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Sat.9.1.21 Metro Twitter
Bridge Road tram-track renewal works, 11pm Sunday 3 January to 5am Saturday 16 January.
Craigieburn line: Glenroy level-crossing-removal works. Glenroy Rd closed at the level crossing to 28 Feb. Buses replace trains on sections of the line until 22.00 on Sat 16 Jan.
Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Buses replace trains Parliament - Camberwell from 1.10 Sat 9 Jan until the last train of Sun 10 Jan (maintenance works). Buses run to/from Richmond during Night Network hours. [resulting in waits of 59 min?]
Buses replace trains Richmond/Caulfield - Glen Waverley from 0.55 Sat 9 Jan until the last train of Sun 10 Jan (works). Take a Pakenham [or Frankston?] train to Caulfield for express buses (which do not operate during Night Network hours).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: All trains will terminate/originate at Caulfield from 10.00 until 19.30 (works).   Change to/from Frankston trains.
10.08 & 11.08 Buses replacing trains between Frankston and Stony Point (a train fault). journey time of extended by approx. 40min. Anticipate buses to be in operation until at least 12.00.
- 11.52  Trains are resuming. First train: 12.01 ex Frankston.

COVID-19 IN AUSTRALIA Data updated 7.19pm on Jan 9, 2021
13 New cases (Jan 9)    310 Active cases    25817 Recovered    909 Deaths  

Coronavirus as it happened: Greater Brisbane enters lockdown; Woman travelled from Victoria to Queensland with UK COVID strain. Natassia Chrysanthos and Carrie Fellner January 9, 2021
* 22.07 Alerts issued for Sydney's Campsie, Belrose, Casula, Bankstown and train, bus routes. Ben Grubb. NSW Health has just released a number of new venues visited by confirmed cases of COVID‑19. Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed below is a casual contact who must get tested immediately and self-isolate until a negative result is received.
Anyone who used the following public transport routes at the times listed below should monitor for symptoms and, if they occur, get tested immediately and self-isolate until a negative result is received:
Bus routes
418 – 138, Wednesday, December 30, departing Hurlstone Park Station, Duntroon St 6.18am and arriving Marrickville Rd at Garners Ave 6.28am
418 – 138, Thursday, December 31, departing Hurlstone Park Station, Duntroon St 6.18am and arriving Marrickville Rd at Garners Ave 6.29am
418 – 138, Sunday, January 3, departing Hurlstone Park Station, Duntroon St 10.41am and arriving Marrickville Rd at Garners Ave 10.52am
418 – 70, Sunday, January 3, departing Marrickville Rd before Illawarra Rd 6.39pm and arriving Hurlstone Park Station, Floss St 6.48pm
418 – 138, Monday, January 4, departing Hurlstone Park Station, Duntroon St 6.21am and arriving Marrickville Rd at Garners Ave 6.31am
418 – 138, Tuesday, January 5, departing Hurlstone Park Station, Duntroon St 6.21am and arriving Marrickville Rd at Garners Ave 6.32am
418 - 138, Tuesday, January 5, departing Hurlstone Park Station, Duntroon St 10.57am and arriving Marrickville Rd at Garners Ave 11.09am
418-70, Tuesday, January 5, departing Marrickville Rd opposite Marrickville Town Hall 11.59am and arriving Hurlstone Park Station, Floss St 12.08pm
418 – 138, Wednesday, January 6, departing Hurlstone Park Station, Duntroon St 6.21am and arriving Marrickville Rd at Garners Ave 6.30am
418 – 138, Thursday, January 7, departing Hurlstone Park Station, Duntroon St 6.19am and arriving Marrickville Rd at Garners Ave 6.28am
Trains
Marrickville to Hurlstone Park, Tuesday, January 5, 4.09pm – 4.18pm
Hurlstone Park to Bankstown, Wednesday, January 6, 10.58 am – 11.20am
Bankstown to Hurlstone Park, Wednesday, January 6, 1.50pm – 2.08pm
Marrickville to Hurlstone Park, Wednesday, January 6, 3.56pm – 4.04pm
Hurlstone Park to Campsie, Friday, January 8, 10.27am – 10.38am
Campsie to Hurlstone Park, Friday, January 8, 12.01pm – 12.11pm
* 13.17 Photographer Tertius Pickard has captured images of a quiet Brisbane this morning.
A jogger on the Story Bridge wears a mask.CREDIT:TERTIUS PICKARD
Central Station is usually bustling.CREDIT:TERTIUS PICKARD
Edward Steet in the city centre.CREDIT:TERTIUS PICKARD
Queen Street Mall in the CBD.CREDIT:TERTIUS PICKARD
* 11.27 RELATED ARTICLE Man wearing a mask crossing the road outside Flinders street station.  How to make wearing your mask for hours more bearable
* 10.05 Masks are compulsory in greater Brisbane this weekend.
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Sat.9.1.21 Melbourne 'Herald Sun' High heat hits VLine
VLINE will operate a full extreme-heat timetable across Victoria on Monday following predictions temperatures are set to soar into the low 40s in parts of the state.
Services affected would include the Geelong and Warrnambool lines and V/Line is asking passengers to check its website prior to travelling to confirm any changes.
A copy of the extreme-heat timetable can be downloaded from the V/Line website or passengers can ask for a copy from a staffed station. Passengers are encouraged to allow extra time for their journeys.
Extreme-heat speed restrictions are enforced when temperatures exceed 36C to reduce the likelihood of train and track faults, while also keeping passengers safe.
Real-time traffic conditions are at traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au or via the VicTraffic mobile app, while public transport information is on ptv.vic. gov.au or in the PTV mobile app.