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Melbourne tram route 96 is a cross-city public transport tram and light rail route in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is one of Melbourne's busiest tram routes carrying 39,700 passengers a day with a frequency of up to every 6 minutes during peak. It has been described as one of the world's top 10 tram rides, highly popular with both commuters and tourists visiting St Kilda's many attractions and special events including the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix and the St Kilda Festival. The route began electric operation on 6 May 1956, with the reintroduction of trams on Bourke Street. It was extended to St Kilda on 20 November 1987,〔Metlines - March 1988〕 with the conversion of the St Kilda railway line to a light rail. As a result it has a lengthy right of way between Melbourne and St Kilda, although the majority of the route is on-road. End to end services take about 50 minutes. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it falls entirely within Metlink ticketing Zone 1. Frequent overcrowding problems have seen route 96 become the only route to run the C2 class Melbourne tram, specifically designed to carry more passengers, complementing the D class trams. Due to its high usage, the route was chosen by Yarra Trams, Public Transport Victoria and the Government in April 2012 to undergo major infrastructure upgrades along its entire length to become a "model tram route" for the rest of Melbourne. ==History== The line opened as a cable tram line operated by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company on 30 August 1887, operating along Bourke St and Nicholson St. It operated until 26 October 1940, when the Bourke St cable lines were abandoned by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board in favour of double decker buses.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.yarratrams.com.au/about-us/our-history/tramway-milestones/our-golden-years/ )〕 The Bourke St cable lines were the last cable trams to operate in Melbourne. Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, unhappy with the performance of the buses wished to rebuilt the lines as electric tram services, it was decided to reinstate trams when the buses were life expired, trams on the 88 (predecessor to the modern 86) started on 26 June 1955 with the first tram to East Brunswick operating on 6 May 1956.〔 The W7 class of trams were built for running on these lines and the new Z class trams first ran on route 96. The line was extended south to St Kilda along Spencer St, the former St Kilda Railway, Fitzroy Street and The Esplanade to terminate in Acland Street on 20 November 1987 following the conversion of the St Kilda Railway (along with the Port Melbourne Line) to light rail.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.yarratrams.com.au/about-us/our-history/tramway-milestones/towards-the-modern-era/ )〕 The broad gauge track was re-gauged to standard gauge and the overhead voltage was reduced from 1500V DC to 600V DC with light rail platforms built adjacent to the former stations platforms. After the merger of the M>Tram network with Yarra Trams in 2004,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.yarratrams.com.au/about-us/our-history/tramway-milestones/a-new-century/ )〕 most D2 class trams were transferred from Malvern depot to Southbank depot to help alleviate the congestion on the route. Since the introduction of these low floor Combino trams on the route, accessible stops have been built in Bourke Street, Fitzroy Street and St Kilda Esplanade, increasing customer safety and comfort. In response to frequent overcrowding on the tram system in 2008, the state government leased new C2 class trams from Mulhouse, France specifically to run the route. The first of these new trams began operation on 11 June 2008 with the nickname ''Bumble Bee 1''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Melbourne tram route 96」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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