Moonee Ponds Junction is a bus and tram interchange on the junction of Ascot Vale Road /
Pascoe Vale Road
Pascoe Vale Road is a major thoroughfare through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, connecting the outer northern fringe to the inner northern suburbs.
Route
Pascoe Vale Road starts at the intersection with Somerton Road in Coolaroo and runs ...
and
Mount Alexander Road
Mount Alexander Road (and its northern section as Bulla Road) is a major road in Melbourne's inner northern suburbs, connecting the northern edges of the city district to just south of Essendon Airport. It was named after its original destina ...
in
Moonee Ponds
Moonee Ponds is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Moonee Ponds recorded a population of 16,224 at the 2 ...
, Melbourne (Puckle Street / Dean Street also meets at the same point). It is located approximately 400 metres east of
Moonee Ponds station. In June 2015,
Yarra Trams
Yarra Trams is the trading name of the operator of the tram network in Melbourne, Australia, which is owned by VicTrack and leased to Yarra Trams by the Victorian Department of Transport. The current franchise is operated by Keolis Downer. As ...
revealed plans to build a covered tram stop. The work was completed in January 2016.
Trams
It is served by
Yarra Trams
Yarra Trams is the trading name of the operator of the tram network in Melbourne, Australia, which is owned by VicTrack and leased to Yarra Trams by the Victorian Department of Transport. The current franchise is operated by Keolis Downer. As ...
routes
59 and
82. Previously route 82 trams terminated at a separate platform south of the existing pair in the middle of the Ascot Vale Road. As part of the January 2016 rebuild, a
headshunt
A headshunt (or escape track in the United States) is a short length of track provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.
Terminal headshunt
A 'terminal headshunt' is a short ...
was built to the north of the main platforms with route 82 now terminating at the main platform.
Buses
Moonee Ponds Junction has nine bus stands that are served by
CDC Melbourne
CDC Melbourne is a bus operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It operates 55 bus routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is a subsidiary of ComfortDelGro Australia.
As at 2018, CDC Melbourne was the third-largest commuter bu ...
,
Dysons
Dysons is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.
History
Dysons was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of route ...
,
Kastoria Bus Lines
Kastoria Bus Lines is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates five routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates Broadmeadows Bus Service, Nationwide Tours ...
,
Moonee Valley Coaches
Moonee Valley Coaches is a bus operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates two routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria.
History
In 1964 Ray Higginson bought a bus serving Dawson Street, Brunswick. By 1966, the business was named ...
and
Transit Systems
Transit Systems Group is an Australian-based public transport company, which also operates overseas through its subsidiary Tower Transit Group. Transit Systems Group is a subsidiary of the Kelsian Group, formerly SeaLink Travel Group.
History
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.
Bay 1:
*404:
Footscray via Newmarket
Bay 2:
*472:
Williamstown via
Footscray
Bay 3:
*504:
Clifton Hill station via
Brunswick East
Brunswick East is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Merri-bek local government area. Brunswick East recorded a population of 13,279 at the 20 ...
*505:
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...
via Parkville Gardens
Bay 4:
*506:
Westgarth station via
Brunswick
Bay 5:
*508:
Alphington via
Brunswick and
Northcote
Bay 6:
*476:
Watergardens station via
Keilor
Keilor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank and Hume local government areas. Keilor recorded a population of 5,906 at the 2021 census.
Whi ...
Bay 7:
*469:
Keilor East
Keilor East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank and Moonee Valley local government areas. Keilor East recorded a population of 15,078 at ...
via
Strathmore
Bay 8:
*477:
Broadmeadows station via
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
,
Airport West
Airport West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Airport West recorded a population of 8,173 at the .
Bounded by ...
and
Gladstone Park
Bay 9:
*483:
Sunbury via
Diggers Rest
Diggers Rest (formerly Diggers' Rest) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Hume and Melton local government areas. Diggers Rest recorded a population o ...
References
External links
Wongm's gallery
Bus stations in Australia
Road junctions in Australia
Tram stops in Melbourne
Transport in the City of Moonee Valley
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