Tram line 59 in Melbourne
Line 59 of the Melbourne tram system runs between Airport West - Matthews Avenue to the north of the city and Flinders Street Station - Elizabeth Street. The entire journey takes about 46 minutes and there are trams every 5 - 8 minutes during the week, every 7 - 12 minutes on Saturdays and and every 7 - 20 minutes on Sundays.
After leaving the terminus stop Airport West - Matthews Avenue, the line runs south alongside Matthews Avenue, calling at Marshall Road & Matthews Avenue, Hawker Street & Matthews Avenue, Earl Street & Matthews Avenue, Cameron Street & Matthews Avenue, Fullarton Road & Matthews Avenue and Keilor Road & Matthews Avenue, until it reaches the junction with Keilor Road and turns left.
Running southeast along Keilor Road, the line stops at Treadwell Road & Keilor Road, Bradshaw Street & Keilor Road, Cooper Street & Keilor Road, Essendon North Primary School & Keilor Road, Service Street & Keilor Road and Mt Alexander Road & Keilor Road. From Mt Alexander Road & Keilor Road, the line turns right onto Mt Alexander Road and runs in a more southerly direction, stopping at Glass Street & Mt Alexander Road, Thorn Street & Mt Alexander Road, Brewster Street & Mt Alexander Road, Grice Crescent & Mt Alexander Road and Essendon Station.
From Essendon Station, the line turns left and runs along Fletcher Street, calling at Nicholson Street & Fletcher Street, Hoddle Street & Fletcher Street and Pascoe Vale Road & Fletcher Street, where it turns right and runs south along Pascoe Vale Road, calling at Buckley Street & Pascoe Vale Road, Salisbury Street & Pascoe Vale Road, Queens Park & Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Valley Civic Centre and Moonee Ponds Junction & Pascoe Vale Road.
From Moonee Ponds Junction & Pascoe Vale Road, the line turns left and rejoins Mt Alexander Road and heads in a slightly more easterly direction, calling at Montgomery Street & Mt Alexander Road, Ormond Road & Mt Alexander Road, Warrick Street & Mt Alexander Road, Middle Street & Mt Alexander Road, Essendon Tram Depot & Mt Alexander Road and Wellington Street & Mt Alexander Road. From Wellington Street & Mt Alexander Road, the line continues along Mt Alexander Road in a southeast direction, calling at Mount Alexander College, Mooltan Street & Mt Alexander Road, Flemington Community Centre and Flemington Bridge Station and joins Flemington Road.
Running southeast along Flemington Road, the line calls at Melrose Street & Flemington Road, Royal Children’s Hospital, Harker Street & Flemington Road, Murphy Street & Flemington Road and Royal Melbourne Hospital and then at the junction with Elizabeth Street and Peel Striit, turns right onto Elizabeth Street, calling at Haymarket & Elizabeth Street, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne Central Station & Elizabeth Street, Bourke Street Mall & Elizabeth Street, Collins Street & Elizabeth Street and the terminus stop Flinders Street Station.
Below is a stop by stop description of the route of tram line 59 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.
Matthews Avenue is a terminus stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus routes 478, 479, 482, 902 and 952
Marshall Road & Matthews Avenue is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Hawker Street & Matthews Avenue is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Earl Street & Matthews Avenue is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Cameron Street & Matthews Avenue is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Fullarton Road & Matthews Avenue is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Keilor Road & Matthews Avenue is an intermediate stop on line 59. Nearby bus stops serve bus routes 475, 476, 477, 483 and 501.
Treadwell Road & Keilor Road is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus routes 476, 477, 483 and 952.
Bradshaw Street & Keilor Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Cooper Street & Keilor Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Essendon North Primary School & Keilor Road is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus routes 476, 377 and 483.
Service Street & Keilor Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Mt Alexander Road & Keilor Road is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus routes 476, 477 and 952.
Glass Street & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Thorn Street & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Brewster Street & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus routes 476, 477, 483 and 903.
Grice Crescent & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Essendon Station is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop is also an interchange with the railway station of the same name.
Nicholson Street & Fletcher Street is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Hoddle Street & Fletcher Street is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Pascoe Vale Road & Fletcher Street is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus route 503.
Buckley Street & Pascoe Vale Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Salisbury Street & Pascoe Vale Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Queens Park & Pascoe Vale Road is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus route 508.
Moonee Valley Civic Centre is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Moonee Ponds Junction & Pascoe Vale Road is an intermediate stop on line 59 and is the terminus stop for line 82. Nearby bus stops also serve bus routes 404, 472, 475, 476, 477, 483, 501, 504, 505, 506 and 508.
Montgomery Street & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus routes 404 and 405.
Ormond Road & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus routes 404 and 405.
Warrick Street & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Middle Street & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Essendon Tram Depot & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Wellington Street & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Mount Alexander College is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Mooltan Street & Mt Alexander Road is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop also serves bus route 951.
Flemington Community Centre is an intermediate stop on line 59.
Flemington Bridge Station is an intermediate stop on line 59. The stop is also an interchange with the railway station of the same name.
Melrose Street & Flemington Road is an intermediate stop on lines 57 and 59.
Royal Children’s Hospital is an intermediate stop on lines 58 and 59. The stop is located close to Abbotsford Street Interchange, which is an intermediate stop on line 57.
Harker Street & Flemington Road is an intermediate stop on lines 58 and 59. The stop also serves bus route 951.
Murphy Street & Flemington Road is an intermediate stop on lines 58 and 59.
Royal Melbourne Hospital is an intermediate stop on lines 58 and 59. The stop also serves bus route 402.
Haymarket & Elizabeth Street is an intermediate stop on Line 19 and 59.
Queen Victoria Market is an intermediate stop on Lines 19, 57 and 59.
Melbourne Central Station & Elizabeth Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 19, 30, 35, 57 and 59. The stop is also an interchange for the mainline railway station
Bourke Street Mall & Elizabeth Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 19, 57, 59, 86 and 96.
Collins Street & Elizabeth Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 19, 57 and 59.
Flinders Street Station - Elizabeth Street is an intermediate station on lines 35, 70 and 75 and a terminus stop for lines 19, 57 and 59. The stop is also an interchange with the railway station of the same name.