October 2004 routes
This section provides a full list of the Melbourne train, tram and bus routes that were operational in October 2004.
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Trains
Melbourne has an extensive electric train service. All lines radiate from the central city. Apart from the underground city loop, stations are above ground, and are spaced at one to two kilometre intervals. Unlike trams, which mostly operate within 12 kilometres of the city, Melbourne's rail network extends to distant suburbs.
Service intervals on most lines are as follows:
Weekdays: 15 or 20 min
Saturday: 20 min
Monday - Saturday evening: 30 min
Sunday morning: 30 min
Sunday afternoon: 20 min
Sunday evening: 30 or 40 min
Service frequency on outer portions of some lines is about half these figures. The main weekday timetable variations are more frequent services during peak periods and fewer services over Christmas - New Year.
Trains travel in different directions through the City Loop, depending on the time of day and day of the week. On weekdays the direction reverses at approximately 1:00pm, while weekend services run in the same direction day and night. This is confusing to occasional travellers and reference to timetables is recommended if arrival times are critical.
Click on the link below for the timetable for your line.
Alamein (Most services commence or terminate at Camberwell)
Stony Point (transfer at Frankston)
Williamstown/Werribee (Williamstown passengers transfer at Newport)
All train services in metropolitan Melbourne are run by Connex. V/Line Passenger trains serve some outlying areas – see the suburb index for details. After midnight most suburbs near major railway lines are served by hourly Nightrider buses on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Detailed online maps of Melbourne's train and tram network include Railpage Melbourne train and tram map and Mike Alexander's train and tram network map.
Victrip's train map can be found here.
Trams
Trams provide convenient and frequent (though somewhat slow) travel through Melbourne's inner suburbs. Like the train system, most routes provide radial transport towards and away from the CBD. However, in the inner eastern and southern suburbs, cross-radial routes provide convenient travel to a wide range of destinations.
Service intervals on most routes are as follows:
Weekdays peak: 6-10 min
Weekdays off-peak: 12 min
Weekday evening: 20 min
Saturday: 12-15 min
Saturday evening: 20 min
Sunday morning: 30 min
Sunday daytime: 12-15 min
Sunday evening: 30 min
Late evening services do not always run their full route. Some routes run more frequently than the intervals mentioned above, with very frequent service along roads common to two or more routes.
Click on the route number below for the timetable for your route.
City Circle Free inner-city tourist tram
1 East Coburg to South Melbourne Beach and Arts Centre via City
3 East Malvern to Melbourne University
5 Malvern (Burke Rd) to Melbourne University
6 Glen Iris to City
8
Toorak to Melbourne University
Combined 8 & 22 - after Oct 17, 2004
(pdf file)
16
St Kilda Beach to Melbourne University
Combined 16 & 69 - after Oct 17, 2004
(pdf file)
19 North Coburg to City
22
Moreland to South Melbourne Beach and Arts Centre via City
Combined 8 & 22 - after Oct 17, 2004
(pdf file)
24 La Trobe Street - North Balwyn – peak service
30 Immigration Museum (Market St) - Brunswick St via Docklands & Latrobe St - weekdays only
35 City Circle tram
48 North Balwyn to Docklands via City (Flinders St)
55/68 West Coburg to Domain Road Interchange via City (55) and West Coburg to City (68)
57 West Maribyrnong to City
59 Airport West to City
64 City to East Brighton
67 Carnegie to City via Glenhuntly Rd
69
Kew (Cotham Road) to St Kilda Beach
Combined 16 & 69 - after Oct 17, 2004
(pdf file)
70 Wattle Park to City via MCG and Melbourne Sports Precinct
72 Camberwell to Melbourne University via Malvern Rd
75 East Burwood to City via Flinders St
78/79 Nth Richmond to Prahran (78) and Nth Richmond to St Kilda Beach (79) via Chapel St
82 Moonee Ponds to Footscray
86 Bundoora/RMIT to Telstra Dome/Central Pier Docklands via City
96 St Kilda Beach to East Brunswick via City (Bourke St)
109 Box Hill to Port Melbourne via City (Collins St)
112 St Kilda Beach/South Melbourne to West Preston via City (Collins St)
(*) Online timetable known to be out of date or missing.
