Kew tram depot is located on the corner of Barkers Road and High Street,

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, a suburb of

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, Australia. Operated by

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, it is one of eight tram depots on the

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History

Kew tram depot opened on 8 May 1915. When the

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was privatised in August 1999, Kew depot passed to

Layout

The main yard has 12 covered roads. There are two tracks for trams leaving or entering via Barkers Road, and a single track connecting to High Street.

Rolling stock

As at December 2019, the depot had an allocation of 62 trams: 26 A1 Class and 36 C Class.

Routes

The following routes are operated from Kew depot: * 48: Victoria Harbour Docklands to

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* 78: North Richmond to Balaclava * 109: Box Hill to

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References

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