Melbourne tram route 70

Route 70
Waterfront City Docklands - Wattle Park
A class tram on Flinders Street in September 2006
Overview
System	Melbourne
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Camberwell
Vehicle	A class B class
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	Waterfront City Docklands
Via	Docklands Melbourne CBD (Flinders St) Richmond Burnley Hawthorn Hawthorn East Camberwell Surrey Hills
End	Wattle Park
Length	16.5 km (10.3 mi)
Service
Journey time	45-65 minutes
Operates	Daily
Zone(s)	Free Zone: Stops D11-D6, 1-7 Myki Zone 1: Stops 8-61
Annual patronage	5.4 million
Timetable	Route 70 timetable
Map	Route 70 map
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Melbourne tram route 70 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from Waterfront City Docklands to Wattle Park. The 16.5 kilometre route is operated by A and B class trams from Camberwell depot.

The 16 kilometres line from Princes Bridge to Warrigal Road was opened in 1916 in stages by the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust, it was extended a further to 1.9 kilometres to Wattle Park on 1 July 1928, by which stage it had been taken over by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board.

Route 70 commenced on 9 December 1934 when route 17 Princes Bridge to Wattle Park was renumbered. The route ran from a terminus opposite opposite Flinders Street station along Batman Avenue following the Yarra River before joining the current route.

On 6 June 1999 it was diverted to operate via the Exhibition Street extension with a four-lane divided road built over the Jolimont Yard, enabling Batman Avenue west of Melbourne Park to be closed with route 70 extended to terminate at the intersection of Flinders and Spencer Streets. It was later extended to terminate outside Docklands Stadium and again on 20 September 2009 to Waterfront City Docklands.