All tram services are run by Yarra Trams.
Detailed online maps of Melbourne's train and tram network include Railpage Melbourne train and tram map and Mike Alexander's train and tram network map.
Yarra's tram map appears here and Victrip's tram map appears here.
Readers should note that the accuracy of information presented through Meltrip.. depends on the extent to which operator websites are updated.
Buses
Buses generally serve suburbs distant from rail lines, act as feeders to railway stations and provide cross-suburban travel not available by train or tram. Most bus routes operate between every 20 and 60 minutes on weekdays and approximately hourly on Saturdays. Only a few routes receive service much after 7pm or on Sundays.
Passengers should obtain timetable information on any bus route they propose to use as it may not run at the time they wish to travel. Also it is unwise to assume easy connnections with trains or trams.
If you know the route number of the bus service you want, use this handy list to obtain further information on the service. Click on the route number to view the timetable of your choice. Notes on running times (A, B, C, D) appear at the end of the list.
Bus routes
200 Bulleen to City via Doncaster SC
201 Doncaster SC to City via Kew Jn and Belmore Rd
202 East Kew to Box Hill (B, C)
203 City to Doncaster SC (A, B, C)
205 Melbourne Uni to Doncaster SC (D)
207 Donvale to City via Doncaster Rd
215 Caroline Springs to Highpoint SC
216 Brighton Beach - Caroline Springs - Melton via City
219 Gardenvale - Sunshine Park via City
220 Sunshine to Gardenvale via City
223 Williamstown Rd to Highpoint SC via Footscray Stn
232 Altona North to Victoria Market via Westgate Fwy
235 Fishermans Bend to City via Williamstown Rd (B, C)
237 Fishermans Bend to City via Williamstown Rd (A, B, C)
238 Port Melbourne to City via Lorimer St (A, B)
246 Latrobe Uni to Elsternwick via Punt Road
250 Garden City SC to Latrobe Uni via Port Melbourne and City
251 Northland SC to Garden City via Port Melbourne and City
253 Garden City to City via South Melbourne (A, B, C)
270 Box Hill Stn to Ringwood Stn via North Nunawading and Mitcham (B, C)
271 Box Hill Stn to Junction/Sprinvale Rds via North Nunawading
273 Nunawading Stn to The Pines SC (B, C)
279 Box Hill Stn to Templestowe and Doncaster SC via Middleborough Rd
281 Eltham Stn to Doncaster SC via Templestowe Lower (B, C)
283 Doncaster SC circle (A, B, C)
284 Box Hill to Doncaster SC (B, C)
285 Doncaster SC to Camberwell (A, B, C)
286 Box Hill to The Pines SC
289 Box Hill to Donvale via Doncaster SC (B, C)
291 Box Hill to Heidelberg Stn via Doncaster SC
293 Box Hill to Greensborough via Doncaster SC
295 Box Hill to The Pines SC via Doncaster SC (C)
301 The Pines SC to City via Bulleen
302 Box Hill to City via Kew
303 Mitcham to City (D)
304 Ringwood/Warrandyte to City
305 Warrandyte to City via Doncaster
306 North Ringwood to City (D)
307 Mitcham to City via Doncaster (C)
308 Deep Creek to City via Templestowe (D)
309 Donvale to City via Templestowe (A, B, C)
313 Templestowe to City via North Balwyn (D)
315 Box Hill to City (D)
316 Deep Creek to City via Doncaster East (D)
319 Pines SC to City (A, B, C)
340 Latrobe Uni to City via Ivanhoe (A, B, C)
350 Latrobe Uni to City via Ivanhoe - limited stop (D)
