Melbourne tram route 72

Route 72
Melbourne University - Camberwell
D1 class tram on Swanston Street in December 2014
Overview
System	Melbourne
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Malvern
Vehicle	Z3 class D1 class
Predecessors	Route 7
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	Melbourne University
Via	Carlton Melbourne CBD (Swanston St) Southbank South Yarra Toorak Malvern Glen Iris Hawthorn East Camberwell Kew
End	Camberwell
Length	16.8 km (10.4 mi)
Service
Journey time	55-75 minutes
Operates	Daily
Zone(s)	Free Zone: Stops 8-13 Myki Zone 1: Stops 1-8, 14-70
Annual patronage	6.2 million
Timetable	Route 72 timetable
Map	Route 72 map
Route map ← Route 70  {{{system_nav}}}  Route 75 →

Melbourne tram route 72 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from Melbourne University to Camberwell. The 16.8 kilometre route is operated by Z and D class trams from Malvern depot.

Route 72 was originally known as route 7. When its base of operations was moved from Malvern depot to Camberwell depot in October 1970 for a short period, it became route 72 in keeping with that depot's numbering scheme (routes 70 and 75 being the other routes based at Camberwell depot). The route was subsequently returned to Malvern depot in 1979, but kept its new number as the route 7 designation had been given to a shortened version of route 6 (also based at Malvern depot).

In response to the State Government's Melbourne 2030 planning policy, the Public Transport Users Association lobbied to extend route 72 north to Doncaster Road and Ivanhoe station, and south to Caulfield.

Not all stops are shown, refer to timetable for full list of stops
Green denotes free tram zone