Melbourne tram route 24

Route 24
Balwyn North - La Trobe Street West End
C3010 tram on La Trobe Street in 2013
Overview
System	Melbourne tramway network
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Kew
Vehicle	A class C class
Began service	25 September 1972
Ended service	26 July 2014
Predecessors	Route 48
Route
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	12.6 km (7.8 mi)
Service
Journey time	50 minutes
Operates	Peak hour only
Zone(s)	Myki Zone 1
Timetable	Route 24 timetable
Map	Route 24 map
← Route 19 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]

Map

Route 24

Balwyn North Stop 51 Burke Road 44 Victoria Park 38 Kew Junction Route 109 32 Victoria Gardens 23 North Richmond station North Richmond station 19 St Vincent's Plaza Routes 11, 31, 109, 112 12 Nicholson Street Routes 86, 95, 96, City Circle 10 Swanston Street Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72 6 Elizabeth Street Melbourne Central station Routes 19, 57, 59 5 William Street Flagstaff station Route 55 3 La Trobe Street Routes 75, 86, 95 1

References

External links

• Media related to Melbourne tram route 24 at Wikimedia Commons
• Route 24 map
• Route 24 timetable