Route 6.〔(Changes down the line for Melbourne's tram routes ) ''The Age'' 12 March 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melbourne tram route 1」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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