List of former tramway junctions in Sydney
This is a list of former tramway junctions in Sydney, Australia, which were part of the network of trams in Sydney that existed up to 1961. It includes only junctions of tram lines that were designated with a name that included the word "Junction". Some junctions were also terminating locations or section points for fares and had greater public significance as a result. Some of the names of former tramway junctions remain in use, as the name of a suburb or locality, even though the tram lines no longer exist. In other cases, the names are no longer used, and their inclusion in this list is of historical relevance only. The list is in alphabetic order. Unofficial names are shown in single inverted commas.
| Junction name | Other / Older name | Location and Coordinates | Destination sign | Original significance | Later significance | Current significance |
| Anzac Parade Junction | Randwick Road Junction 'Cleveland Street Junction' | Cleveland Street either to reserved track on east side or reserved track on west side of Anzac Parade, Moore Park | Cleveland St | Railway Square trams branched from trams to Circular Quay Also gave access to loop lines for special trams for Sydney Showground, Sydney Sports Ground, and Sydney Cricket Ground | Continued in use until last trams in 1961. | |
| Belgrave Street Junction | Belgrave Street into Raglan Street, Manly | Trams to The Spit branched from trams to Narabeen | Tram service ceased in 1939. | |||
| Bondi Junction | Oxford Street to Grosvenor Street, Bondi Junction | Bondi Junction | Bronte trams branched from Bondi trams | Tram service ceased in 1960 | Suburb of Bondi Junction | |
| Cabarita Junction | Cabarita Road Junction | Frederick Street to Cabarita Road, Concord | Cabarita trams branched from Mortlake trams | Tram service ceased in 1948. Cabarita Junction was the official name used for the local post office from 1953 to 1971, when it closed. | Cabarita Junction is occasionally used locally, and is also the name of two bus stops, one in Frederick St and one in Cabarita Rd. | |
| Church Street Junction | Blaxland Road to Church Street Ryde | Trams to Ryde railway station branched off before Ryde terminus. | Church Street Junction was sometimes used to describe the locality later unofficially called Top Ryde. Tramway junction not used after 1934 closure of branch. | |||
| City Road Junction | Newtown Road Junction | Broadway / Parramatta Road and City Road, Chippendale | City Road Jun. | Trams via Newtown branched from Parramatta Road lines. Also connection between trams from Eastern lines and Western lines | In 1893, the first tramway signal box was installed near here. As well as City Road / Newtown Junction, it controlled the points at two nearby junctions for Glebe and Forest Lodge directions. Later City Road Junction had its own separate signal box. | City Road Junction is occasionally used to describe the intersection |
| 'Clovelly Junction' | Intersection of Clovelly Road and Frenchman's Road, Randwick | Cross country tram route from Coogee to Bondi Junction connected with tram route to Clovelly. | Name seems to have been used unofficially for the locality. | |||
| Cremorne Junction | Military Road Junction | Military Road to Spofforth Street, Cremorne | Cremorne Junction | Trams to Cremorne Wharf branched from trams to Wynyard and Chatswood. Trams from Mosman Wharf terminated here. | Spofforth St side not used after 1956. Tram service ceased in 1958. | Locality of Cremorne Junction |
| Crown Street Junction | Oxford Street to Crown Street, Darlinghurst | Trams to West Kensington via Surry Hills branched from Bondi, Bronte, Coogee, Clovelly, Maroubra and La Perouse trams. | Tram service ceased in Crown Street in 1957. | |||
| Crows Nest Junction | Pacific Highway, Willoughby Road and Falcon Street, Crows Nest | Crows Nest Junction | Trams to Chatswood branched from trams to Lane Cove Trams to Taronga Zoo and Balmoral branched from trams to Wynyard. | Tram service ceased in 1958. | Crows Nest Junction is sometimes used to describe the intersection and its immediate surrounding locality | |
