Route 86/96 Disruptions - Sunday 19 December
Sunday 19 December 2021
Services resuming
- Route 96 trams are resuming along their normal lines following today's disruption.
Final update: 10.10pm 19/12/2021
Service change update - 8pm
- Route 96 trams divert in both directions via Route 12 between Stop 124 Batman Park and Stop 134 Park Street
- A limited bus replacement service runs along Ferrars Street and Canterbury Road, servicing nearby existing stops where possible.
- The following stops will not be serviced
- Stop 126 City Road
- Stop 127 South Melbourne
- No Route 96 trams run between Stop 134 Park Street and St Kilda Beach.
Service change update - 6.30pm
- Route 96 trams divert in both directions via Route 12 between Stop 124 Batman Park and Stop 134 Park Street
- A limited bus replacement service runs along Ferrars Street and Canterbury Road, servicing nearby existing stops where possible.
- The following stops will not be serviced
- Stop 126 City Road
- Stop 127 South Melbourne
Updated 6.30pm 19/12/2021
Service change update - 5pm
- Route 86 trams have resumed along their normal lines
- Route 96 trams divert in both directions via Route 12 between Stop 124 Batman Park and Stop 134 Park Street
Updated 5pm 19/12/2021
Service change update - 4.40pm
- Route 86 trams run in sections with no trams between Stop 55 Boldrewood Parade and Stop 25 Clifton Hill Interchange
- A limited bus replacement service is running, servicing existing stops where possible.
- Route 96 trams divert in both directions via Route 12 between Stop 124 Batman Park and Stop 134 Park Street
Updated 4.40pm 19/12/2021
Service change update - 4pm
- Route 86 trams run in sections with no trams between Stop 55 Boldrewood Parade and Stop 25 Clifton Hill Interchange
- Route 96 trams divert in both directions via Route 12 between Stop 124 Batman Park and Stop 134 Park Street
- Route 86/96 trams have resumed along Bourke Street
Updated 4.15pm 19/12/2021
Reason for service disruption
Due to overhead wire damage caused by high winds
Service Changes
- Route 86 trams run in sections with no trams between Stop 55 Boldrewood Parade and Stop 25 Clifton Hill Interchange
- Route 96 trams divert in both directions via Route 12 between Stop 124 Batman Park and Stop 134 Park Street
- Route 86/96 trams towards Bundoora RMIT/East Brunswick divert via La Trobe Street between Spencer Street and Stop 11 Melbourne Museum
Alternative travel
- Mernda Line trains
- Route 3a/12/16/67 trams
Updated 3.35pm 19/12/2021