Melbourne tram route 78

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North Richmond - Balaclava
Route Information

Route Number	78
Number of stops	32
Timetables	Link
Route Map	Link
Zone Location
Zone 1
Entire route

Tram route 78 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The route starts at the Victoria St terminus (at the intersection with Church St, stop 64), then runs along Church St, Richmond, crossing Bridge Rd (stop 61) and Swan St (stop 57). It continues over the Yarra River (into the suburb of South Yarra) along Chapel St, crossing Toorak Rd at stop 49. Continuing down Chapel St, Route 78 terminates at Brighton Rd, Balaclava (stop 36).

This service is predominantly run by W class trams with A and Z class trams supplementing stock requirements as needed. The other W exclusive route in Melbourne is the route 30 to Docklands and route 35 City Circle.

[edit] Route

Starts at Victoria St Terminus, North Richmond, then runs via:

Church Street (stops 65-53)
- Victoria Street, tram routes 24 and 109 (stop 65)
- Bridge Road, tram routes 48 and 75 (stop 61)
- Swan Street, tram route 70 (stop 57)
- East Richmond Station (stop 56)
Chapel Street (stop 52-36)
- Toorak Road, tram route 8 (stop 50)
- Jam Factory (stop 48)
- Commercial Road, Prahran Market, tram route 72 (stop 47)
- Prahran Town Hall (stop 46)
- High Street, Swinburne University, tram route 6 (stop 45)
- Windsor Station (stop 43)
- Dandenong Road, Astor Theatre, tram routes 5 and 64 (stop 42)
- Carlisle Street, tram routes 3 and 16 (stop 37)

Ends at Brighton Road, Balaclava (stop 36)

[edit] Maps and timetables

Tram Route Navigation
Melbourne's tram routes
1 3 5 6 8 11 16 19 24 27 30 31 42 47 48 55 57 59
64 67 68 70 72 75 76 78 79 82 86 89 94 96 108 109 112
City Circle
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