364 Ringwood Stn to Doncaster SC via Warrandyte and The Pines SC
365 Ringwood Stn to Doncaster SC (B, C)
366 Ringwood Stn to Croydon via Ringwood North
367 Ringwood Stn to Croydon via Ringwood East (C)
402 Footscray Stn to East Melbourne via North Melbourne and Melbourne Uni (C)
404 Footscray Stn to Moonee Ponds Jn via Flemington Racecourse (B, C)
406 Footscray Stn to Keilor East
407 Highpoint City SC to Milleara SC via Avondale Hts (B, C)
408 Highpoint City SC to St Albans Stn via Sunshine (B, C)
409 Yarraville Stn to Roberts St via Footscray Stn (B, C)
410 Footscray Stn to Sunshine Stn
411 Laverton to Footscray
412
Laverton to Footscray
413 Laverton to Hoppers Crossing via Point Cook (B, C)
414 Laverton South to Footscray (B, C)
415 Laverton to Williamstown (B, C)
418 Keilor Downs Plaza to St Albans Stn (B, C)
419 St Albans to Watergardens Stn via Taylors Lakes (B, C)
421 St Albans to Watergardens Stn via Keilor Plains (B, C)
422 Delahey to St Albans Stn via Kings Park (B, C)
423 St Albans to Brimbank SC via Opie Rd and Kings Park (B, C)
424 Deer Park SC to St Albans Stn via Gillespie Rd (B, C)
425 St Albans to Watergardens via Delahey and Sydenham (B, C)
429 Altona East to Yarraville Stn (B, C)
430 Kingsville to Yarraville Stn (B, C)
432 Newport Stn to Paisley (B, C)
436 Werribee Stn to Hoppers Crossing Stn (B, C)
437 Werribee Stn to Hoppers Crossing Stn (C)
438 Werribee Stn to Wyndham Green (B, C)
439 Werribee Stn to Werribee South (B, C)
440 Werribee Stn to Werribee Stn via Wyndham Vale and Hoppers Crossing (C)
441 Werribee to Westleigh Gardens (B, C)
442 Hoppers Crossing to The Grange via Heaths Rd & The Plaza (B, C)
443 Werribee to South Ring Rd (B, C)
444 Hoppers Crossing to Tarneit via Werribee Plaza (B, C)
451 Sunshine Stn to Deer Park SC (B, C)
454 Sunshine Stn to West Sunshine (B, C)
456 Sunshine Stn to Melton Stn (B)
457 West Melton to Melton Stn (C)
458 East Melton to Melton Stn (C)
459 Melton to Melton via Westlake and Brookfield (C)
465 Essendon Stn to Keilor Park
467 Aberfeldie to Moonee Ponds Stn
468 Essendon Stn to Highpoint SC
471 Williamstown Beach to Sunshine Stn (B, C)
472 Williamstown Beach to Moonee Ponds Jn (B, C)
475 Keilor East to Moonee Ponds Jn (B, C)
476 Hillside to Moonee Ponds Jn
477 Broadmeadows Stn to Moonee Ponds Jn (C)
478 Melbourne Airport to Moonee Ponds Jn (C)
479 Sunbury to Moonee Ponds Jn via Melbourne Airport (limited service)
481 Sunbury Stn to Mount Lion (B, C)
483 Sunbury to Moonee Ponds Jn (B, C)
484 Broadmeadows Stn to Greenvale (B, C)
485 Sunbury Stn to Wilsons Lane (B, C)
486 Sunbury Stn to Goonawarra Estate (B, C)
487 Sunbury Stn to Killara Hts (A, B, C)
500 Broadmeadows to VUT via Melbourne Airport (A, B, C)
501 Niddrie to Moonee Ponds Jn (B, C)
503 Essendon Stn to East Brunswick (B, C)
504 Clifton Hill Stn to Moonee Ponds Jn (B, C)
506 Westgarth to Moonee Ponds Jn (B, C)
508 Alphington Stn to Moonee Ponds Jn
509 West Brunswick to Sydney Rd via Hope St (B, C)
510 Essendon Stn to Ivanhoe Stn (B, C)
512 Strathmore Stn to East Coburg (B, C)
513 Eltham Stn to Glenroy Stn via Lower Plenty or Greensborough & Bell St (C)
517 Northland SC to St Helena (B, C)
520 Yan-Yean to Macleod (D)
525 Coburg to West Reservoir (D)
526 Coburg to West Preston (B, C)
527 Northland Sc to Gowrie Stn (B, C)
530 Campbellfield to Nth Coburg (B, C)
