Melbourne tram route 19

Route 19
North Coburg - Flinders Street station
D2 class tram on Elizabeth Street in December 2013
Overview
System	Melbourne tramway network
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Brunswick
Vehicle	D class
Night-time	Fridays & Saturdays
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	North Coburg
Via	Coburg Brunswick Parkville Melbourne CBD (Elizabeth St)
End	Flinders Street station
Length	10.2 km (6.3 mi)
Service
Journey time	30-40 minutes
Operates	Daily
Zone(s)	Free Zone: Stops 1-7 Myki Zone 1: Stops 8-40
Annual patronage	11.4 million
Timetable	Route 19 timetable
Map	Route 19 map
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Melbourne tram route 19 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from North Coburg to Flinders Street station. The 10.2 kilometre route is operated by D class trams from Brunswick depot.

As this tram route is one of the most patronised in Melbourne, the VicRoads Think Tram initiative was instated along this route to help increase ontime running. Yellow dividers are now bolted along Royal Parade forming a tram lane on road space which was previously shared by cars. Further Think Tram initiatives included signage improvements along the route and right-turn bans and turn priorities along Sydney Road. The route is operated by D class trams.

This route is especially busy during University semester times, serving the western side of the University of Melbourne and the Parkville campus of Monash University, while the route also passes through one of the most diverse areas in Melbourne, with Lebanese, Greek, Italian and some Asian restaurants and shops along Sydney Road.

An extension to Fawkner was first planned by the Melbourne, Brunswick & Coburg Tramways Trust in 1916, but never came to fruition. This extension has been brought up since, most recently by the Victorian Greens during the 2010 state election. In January 2016, route 19 began operating through the night on Fridays and Saturdays as part of the Night Network.