TranzitJim.Vision - Route #71

Opening objectives

Releave pressure on route #75, one of Melbournes longest tram routes.
Releave pressure on route #48 around the City.
Releave pressure off Flinders Street in the city.
Releave pressure off Collins Street in the city.

Introduce a new route #71, most hours. Excludes Night hours.
Route #73, peak hours only, or in place of #73, have #74 which would see the removal of existing route #70.
These two new routes shall be much the same as #70 and #75, except with a swap of the two at Camberwell Junction.
Only the existing two, #70 and #75 would operate all hours, including selected nights.
NOTE:Both of the new routes, are to be seen as additional routes, and to operate during most hours, in addition to #75, and perhaps retain #70 too.

Reduce the need to change trams in Riversdale road
#71, runs between Wattle Park and Waterfront via Bridge road. This shall provide all important extra capacity to the inner section of route #75.

As for the existing route #70, that may in fact become an off peak service only, or be removed as the whole of the existing #70, would be well catered for by the new #71 and #73.

Outer end, unique to #71

WATTLE PARK
Riversdale Road, Hartwell
Camberwell Junction.

Outer end, unique to #74

BURWOOD
In Burwood Hwy, corner of Station Street, Burwood
Burwood Highway, Burwood and Camberwell South.
Camberwell road, Camberwell.
Camberwell Junction.

Routes #71 and #74

Riversdale Raod, Camberwell and Hawthorn

Route #71

Flinders Street, City
Bridge Road, Richmond
Power Street, Hawthorn
DOCKANDS somewhere

Route #74 at the city end

Power Street junction
Swan Street
The back of the tennis center
Batman Av
Flinders Street, City
DOCKANDS somewhere

ENHANCED CONNECTIONS - for route #71 & #74

Inner capacity boost for #75

Route #75, being such a long route, is almost a waste of resources on the outer end, while this changes somewhat once it gets to Camberwell, where capacity is often outstretched.

Both #71 and #74, will both go a long way in the boosting of capacity to the #75 route, exactly where route #75 needs it the most.

Route #74, does that between Warrigal road and Riversdale road, by taking City bound passengers via Swan Street.

Route #71, does the same, by overlaping between Riversdale road and the city via Bridge road.

These should enable route #75, to in fact run express, from Camberwell Junction to Power road junction to Jollimont R/S on most trips at least.

The venue			The Tram
Name	Type	Hours	Relative to others

Fountain Court	Retirement home
Mount Scopus Memorial College	Educational
Deakin University - Burwood campus	Educational	Various over each weekday
Wattle Park	Educational	Various over each weekday
Highfield Park	Local recreational
Siena College	Educational
Camberwell High School
Camberwell East Tennis
Alamein railway	Transport connection
Skate and BMX park
Fritsch Hoizer Park
Melbourne Tramway museum
St James Park
Melbourne Girls School
Epworth Hospital
Jolimont R/S
Fitzroy Gardens
Burnley Oval
Swan Street
Richmond R/S
Melbourne Park Tennis

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