531 Upfield Stn to North Coburg (A, B, C)
532 Craigieburn to Broadmeadows Stn (B, C)
534 Merlynston Stn to Glenroy Stn (B, C)
536 Gowrie Stn to Glenroy Stn (B, C)
538 Somerset Estate to Broadmeadows Stn (B, C)
540 Broadmeadows Stn to Upfield Stn (B, C)
541 Roxburgh Park to Broadmeadows Stn (B, C)
542 Roxburgh Park to Oak Park Stn (B, C)
546 Heidelberg Stn to Melbourne Uni (A, B, C)
548 Latrobe Uni - Kew (Cotham Rd) (B, C)
549 Ivanhoe Stn to Northland SC (B, C)
550 Northland SC to Latrobe Uni (B, C)
551 Heidelberg Stn to Latrobe Uni (A, B, C)
552 North East Reservoir to Northcote SC (B, C)
553 Preston to West Preston (B, C)
554 Thomastown Stn to West Thomastown (B, C)
555 Epping to Northland SC via Reservoir (B, C)
556 Epping to Northland SC via Reservoir (B, C)
557 Thomastown Stn to West Lalor (B, C)
558 Reservoir Stn to North West Reservoir (B, C)
559 Thomastown Stn to East Lalor (B, C)
560 Greensborough Stn to Broadmeadows Stn (B, C)
561 Reservoir Stn to Macleod Stn via Latrobe Uni (A, B, C)
562 Humervale to Greensborough SC (C)
563 Greensborough to Northland SC (B)
564 Epping SC to Bundoora RMIT (B, C)
566 Northland SC to Lalor via Greensborough (B)
567 Northcote to Regent via Northland SC (B, C)
569 Greensborough to Epping (Sunday only)
570 Thomastown Stn to Bundoora RMIT via Mill Park (A, B, C)
571 South Morang to Epping/Campbellfield (TL)
572 Bundoora RMIT to Mill Park Lakes (B, C)
577 Epping Plaza SC to Mill Park Lakes (B, C)
578 Warrandyte to Eltham Stn via Kangaroo Ground-Warrandyte Rd (B, C)
579 Warrandyte to Eltham Stn via Research-Warrandyte Rd (B, C)
580 Diamond Creek to Eltham (B, C)
581 Research to Eltham (A, B, C)
582 Eltham Stn to Eltham Sth (C)
600 St Kilda to Southland via Sandringham
605 City to Gardenvale via Kooyong Road (C)
606 Port Melbourne to St Kilda (A, B, C)
609 Kew - Royal Talbot Hospital/Fairfield Station/Alphington (A, B, C)
612 Box Hill to Chadstone via Camberwell (B, C)
623 Glen Waverley to St Kilda via Chadstone (B, C)
624 Kew to Oakleigh via Chadstone and Caulfield (B, C)
627 Elsternwick to Brighton East via Chadstone (B, C)
630 Elwood to Monash Uni via Huntingdale
631 Waverley Gardens SC to Southland SC via Clayton
663 Belgrave Stn to Lilydale Stn via Monbulk and Silvan (B, C)
664 Chirnside Park SC to Knox City via Croydon
665 Ringwood Stn to Dandenong Stn via Knox City SC
670 Ringwood Stn to Lilydale Stn via Croydon (B, C)
671 Croydon Stn to Chirnside Park SC (B, C)
672 Croydon Stn to Chirnside Park SC via Wonga Park Telebus (B, C)
675 Mooroolbark Stn to Chirnside Park SC (A, B, C)
679 Ringwood Stn to Chirnside Park SC via Mt Evelyn (B, C)
680
Lilydale Stn to Mooroolbark via Swinburn Uni Lilydale and Lilydale East
(A, B)
680A Lilydale Stn to Lilydale East Telebus (A, B, C)
681 Knox City loop, clockwise via Stud Park and Lysterfield (C)
682 Knox City loop, anti-clockwise via Stud Park and Lysterfield (C)
683 Chirnside Park SC to Warburton ($) (C)
684 Eildon to City via Healesville (limited service)
685 Healesville to Lilydale via Yarra Glen (C)
686 Healesville town service via Badger Creek (A, B, C)
687 Healesville town service via Mt Lebanon Rd (A, B, C)
688 Olinda to Croydon Stn via Montrose (B)
689 Montrose to Croydon Stn (B, C)
690 Croydon Stn to Boronia via Kilsyth South and Canterbury Gardens (B, C)