| Daceyville Junction | Kingsford Junction 'Nine Ways' | Anzac Parade and Gardeners Road, Kingsford | Daceyville Jun. | Change to / from trams on Gardners Road that used the destination 'Daceyville' | The intersection was known as 'Nine Ways' from 1932. Nine Ways was the originally proposed name for the light rail stop, in line with Geographical Names Board guidelines that names of commercial businesses are not used. | Now near the terminus of the L2 Light rail line and the Juniors Kingsford light rail station |
| Darley Road Junction | Alison Road to Darley Road | Clovelly trams branched from Coogee trams, and also used for entry to Randwick Tramway Workshops | Darley Street line not used after 1957, when Clovelly tram service ceased | |||
| Darling Street Junction | Victoria Road to Darling Street, Balmain | Connection between Ryde trams and Balmain and Birchgrove trams. | ||||
| Darlinghurst Junction | Taylor Square | Oxford Street or Campbell Street to Flinders Street, Darlinghurst | Trams to Coogee, Clovelly, Maroubra and La Perouse branched from trams to Bondi and Bronte | Bondi and Bronte tram service ceased in 1960. | Area around the intersection is well known as Taylor Square | |
| Epping Junction | Crescent Street, Glebe to reserved track toward Lilyfield and reserved track toward Taylor Street, Annandale | Trams to Lilyfield branched from trams to Balmain. Named after nearby Epping Raceway | ||||
| Falcon Street Junction | Falcon and Miller Street Junction | Miller Street crossing Falcon Street, North Sydney | Trams to Northbridge connect with trams branching to Spit, Taronga Zoo and Balmoral | |||
| Gardeners Road and Botany Road Junction | Botany Road to Gardeners Road, Rosebery / Alexandria | Gard'ners and Botany Rds. Jun. | Daceyville trams branched from Botany trams | |||
| Greens Road Junction | Oxford Street to Greens Road, Paddington | Special trams for Sydney Showground, Sydney Sports Ground, and Sydney Cricket Ground branched from Bondi and Bronte trams | ||||
| Harbord Junction | Pittwater Road to reserved track, Queenscliff | Trams to Harbord branch from trams to Narrabeen | Manly tram services ceased in 1939. | |||
| Henderson Road Junction | Raglan Street Junction | Botany Road to Henderson Road, Alexandria | Alexandria and Erskineville trams branched from Botany and Daceyville trams | Junction not used after 1959 | ||
| Illawarra Road Junction | Marrickville Road to Illawarra Road, Marrickville | Earlwood trams branched from Dulwich Hill trams | Tram service ceased in 1957. | |||
| Kensington Junction | Anzac Parade to Alison Road, Randwick or Dacey Avenue | Robertson Road | Coogee and Clovelly trams branched from La Perouse and Maroubra trams, which ran via Kensington . Cross country trams from City Road Junction terminated. There was a separate junction on the western side of Anzac Parade, to allow access to Dowling St Depot via Dacey Avenue. | Junction rebuilt at location where L2 and L3 Light Rail lines diverge. | ||
| Liverpool Street Junction | Elizabeth Street to Liverpool Street, Sydney | Mainly relevant to earlier years of the system, when the only tram line through the city ran along Elizabeth Street. | Use of the name was affected by the opening of the nearby Museum station in 1926, but name was still being used into the 1930s. Tram services ceased in 1961 | |||
| Macpherson Street Junction | Waverley Junction | Albion Street to Macpherson St, Waverly | Bronte trams diverged from cross-country trams from Bondi Junction to Coogee. | Albion Street side of the junction not used from 1954. Tram service ceased in 1960. | ||
| Marion Street Junction | Norton Street to Marion Street, Leichhardt | Leichhardt Town Hall | Abbotsford trams branched from trams on Norton Street | |||
| Maroubra Junction | Anzac Parade to Maroubra Road, Maroubra | Maroubra Junction | Maroubra Beach trams branched from La Perouse trams | Unchanged until 1961 | Locality of Maroubra Junction | |
| Middle Head Road Junction | Military Road / Bradleys Head Road to Middle Head Road, Mosman | Balmoral trams branched from Taronga Zoo trams | Tram service ceased in 1958 | |||
| Mosman Junction | Avenue Road Junction | Military Road to Avenue Road, Mosman | Mosman Wharf trams branched from Taronga Zoo and Balmoral trams | Tram service ceased in 1958 | Locality of Mosman Junction. Name also used as bus route destination. | |
