Tram line 86 in Melbourne
Line 86 of the Melbourne tram system runs between McKimmies Road & Plenty Road in Bundoora to the northeast of the city and Waterfront City - Docklands. The entire journey takes about an hour and 22 minutes and there are trams every 6 - 8 minutes during the week, every 10 - 15 minutes on Saturdays and every 10 - 20 minutes on Sundays.
After leaving the terminus stop McKimmies Road & Plenty Road, the line runs south down Plenty Road, calling at Janefield Drive & Plenty Road, before following Plenty Road as it turns southwest and calls at Taunton Drive & Plenty Road, Greenhills Road & Plenty Road and Bundoora Square Shopping Centre.
After calling at Bundoora Square Shopping Centre, the line continues to follow Plenty Road, now running south and calling at Settlement Road & Plenty Road and Grimshaw Street & Plenty Road, before turning to run southwest once again, calling at Mount Cooper Drive & Plenty Road, Greenwood Drive & Plenty Road, Bundoora MFB & Plenty Road, Bundoora Park & Plenty Road, La Trobe University & Plenty Road, Preston Cemetery & Plenty Road, Browning Street & Plenty Road, Reservoir High School & Plenty Road, Loddon Ave & Plenty Road, Albert Street & Plenty Road, Wilkinson Street & Plenty Road, Ethel Grove & Plenty Road and Tyler Street & Plenty Road.
After leaving Tyler Street & Plenty Road, the line continues south along Plenty Road, calling at Wood Street & Plenty Road, Sylvester Grove & Plenty Road, Murray Road & Plenty Road, Gower Street & Plenty Road, David Street & Plenty Road, East Preston Tram Depot & Plenty Road, Bell Street & Plenty Road, Osborne Grove & Plenty Road and Raglan Street & Plenty Road.
After leaving Raglan Street & Plenty Road, the line continues along Plenty Road until it joins High Street and then runs south along High Street, calling at Dundas Street & High Street, Collins Street & High Street, Mansfield Street & High Street, Gooch Street & High Street, Clarendon Street & High Street, Woolton Avenue & High Street, Darebin Road & High Street, Dennis Street & High Street, McCutcheon Street & High Street, Separation Street & High Street, Mitchell Street & High Street, Northcote Town Hall & High Street, Clarke Street & High Street, Westgarth Street & High Street and Walker Street & High Street.
From Walker Street & High Street, the line crosses Merri Creek and as High Street becomes Queens Parade, it runs southwest along it, calling at Clifton Hill Interchange & Queens Parade, Gold Street & Queens Parade, Wellington Street & Queens Parade and Smith Street & Queens Parade, before turning right to run south along Smith Street.
Running along Smith Street, the line calls at Alexandra Parade & Smith Street, Keele Street & Smith Street, Johnston Street & Smith Street, Hodgson Street & Smith Street, Charles Street & Smith Street, Peel Street & Smith Street and Gertrude Street & Smith Street, before turning right onto Gertrude Street. Running West along Gertrude Street, the line calls at Napier Street & Gertrude Street and Gertrude Street & Brunswick Street.
After leaving Gertrude Street & Brunswick Street, the line runs along Gertrude Street to the junction with Nicholson Street, where it turns left and runs south, calling at Melbourne Museum and Parliament Station and then continuing along Nicholson Street until it joins Spring Street, which it runs along for a short distance before turning right to run along Bourke Street, calling at Spring Street & Bourke Street, Russell Street & Bourke Street, Bourke Street Mall - Swanston Street, Bourke Street Mall - Elizabeth Street, Queen Street & Bourke Street, Bourke Street & William Street and Spencer Street & Bourke Street.
After leaving Spencer Street & Bourke Street, the line turns right on to Spencer Street and runs north, calling at Lonsdale Street & Spencer Street and Spencer Street & La Trobe Street, before turning left to run west along La Trobe Street, calling at Etihad Stadium & La Trobe Street and then turning right on to Harbour Esplanade and calling at Central Pier & Harbour Esplanade and then turning left on to Docklands Drive and calling at NewQuay & Docklands Drive and the terminus stop Waterfront City - Docklands.