691 Waverley Gardens SC to Bayswater via Ferntree Gully
693 Oakleigh to Belgrave via Ferntree Gully (B, C)
694 Olinda to Belgrave Stn (B, C)
695 Belgrave Stn to Gembrook (B, C)
697 Belgrave Stn to Belgrave South (B, C)
698 Olinda to Upper Ferntree Gully Stn (A, B, C)
699 Belgrave Stn to Upwey Stn (B, C)
700 Box Hill to Mordialloc via Oakleigh
701 Oakleigh Stn to Bentleigh Stn (B, C)
703 Middle Brighton to Blackburn via Clayton
704 Oakleigh to East Clayton (A, B, C)
705 Mordialloc to Springvale via Clayton South (D)
708 Hampton Stn to Carrum Stn via Southland SC and Mordialloc (B, C)
732 Box Hill Stn to Upper Ferntree Gully Stn (B, C)
733 Oakleigh to Box Hill via Mt Waverley
734 Glen Iris Stn to Glen Waverley Stn via High Street Road (B, C)
735 Box Hill Stn to South Blackburn (A, B, C)
736 Blackburn Stn to Mitcham Stn via Glen Waverley (B, C)
737 Monash Uni to Croydon via Knox City (C)
738 Mitcham Stn to Knox City SC (B, C)
740 Mitcham Stn to East Vermont (D)
742 Chadstone SC to Eastland SC via Oakleigh Stn, Monash Uni & Glen Waverley (B, C)
745 Various routes in Bayswater area (A, B, C)
753 Glen Waverley Stn to Bayswater Stn via Knoxfield and Boronia (B, C)
754 Glen Waverley Stn to Stud Park SC via Wheelers Hill (B, C)
755 Bayswater Stn to Knox City SC via Boronia and The Basin (B, C)
757 Knox City SC to Scoresby (A, B, C)
758 Knox City SC to Knoxfield (A, B, C)
765 Box Hill Stn to Mitcham Stn (B, C)
767 Southland to Box Hill via Hughesdale (B, C)
769 Frankston Stn to Frankston via Dapura Cct (Sunday service)
770 Frankston Stn to Karingal Hub SC (B, C)
771 Frankston Stn to Karingal Hub SC (B, C)
772 Frankston Stn to Eliza Heights (B, C)
773 Frankston Stn to Frankston Sth (B, C)
774 Frankston Stn to Delacombe Park (A, B, C)
775 Frankston Stn to Lakewood (C)
776 Frankston Stn to Pearcedale (B, C)
779 Frankston Stn to Belvedere Park Estate (A, B, C)
780 Frankston Stn to Carrum Stn (B, C)
781 Frankston Stn to Mt Martha via Mornington (C)
782 Frankston Stn to Flinders (B, C)
783 Frankston Stn to Hastings (A, B, C)
784 Mornington to Osborne (A, B, C)
788 Frankston Stn to Portsea ($)
789 Frankston Stn to Cranbourne West (B, C)
790 Frankston Stn to Cranbourne West via Cranbourne (B, C)
791 Frankston Stn to Cranbourne West via Cranbourne (A, C)
795 Cranbourne Park SC to Tooradin (A, B, C)
796 Cranbourne Park SC to Clyde Stn (D)
797 Cranbourne town service (A, B, C)
799 Cranbourne to Cranbourne North (B, C)
800 Dandenong Stn to Chadstone SC via Princes Hwy (B, C)
802 Dandenong Stn to Chadstone SC (A, B, C)
804 Dandenong Stn to Chadstone SC via Wheelers Hill (B, C)
811 Dandenong Stn to Brighton via Springvale (B, C)
812 Dandenong Stn to Brighton via Keysborough (A, B, C)
813 Dandenong Stn to Waverley Gardens SC via Keysborough and Springvale Stn (B, C)
814 Dandenong Stn to Springvale Sth via Springvale Stn (B, C)
815 Dandenong Stn to Noble Park Stn via Parkmore Keysborough SC (B, C)
821 Clayton to Southland SC (A, B, C)
822 Chadstone to Sandringham (C)
823 North Brighton to Southland SC (A, B, C)
824 Moorabbin to Keysborough via Clayton (B, C)
825 Moorabbin to Southland via Black Rock and Mentone (B, C)
826 Hampton to Pakenham via Dandenong (B, C)
827 Hampton to Pakenham via Dandenong and Hallam Gardens (A, B, C)
828 Hampton to Berwick via Dandenong (A, B, C)
830 Frankston to Dandenong via Carrum Downs (B, C)
