Melbourne tram route 75

Route 75
Central Pier Docklands – Vermont South
B class tram on Flinders Street in February 2009
Overview
System	Melbourne
Operator	Yarra Trams
Depot	Camberwell
Vehicle	A class B class
Night-time	Friday & Saturday
Route
Locale	Melbourne, Australia
Start	Central Pier Docklands
Via	Flinders Street Richmond Hawthorn Camberwell Burwood
End	Vermont South
Length	22.8 km (14.2 mi)
Service
Journey time	60-85 minutes
Operates	Daily
Zone(s)	Free Zone: Stops D2-D6, 1-8 Myki Zone 1: Stops 9-40 Myki Zone 2: Stops 41-75
Annual patronage	9.3 million
Timetable	Route 75 timetable
Map	Route 75 map
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Melbourne tram route 75 is operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network. It operates from Central Pier Docklands to Vermont South.

Unlike most Melbourne tram routes, route 75 operates in both Myki zones 1 and 2. The 22.8 kilometre route is operated by A and B class trams from Camberwell depot.

The origins of route 75 lie in separate tram lines, Australia's first cable tram from Bourke Street to Hawthorn Bridge and a horse tram from Hawthorn Bridge to Auburn Road, which was converted to an electric line and extended over many years to its current terminus at Vermont South.

The first cable tram line opened by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company was from Bourke Street to Hawthorn Bridge along Spencer Street, Flinders Street, Wellington Parade and Bridge Road opened on 11 November 1885. On 27 January 1889 a horse tram from Hawthorn Bridge to Auburn Road, travelling Burwood Road, Power Street and Riversdale Road was opened.