Melbourne tram route 31
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox tram route
|number = Route 31
|bgcolor = #71BE43
|titlecolor = #ffffff
|image = B12001route31.JPG
|caption =
|system = Melbourne tramway network
|operator = Yarra Trams
|depot = Kew
|vehicle =
|open = 25 October 2010
|close = 25 July 2014
|start = Hoddle Street, Collingwood
|via = East Melbourne
Melbourne CBD (Collins Street)
|end = Victoria Harbour
|day = Weekdays
|timetable_link= [https://web.archive.org/web/20140513031724/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/route/view/5313 Route 31 timetable]
|map_link = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130519095247/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/getting-around/maps/metropolitan-trams/view/5313 Route 31 map]
|previous_line = Route 30
|next_line = City Circle (35)}}
Melbourne tram route 31 was operated by Yarra Trams on the Melbourne tram network from Hoddle Street to Victoria Harbour. The route was designed as a supplementary service along Collins Street, with services running between peak hours with reduced services on weekends.
History
The first version of route 31 ran from St Vincent's Plaza to the end of Collins Street at Spencer Street. On 18 November 2002, the route, along with peak-hour routes of 11 and 42, was extended via a new extension of Collins Street past Spencer Street station and terminated at Collins Street West End.{{cite web|url=http://www.yarratrams.com.au/news/news.asp|title=Timetable Changes to Collins Street Services|website=Yarra Trams|date=29 November 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021206010446/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/news/news.asp|archive-date=6 December 2002|url-status=dead}} From 28 June 2004 until 21 November 2005, the line was truncated back to Spencer Street while Spencer Street station (now Southern Cross station) was redeveloped.[https://web.archive.org/web/20040627000554/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/service_changes/collins_street_3.asp Temporary Closure of Collins Street Extension] Yarra Trams
With the rerouting of route 48 onto Collins Street in September 2009, route 31 ceased to run.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090919205543/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-39/44_read-2103 Changes to Routes 48 & 70 from Sunday 20 September 2009] Yarra Trams
On 25 October 2010 an amended route 31 was reinstated, running from Hoddle Street, Collingwood to St Vincent's Plaza via Victoria Parade, then via Collins Street and continuing to Victoria Harbour (Merchant Street).[http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/bee-trams-to-stay-but-at-what-price-20101012-16huk.html Bee trams to stay, but at what price?] The Age 13 October 2010 The service ran on weekdays between the peak hours.Melbourne - additional tram services Trolley Wire issue 323 November 2010 page 19[https://web.archive.org/web/20110220133800/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-39/44_read-2628/ Yarra Trams launches 480 new services each week] Yarra Trams
On 26 January 2014, the route was extended westwards by one more stop to terminate at the intersection of Collins Street and Bourke Street, which became the new Victoria Harbour terminus.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160318211639/http://ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/new-timetable-delivers-more-than-1-200-extra-trams-to-docklands-effective-from-sunday-26-january// New timetable delivers more than 1,200 extra trams to Docklands effective from Sunday 26 January] Public Transport Victoria 10 January 2014
The route was discontinued on 25 July 2014 as part of a wider timetable change to the Yarra Trams network, replaced by a full-time routes 11, 12, 48 and 109 along Victoria Parade and Collins Street.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170226023218/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media/43839/tramroutenumbers.pdf History of Melbourne Trams Routes from 1950 to 2009] Yarra Trams[https://web.archive.org/web/20140726093749/http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-centre/news/articles/2014/capacity-boost-for-tram-passengers/ Capacity boost for tram passengers] Yarra Trams 9 July 2014
Route map
{{routemap
|float=none
|title=Route 31
|title-color=white
|title-bg=#71bf44
|legend=0
|map=
\BHF yellow\~~ ~~Hoddle Street~~ ~~18
\STR yellow\~~East Melbourne
\BHF yellow\~~ ~~St Vincent's Plaza {{fontcolor|green|Routes 11, 12, 30}}~~ ~~12
\BHF yellow\~~ ~~Parliament House {{fontcolor|blue|Parliament station}} {{fontcolor|green|Routes 48, City Circle}}~~ ~~8
\STR yellow\~~City
\BHF yellow\~~ ~~Melbourne Town Hall {{fontcolor|green|Routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72}}~~ ~~6
\BHF yellow\~~ ~~Elizabeth Street {{fontcolor|green|Routes 19, 57, 59}}~~ ~~5
\BHF yellow\~~ ~~William Street {{fontcolor|green|Route 55}}~~ ~~3
\BHF yellow\~~ ~~Spencer Street {{fontcolor|blue|Southern Cross station}} {{fontcolor|green|Routes 11, 48, 75, 96}}~~ ~~1
\BHF green\~~ ~~Harbour Esplanade {{fontcolor|green|Route 70, City Circle}}~~ ~~D16
\KBHFe yellow\~~ ~~Victoria Harbour~~ ~~D17
}}
References
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