831 Frankston to Dandenong via Carrum Downs (C)
832 Frankston to Skye (B, C)
837 Berwick Sth to North Berwick via Berwick Railway Stn (B, C)
838 Emerald to Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Beaconsfield (A, B, C)
839 Berwick Sth to North Berwick via Berwick Railway Stn (B, C)
840 Berwick to Narre Warren Circle via Berwick Railway Station (C)
841 Narre Warren Nth to Cranbourne via Narre Warren Stn (C)
842 Endeavour Hills to Fountain Gate SC (A, B, C)
843 Dandenong Stn to Mossgeil Park (C)
844 Dandenong Stn to Doveton (B, C)
845 Dandenong Stn to Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills SC
848 Dandenong Stn to Brandon Park SC (B, C)
849 Dandenong Stn to Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills SC
850 Dandenong Stn to Glen Waverley Stn via Waverley Gardens SC & Brandon Park SC (B, C)
857 Dandenong Stn to Chelsea Stn via Carrum Stn (B, C)
861 Dandenong Stn to Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills SC (C)
862 Dandenong Stn to Chadstone via Waverley Gardens (A, B, C)
885 Glen Waverley to Springvale via Valewood (B, C)
888 Nunawading Stn to Chelsea Stn via Glen Waverley Stn & Springvale Stn
889 Nunawading Stn to Chelsea Stn via Glen Waverley Stn, Springvale Stn & Chelsea Heights
892 Dandenong Stn to Narre Warren South via Hampton Park (B, C)
893 Dandenong Stn to Cranbourne via Hampton Park (B, C)
894 Fountain
Gate SC to Amberly Park Dr via Hallam Stn and Hampton Park (B, C)
895 Hampton Park
East to Fountain Gate SC via Hampton Park (B, C)
896 Cranbourne Station to Cranbourne East to Lyall Street to Cranbourne Station (TL)
897 Cranbourne to Central Parkway to Cranbourne (one way loop) (A, B, C)
922 St Kilda to Southland SC via Sandringham (C)
923 St Kilda to Southland SC via Sandringham (C)
Nightrider buses After midnight public transport ($)
Port Phillip Community Bus
Free service in St Kilda area (A, B, C)
Sunbury VUT Sunbury Station to VUT Sunbury (A, B, C)
Telebus Croydon Hills Flexible route service – phone first (B, C)
Telebus
Lilydale Mooroolbark Croydon (Areas 1, 2, 3, 4) Flexible route service
– phone first (B, C)
Telebus Lilydale East Flexible route service – phone first (B, C)
Telebus Rowville (Areas 7, 8, 9) Flexible route service – phone first (B, C)
Notes
Unmarked routes operate daily and include some evening services.
(A) No Saturday service
(B) No Sunday service
(C) No evening service
(D) Weekday peak service only
(TL) Trainlink service. Connects with every train 7 days a week.
($) Met tickets not valid on this route. Purchase ticket from driver.
(*) Online timetables incomplete or out of date.
Variations
The more common route and timetable variations include: (1) Deviations, extensions and truncations on some routes at particular times. In particular, routes may be shortened on weekends. (2) Saturday services operating mornings only. (3) Extra services on Friday and Saturday evenings for late night shoppers and party goers. (4) Weekday services running to a reduced summer timetable during the December/January period. For further information on service variations, see Meltrip's News section, official timetables, or dial 13 16 38.
Readers should note that the accuracy of information presented on Meltrip.. depends on the extent to which bus companies update their websites.