Early works underway
Since April our crew has been working hard to prepare the Hampstead Road site for major construction of the Maidstone tram maintenance and stabling facility.
With 50 workers on site the team has already worked more than 40,000 hours.
Our crew has:
- moved 28,000 tonnes of dirt
- constructed 1200 metres of road
- demolished 25 buildings safely.
Maidstone’s tram maintenance and stabling facility will be home to the new fleet of modern and accessible next-generation G Class trams.
The comfortable and energy-efficient next-generation trams will start rolling out locally in the west on routes 57, 59 and 82 from 2025. The state-of-the-art facility will be used to maintain, clean and store the new low-floor trams.
The facility’s designs were informed by community feedback and feature LED lights, recycled plastic materials and rainwater tanks which will harvest around 80 megalitres annually to wash the trams.
The project is creating around 280 local jobs in construction, ongoing maintenance and the supply of materials and services.
This project is part of Victoria’s unprecedented $100 billion investment in transport infrastructure projects, which will provide better, more connected and accessible services for Victorians.
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What is a tram maintenance and stabling facility?
Maidstone’s tram maintenance and stabling facility will be a critical part of Melbourne’s tram network.
The facility will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Trams will access the facility during the day and night via Hampstead Road.
Designed to minimise noise, most noise-generating activities will occur during the day inside the administration and maintenance building.
We’ll construct this building using specialist noise attenuating materials to keep noise contained.
We’re installing noise walls along the northern, southern and western boundaries.
The facility’s designs, including noise walls will comply with all Environment Protection Authority Victoria guidelines and relevant noise policies and legislation.
The facility is future-proofed to stable up to 60 trams and maintain up to 160 trams.
Tram operations and administration staff will also be based there.
Read more in our Managing noise fact sheet.
To keep Melbourne’s new trams running safely and reliably, facility operations will include:
- Maintenance
- Repairs
- Cleaning
- Testing
- Inspections
- Stabling*
*Tram stabling is where trams are parked while not in operation.
An update on planning
Before major construction we’re seeking approval from the Minister for Planning to amend the Maribyrnong Planning Scheme.
Planning schemes set out how land can be used and developed.
We have previously sought submissions from the community on the project’s planning scheme amendment request.
We’re also requesting the Minister for Planning rezone the land for the new facility to Transport Zone. This will bring the zoning of the land in line with the site’s future use.
If you have any questions or feedback about the proposed application of the Transport Zone please email the team at MaidstoneTMF@transport.vic.gov.au
Download a PDF version of the Maidstone community update
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