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Tram line 3a in Melbourne

About Line 3a

Line 3a of the Melbourne tram system runs between Melbourne University in the center of the city and Darling Road & Waverley Road, which is located in East Malvern in the southeast of the city. The entire journey takes about 1 hour and 3 minutes and there are trams every 10 to 12 minues. Line 3 only runs at weekends, on weekdays the line is designated 3 and runs a slightly amended route.

Route of Melbourne line 3a

After leaving the terminus stop Melbourne University, the line runs south along Swanston Street, stopping at Lincoln Square, Queensberry Street & Swanston Street, RMIT University, Melbourne Central Station, Bourke Street Mall, Collins Street & Swanston Street and Flinders Street Station.

After leaving Flinders Street Station, the line contines south, crossing the Yarra River on Princess Bridge and joining St Kilda Road to stop at Arts Precinct. After leaving Arts Precinct, the line continues south along St Kilda Road, stopping at Grant Street - Police Memorial, Shrine of Remembrance, Park Street & St Kilda Road, Toorak Road & St Kilda Road, Arthur Street & St Kilda Road, Leopold Street & St Kilda Road, Commercial Road & St Kilda Road, Moubray Street & St Kilda Road, High Street & St Kilda Road, Union Street & St Kilda Road and St Kilda Junction

After leaving St Kilda Junction, the line crosses the junction with Queens Road, Punt Road and Wellington Street and turns right onto Fitzroy Street, stopping at St Kilda Road & Fitzroy Street, Princes Street & Fitzroy Street, Canterbury Road & Fitzroy Street, Park Street & Fitzroy Street and Jacka Boulevard & Fitzroy Street. After leaving Jacka Boulevard & Fitzroy Street, the line follows the road round to the left as it becomes The Esplanade and runs south, stopping at The Esplanade and Luna Park. From Luna Park, the line joins Carlisle Street and runs east, stopping at Barkly Street & Carlisle Street, Greeves Street & Carlisle Street and Brighton Road & Carlisle Street. After leaving Brighton Road & Carlisle Street, the line crosses St Kilda Road and continues east along Carlisle Street, stopping at St Kilda Town Hall & Carlisle Street, Chapel Street & Carlisle Street, Balaclava Station & Carlisle Street, Orange Grove & Carlisle Street and Hotham Street & Carlisle Street.

After leaving Hotham Street & Carlisle Street, the line continues east along Balaclava Road, stopping at Empress Road & Balaclava Road, Sidwell Avenue & Balaclava Road, Orrong Road & Balaclava Road, Ontario Street & Balaclava Road, Kent Grove & Balaclava Road, Kooyong Road & Balaclava Road, Elmhurst Road & Balaclava Road, Hawthorn Road & Balaclava Road, Caulfield Park Bowling Club, Caulfield Park & Balaclava Road, Kambrook Road & Balaclava Road, until it reaches Normanby Road & Balaclava Road.

From Normanby Road & Balaclava Road, the line turns right onto Normanby Road and stops at Caulfield Racecourse & Normanby Road. After leaving Caulfield Racecourse & Normanby Road, the line turns left and passes under the railway line, and then right onto Sir John Monash Drive, until it reaches Caulfield Station & Derby Road, where it turns left and runs along Derby Road until it reaches Dandenong Road & Derby Road, where it turns right onto Dandenong Road and runs to Dandenong Road & Waverley Road.

From Dandenong Road & Waverley Road, the line runs east along Waverley Road, stopping at Burke Road & Waverley Road, Tennyson Stret & Waverley Road, The Avenue & Waverley Road, Oak Grove & Waverley Road and then the terminus stop Darling Road & Waverley Road

Melbourne line 3a in detail

Below is a stop by stop description of the route of tram line 3a in Melbourne. For more detailed information on individual stops, click on their name. Times shown are an estimate of the time taken to travel between each stop.

The following icons are shown next to the name of the stop to indicate interchanges with other routes

  • Interchange for other tram routes.
  • Interchange on to bus routes.
  • Interchange on to train routes.
  • Interchange on to metro/subway/underground routes.
  • Interchange on to boat routes.
  • Interchange for airport.

Melbourne University

Melbourne University is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 and a terminus stop on line 3/3a. The stop also serves bus route 546.

1 minute
Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

2 minutes
Queensberry Street & Swanston Street

Queensberry Street & Swanston Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

2 minutes
RMIT University

RMIT University is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

1 minute
Melbourne Central Station - Swanston Street

Melbourne Central Station is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 30, 35, 64, 67 and 72. The stop is also an interchange with the mainline rail services from the station.

4 minutes
Bourke Street Mall - Swanston Street

Bourke Street Mall is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72, 86 and 96.

2 minutes
Collins Street & Swanston Street

Collins Street & Swanston Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

1 minute
Flinders Street Station

Flinders Street Station is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 and a terminus stop on Lines 19, 57 and 59. The stop is also an interchange for rail services from the station of the same name.

