▁northern ▁town ▁centre ▁of ▁G ung ah lin ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁centre ▁( C iv ic ) ▁and ▁has ▁ 1 3 ▁stops . ▁Services ▁comm enced ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁An ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁W oden ▁Town ▁Centre ▁is ▁currently ▁being ▁planned . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Walter ▁Bur ley ▁Griff in ' s ▁master ▁plan ▁for ▁Can ber ra ▁proposed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁tram ▁network . ▁The ▁proposal ▁did ▁not ▁event uate ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁exclus ively ▁served ▁by ▁bus es ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁Can ber ra ▁City ▁Om n ibus ▁Service ▁was ▁introduced , ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁While ▁rail ways ▁across ▁Can ber ra , ▁including ▁one ▁to ▁Bel con nen ▁were ▁seriously ▁considered ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁little ▁discussion ▁of ▁a ▁metropol itan ▁tram way ▁occurred ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁A CT ▁had ▁been ▁directly ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁thus ▁any ▁large ▁public ▁infrastr ucture ▁exp end iture ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁was ▁subject ▁to ▁national ▁scr ut iny . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Can ber ra ▁Land ▁proposed ▁a ▁ ▁line ▁from ▁Can ber ra ▁Race course ▁via ▁North bourne ▁Avenue ▁to ▁C iv ic ▁with ▁Melbourne ▁tram ▁B 2 0 8 9