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Route 86 trams return to High Street after disruption
⊸ News ⋅ By Emily Kulich
Published at 7:44am on Wednesday 16 July 2025
YARRA Trams is warning commuters of potential delays after “operation issues” saw Route 86 trams redirected off High Street this morning.
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Trams in both directions were redirected along St Georges Road between Stop 42 Dundas Street and Stop 10 Parliament Station, with a shuttle established between Stop 10 Parliament Station and Stop 25 Clifton Hill Interchange.
Services were announced as having resumed at 7.20am, just ahead of the worst of the morning peak.
The disruption comes as Darebin commuters face a week of bus replacements following the derailment of a Metro Trains service near Clifton Hill on the weekend, closing the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines while the cause is investigated.
Yarra Trams was approached for comment prior to service restoration.
Earlier coverage
Route 86 trams redirected as train closures continue
7:10am, Wednesday 16 July 2025
ROUTE 86 trams are being partially redirected along St George’s Road this morning, affecting commuters already displaced by the continuing closure of the Mernda and Hurstbridge rail lines.
The latest update from Yarra Trams, dated 6.45am, states “operation issues” on High Street have pushed trams off the street.
At time of writing, service changes are:
- the redirection of Route 86 trams in both directions via St Georges Road between Stop 42 Dundas Street and Stop 10 Parliament Station, and
- the operation of a limited Route 86a shuttle tram runs between Stop 10 Parliament Station and Stop 25 Clifton Hill Interchange.
The disruption comes as commuters face ongoing bus replacements following the derailment of a Metro Trains service near Clifton Hill on the weekend, closing the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines while a cause is investigated.
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