1 minute
Arts Precinct

Arts Precinct is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

2 minutes
Grant Street - Police Memorial

Grant Street - Police Memorial is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

2 minutes
Shrine of Remembrance

Shrine of Remembrance is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

1 minute
Park Street & St Kilda Road

Park Street & St Kilda Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

1 minute
Toorak Road & St Kilda Road

Toorak Road & St Kilda Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

1 minute
Arthur Street & St Kilda Road

Arthur Street & St Kilda Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 58, 64, 67 and 72.

1 minute
Leopold Street & St Kilda Road

Leopold Street & St Kilda Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

1 minute
Commercial Road & St Kilda Road

Commercial Road & St Kilda Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72.

1 minute
Moubray Street & St Kilda Road

Moubray Street & St Kilda Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64 and 67.

1 minute
High Street & St Kilda Road

High Street & St Kilda Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64 and 67.

1 minute
Union Street & St Kilda Road

Union Street & St Kilda Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 16, 64 and 67.

1 minute
St Kilda Junction

St Kilda Junction is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 5, 16, 64 and 67. The stop also serves bus route 246.

1 minute
St Kilda Road & Fitzroy Street

St Kilda Road & Fitzroy Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a and 16.

1 minute
Princes Street & Fitzroy Street

Princes Street & Fitzroy Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a and 16.

1 minute
Canterbury Road & Fitzroy Street

Canterbury Road & Fitzroy Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a, 16 and 96.

1 minute
Park Street & Fitzroy Street

Park Street & Fitzroy Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a, 16 and 96 and a terminus stop for Line 12. The stop also serves bus route 606.

1 minute
Jacka Boulevard & Fitzroy Street

Jacka Boulevard & Fitzroy Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a, 16 and 96.

1 minute
The Esplanade

The Esplanade is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a, 16 and 96.

1 minute
Luna Park

Luna Park is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a, 16 and. The stop also serves bus route 606.

1 minute
Barkly Street & Carlisle Street

Barkly Street & Carlisle Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a and 16. The stop also serves bus route 623.

1 minute
Greeves Street & Carlisle Street

Greeves Street & Carlisle Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a and 16.

1 minute
Brighton Road & Carlisle Street

Brighton Road & Carlisle Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3a and 16. The stop also serves bus route 623.

1 minute
St Kilda Town Hall & Carlisle Street

St Kilda Town Hall & Carlisle Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16.

1 minute
Chapel Street & Carlisle Street

Chapel Street & Carlisle Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16.

1 minute
Balaclava Station & Carlisle Street

Balaclava Station & Carlisle Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16. The stop is also an interchange with the railway station of the same name.

1 minute
Orange Grove & Carlisle Street

Orange Grove & Carlisle Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16.

1 minute
Hotham Street & Carlisle Street

Hotham Street & Carlisle Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16. The stop also serves bus routes 216 and 219.

1 minute
Empress Road & Balaclava Road

Empress Road & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16.

1 minute
Sidwell Avenue & Balaclava Road

Sidwell Avenue & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16.

1 minute
Orrong Road & Balaclava Road

Orrong Road & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16. The stop also serves bus route 220.

1 minute
Ontario Street & Balaclava Road

Ontario Street & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16.

1 minute
Kent Grove & Balaclava Road

Kent Grove & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16.

1 minute
Kooyong Road & Balaclava Road

Kooyong Road & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16. The stop also serves bus route 605.

1 minute
Elmhurst Road & Balaclava Road

Elmhurst Road & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a and 16.

1 minute
Hawthorn Road & Balaclava Road

Hawthorn Road & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Lines 3/3a, 16 and 64. The stop also serves bus route 969.

1 minute
Caulfield Park Bowling Club

Caulfield Park Bowling Club is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Caulfield Park & Balaclava Road

Caulfield Park & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Kambrook Road & Balaclava Road

Kambrook Road & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Normanby Road & Balaclava Road

Normanby Road & Balaclava Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Caulfield Racecourse & Normanby Road

Caulfield Racecourse & Normanby Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Caulfield Station & Derby Road

Caulfield Station & Derby Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a. The stop also serves bus routes 624 and 969 and is an interchange for the mainline railway station.

1 minute
Dandenong Road & Derby Road

Dandenong Road & Derby Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Dandenong Road & Waverley Road

Dandenong Road & Waverley Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Burke Road & Waverley Road

Burke Road & Waverley Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a. The stop also serves bus route 624.

1 minute
Tennyson Stret & Waverley Road

Tennyson Stret & Waverley Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
The Avenue & Waverley Road

The Avenue & Waverley Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Oak Grove & Waverley Road

Oak Grove & Waverley Road is an intermediate stop on Line 3/3a.

1 minute
Darling Road & Waverley Road

Darling Road & Waverley Road is a terminus stop on Line 3/3a. The stop also serves bus route 624.

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