▁need ▁to ▁touch ▁on ▁their ▁my ki . ▁ ▁Network ▁expansion ▁ ▁Since ▁priv at isation , ▁the ▁tram ▁network ▁has ▁grown ▁in ▁size ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁extensions . ▁The ▁access ibility ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁improved , ▁with ▁ 3 6 0 ▁platform ▁stops ▁built ▁as ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁services ▁were ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Melbourne ▁D ock lands ▁prec inct . ▁Since ▁then , ▁a ▁line ▁connecting ▁La ▁Tro be ▁and ▁Fl ind ers ▁Stre ets ▁via ▁D ock lands ▁has ▁been ▁constructed ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁further ▁extension ▁along ▁D ock lands ▁Drive ▁to ▁New Qu ay , ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁route ▁ 1 0 9 ▁was ▁extended ▁ ▁from ▁Mont ▁Albert ▁to ▁Box ▁Hill ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁extension ▁to ▁Box ▁Hill ▁has ▁provided ▁a ▁direct ▁link ▁between ▁Box ▁Hill ▁and ▁sub ur bs ▁such ▁as ▁Bal w yn , ▁K ew ▁and ▁Richmond . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a ▁ ▁extension ▁of ▁route ▁ 7 5 ▁from ▁Bur wood ▁East ▁to ▁Verm ont ▁South ▁opened . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁tram ▁network ▁from ▁Ca ul field . ▁The ▁ 1 8 ▁km ▁( 1 1 . 1 ▁mi ) ▁extension ▁would ▁serve ▁Ch ad stone , ▁Mon ash