Regular Sydney Tram Network services commenced Thursday March 24 1920. Last tram service Saturday February 25 1961.

The earliest reference to the idea of a tramway to Maroubra was in January 1909 when John Kneeshaw, the Tramway Traffic Superintendent suggested that an extension to Maroubra Road would "...lend itself to extensive future development."

Kneeshaw brought up the issue again in July 1911 and in 1912 the Maroubra Scheme went before Chief Commissioner T.R. Johnson with a cost estimate of 16,741 pounds for a double track line.

In August 1915 a deputation comprising local parliamentarians and Randwick Council aldermen made representations to the Secretary for Public Works for the construction of a line to Maroubra Beach. Council had improved facilities at the beach which resulted in large numbers of people being attracted there during the summer months. However, the Public Works Department maintained that the local population was too sparse to justify construction of a tramway and it wasn't until December 16th 1919 that the Maroubra Tramway received Royal assent.

Construction commenced early 1920 and an interim service was introduced from 21st March 1921 and normal services began three days later on March 24th.

During summer Sunday tram services to Maroubra Beach were increased to cater for the expected beach excursion traffic.

Little change occurred with the Maroubra Beach line service until the late 1940s when weekend tram services were temporarily replaced by buses in 1948 and 1949.

In 1960 city street reconstruction led to a curtailment of services to Maroubra Beach and by October 1960 the Maroubra Beach and La Perouse lines were the last remaining tramway services in Sydney.

The final day of operation was Saturday February 25th 1961.