Yep, from my observation the traffic to and from Highpoint West is
enormous, and they don't go all that far either so it really is the locals
supporting their own public transport.

There also used to be a large number of people to and from Queen Victoria
market leaving with well loaded bags of produce, I have even seen live
chickens on the tram. These days if this traffic still exists it is
obviously not happening on my travel days - Tuesday & Wednesday.

On 20 February 2017 at 20:40, Mal Rowemal.rowe@... [TramsDownUnder] < TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

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> Further, the Highpoint West shopping mall in Maidstone is mid-way along

> the Moonee Ponds to Footscray line. It's apparently Australia's 4th

> biggest shopping mall.

> The traffic to Highpoint on this line from both Footscray and Moonee Ponds

> has helped to ensure the on-going viability of this cross-town tram line.

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