Below is a stop by stop description of the route of tram line 86 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.
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- Interchange on to train routes.
- Interchange on to metro/subway/underground routes.
- Interchange on to boat routes.
- Interchange for airport.
McKimmies Road & Plenty Road is a terminus stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 386, 387 and 570.
Janefield Drive & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 383, 386, 387 and 570.
Taunton Drive & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Greenhills Road & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Bundoora Square Shopping Centre is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 382 and 566.
Settlement Road & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Grimshaw Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 382, 566, 902 and 955.
Mount Cooper Drive & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 382.
Greenwood Drive & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 382 and 566.
Bundoora MFB & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 382 and 566.
Bundoora Park & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 382 and 566.
La Trobe University & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 250, 350, 382, 550, 551, 561, 566 and 955.
Preston Cemetery & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Browning Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 382.
Reservoir High School & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 382.
Loddon Ave & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 382.
Albert Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 382 and 566.
Wilkinson Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 566.
Ethel Grove & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 566.
Tyler Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 555, 566 and 567.
Wood Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 555.
Sylvester Grove & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Murray Road & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 527 and 903.
Gower Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
David Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
East Preston Tram Depot & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Bell Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 513.
Osborne Grove & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Raglan Street & Plenty Road is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Dundas Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 552.
Collins Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Mansfield Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Gooch Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Clarendon Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 510 and 955.
Woolton Avenue & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Darebin Road & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Dennis Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
McCutcheon Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Separation Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 508.
Mitchell Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Northcote Town Hall & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Clarke Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Westgarth Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 250 and 251 and is an interchange with Westgarth Station.
Walker Street & High Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Clifton Hill Interchange & Queens Parade is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 246, 250 and 251 and is an interchange for Clifton Hill station.
Gold Street & Queens Parade is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 504 and 546.
Wellington Street & Queens Parade is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Smith Street & Queens Parade is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus route 546.
Alexandra Parade & Smith Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Keele Street & Smith Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Johnston Street & Smith Street is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 200, 207 and 966.
Hodgson Street & Smith Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Charles Street & Smith Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Peel Street & Smith Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Gertrude Street & Smith Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Napier Street & Gertrude Street is an intermediate stop on line 86.
Gertrude Street & Brunswick Street is an intermediate stop on lines 11 and 86.
Melbourne Museum is an intermediate stop on lines 86 and 96.
Parliament Station is an intermediate stop on lines 11, 12 and 109. The stop is also an interchange with the Railway station of the same name.
Spring Street & Bourke Street is an intermediate station on lines 35, 86 and 96.
Russell Street & Bourke Street is an intermediate stop on lines 86 and 96.
Bourke Street Mall is an intermediate stop on Lines 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72, 86 and 96.
Bourke Street Mall & Elizabeth Street is an intermediate stop on Lines 19, 57, 59, 86 and 96.
Queen Street & Bourke Street is an intermediate stop on lines 86 and 96.
Bourke Street & William Street is an intermediate stop on lines 58, 86 and 96.
Spencer Street & Bourke Street is an intermediate stop on lines 86 and 96.
Lonsdale Street & Spencer Street is an intermediate stop on line 86. The stop also serves bus routes 216, 219, 684, 941, 942 and 952 and the Southern Cross coach terminal and railway station.
Spencer Street & La Trobe Street is an intermediate stop on lines 30, 35 and 86.
Etihad Stadium & La Trobe Street is an intermediate stop on lines 30, 35 and 86.
Central Pier & Harbour Esplanade is an intermediate stop on lines 35, 70 and 86 and a terminus stop on lines 30 and 75.
NewQuay & Docklands Drive is an intermediate station on lines 35, 70 and 86.
Waterfront City - Docklands is a terminus station on lines 35, 70 and 86.