| Mount Street Junction | Victoria Cross | Miller Street to Pacific Highway,, North Sydney | Lane Cove and Chatswood trams branched from Spit, Balmoral, and Northbridge trams | Tram service ceased in 1958 | Intersection is still called Victoria Cross, and that name is also used for the nearby Sydney Metro station, Victoria Cross. | |
| Neutral Bay Junction | Wycombe Road Junction | Military Road to Wycombe Street, Neutral Bay | Neutral Bay Junc. | Trams from Neutral Bay wharf terminated at Neutral Bay Junction, connecting with other trams. | Wycombe Road side of junction not used after Neutral Bay line closed in 1956. Tram service ceased in 1958. | Locality of Neutral Bay Junction. Name is also used for a bus stand, and a 'via' on bus destination signs. |
| Newtown Bridge Junction | Newtown Bridge | King Street to Enmore Road, Newtown, also to Newtown Tram Depot | Newtown Bridge | Trams to St Peters and Cooks River branched from trams to Dulwich Hill and Earlwood. | Tram service ceased in 1957. | |
| Quay Street Junction | George Street to Quay Street, Haymarket | Pyrmont trams branched from Parramatta Road and Harris Street trams | ||||
| Queen Street Junction | Oxford Street to Queen Street, Woollahra | Steam trams to Woollahra branched from trams to Bondi | Queen St tram line closed in 1895. | |||
| Railway Road Junction | Princes Highway to Railway Road, Sydenham | Cross country trams to Dulwich Hill branched from trams to Circular Quay | Tram service ceased in 1957. | |||
| Randwick Junction | Alison Road Junction | Belmore Road to Cook Street or to reserved track | Trams on cross-country route to Bondi Junction branched from trams to Circular Quay and Railway (Square) | Cook Street side of the junction not used from 1954. Tram service ceased in 1960. | Locality of Randwick Junction. The name is also used as a destination or 'via', including on bus destination displays, for bus routes in the area. | |
| Rowntree Street Junction | Darling Street to Rowntree Street, Balmain | Birchgrove trams branched from Darling Street Wharf trams | The Rowntree Street side of the junction was not used from 1954. | |||
| Ross Street Junction | Parramatta Road to Ross Street, Forest Lodge | |||||
| Rozelle Depot Junction | Reserved track to Lilyfield to reserved track to Rozelle Depot | Rozelle Depot | Trams terminated / started at branch to depot. Access to and from depot. | Depot closed in 1958. | Rozelle Depot repurposed as Tramsheds retail centre. | |
| Spit Junction | Spit Road Junction | Military Road and Spit Road, Mosman | Spit Road Junction | Trams to the Spit branched from Mosman, Taronga Zoo and Balmoral Trams | Tram service ceased in 1958. | Locality of Spit Junction. Name is also used as a school bus route destination. |
| 'Springvale Junction' | Intersection of Botany Road and Beauchamp Road, Banksmeadow | Botany | 'Springvale Junction' was where Botany trams met shuttle trams of the Sprinvale line, which ran further on to La Perouse. It seems that the Springvale line ran back along the Botany route, from Botany terminus, before branching off near a stop called 'Springvale' in the direction of Yarra Junction. | In 1935, the shuttle tram to La Perouse ceased, but from 1934, some trams ran past Botany to Matraville. | ||
| Steyne Junction | North Steyne to Raglan Street, Manly | Trams to the point opposite the Spit branched from trams to Brookvale. Other trams toward the Spit went via Belgrave Street. | Steyne Junction and track along the beachfront were closed in December 1914. Manly tram services ceased altogether in 1939. | |||
| White Bay Junction | Barnes Street Junction | Former Commercial Road and Barnes Street, Rozelle / White Bay | Ryde trams branched to Victoria Road | Junction not used after 1953. | ||
| Yarra Junction | Reserved track alongside Bunnerong Road and Anzac Parade, Little Bay | Trams to Botany branched from trams via Anzac Parade to Circular Quay and Railway Square. | Bunnerong Road tram line closed beyond Military Road, in 1935, and the junction was no longer used. Yarra Junction was once used as a name for the suburb of Little Bay |