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Maidstone tram depot is a future depot on the
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network in
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. it is under construction on Hampstead Road,
Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, l ...
near the intersection with Williamson Road, on part of the site of the former Student Village (before that the Maribyrnong Migrant Hostel). The Maidstone depot will be home for the new G-class trams. The project will involve building a spur pair of tracks on Williamson Road from tram route 82 which will then turn left onto Hampstead Road before they turn right into the new depot.


History

In 2021, the
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announced that a new depot would be built on part of the former Victoria University site on Hampstead Road,
Maidstone Maidstone is the largest Town status in the United Kingdom, town in Kent, England, of which it is the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, l ...
as the home depot for the new G-class trams.New tram depot for Maidstone ''
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'' January 2022 page 26 Construction of the new depot began in 2023 and will be operational in 2026.


Routes

Trams from the following routes will be stabled and maintained at the Maidstone depot: * 57: West Maribyrnong to
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( Elizabeth Street) * 59: Airport West to
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( Elizabeth Street) * 82: Moonee Ponds Junction to Footscray


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