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Subject: Sat.8 & Sun.9.10.22 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick Smith
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Sat.8.10.22
Sat.8.10.22 Metro Twitter
Flinders St: still with a lane closed for tunnel works.
Because of tunnel works, Degraves St subway at Flinders St is closed until 2024. No platform transfer via Degraves St subway. Passengers should use Elizabeth & Swanston St entry/exits. Campbell Arcade remains closed to 2024. Platform interchange via that subway was available until mid 2022.
Bell: No lift access to platforms until Oct 2022, while works continue around the station precinct. A shuttle bus will run from Bell to Preston and Thornbury. [the station opened on 5.9].
Until 9 Oct, take advantage of free public transport with your seniors myki & Victorian Seniors card. Explore Melbourne and regional Victoria or experience the many live Seniors Festival events. We’re going paperless and introducing more booking options for free-travel vouchers, so you’ll never need to worry about losing your vouchers ever again.
Victorian Veterans and War Widows are eligible for free travel during Veterans Health Week, 1-9 Oct. This covers all PT in Victoria, including: Metro trains, trams & buses; Regional trains, and buses. Show your Veteran Gold or White Card or Category ‘V’ Victorian Public Transport Concession Card. Wearing your uniform, service medals or war widows badge will also work.
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 2 to Melbourne Southern Cross.
- Sunbury/Upfield lines: All trains will terminate/originate at Southern Cross from 5.30 until 0.05 Sun 9 Oct (works). From Flinders St, take a train from pfm 1, 9 or 10 to SC.
Buses replace trains Clifton Hill - Mernda until the last train of Sun 9 Oct (maintenance works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 2 to Flinders St.
Buses replace trains Dandenong - Pakenham until the last train of Sun 9 Oct (works).
12.47 Frankston line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Glen Huntly area). Trains may be held at platforms. Trains may use altered platforms between Caulfield and Moorabbin.
- 13.09 clearing.
14.52 Metropolitan trains: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the Flinders St and Melbourne Southern Cross areas). Trains in the immediate area will remain stationary until the situation is cleared by police.
- 15.08 clearing. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations. Stopping patterns may be changed.
16.06 Buses replace trains Ringwood - Belgrave (a tree fallen across rail lines). Replacement buses are operating, adding 30 min.
- 19.03 Trains resume. First trains: 22.15 ex Flinders St; 23.42 ex Belgrave.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/will-the-press-gallery-ever-write-about-inland-rail-properly/ar-AA12GqSh
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/state-opposition-backs-almost-1-billion-rail-extension-past-frankston-20221008-p5bo8v.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/pm-rejects-call-from-premier-to-help-pay-for-airport-transport-links-20221007-p5bo27.html
https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/schott-to-probe-inland-rail-for-budget-blowout-20221007-p5bo54
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/the-liberal-party-has-pledged-to-cap-public-transport-costs-at-2-a-day-for-all-but-vline-services/news-story/4b42e7d1f7078e2112dca8990cef98ce
[More pork barrelling. Lib and Lab did it before: one removed zone 3, the other removed zone 2.
More important than lowering the cost is providing a usable service: carefully avoided by Lib/Lab/PTV/DOT.
There should be no time of day with 30 minute gaps anywhere.
For most of the system, 10 min gaps should be in force for most of the day. PTV claims 'impossible': not so.]
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/liberal-party-pledges-massive-rail-upgrade-for-melbournes-southeast/news-story/d3b00f64a063b3bf3f03346b986fbc21
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Sun.9.10.22
Sun.9.10.22 Metro Twitter
Flinders St: still with a lane closed for tunnel works.
Because of tunnel works, Degraves St subway at Flinders St is closed until 2024. No platform transfer via Degraves St subway. Passengers should use Elizabeth & Swanston St entry/exits. Campbell Arcade remains closed to 2024. Platform interchange via that subway was available until mid 2022.
Bell: No lift access to platforms until Oct 2022, while works continue around the station precinct. A shuttle bus will run from Bell to Preston and Thornbury. [the station opened on 5.9].
Until 9 Oct, take advantage of free public transport with your seniors myki & Victorian Seniors card. Explore Melbourne and regional Victoria or experience the many live Seniors Festival events. We’re going paperless and introducing more booking options for free-travel vouchers, so you’ll never need to worry about losing your vouchers ever again.
Victorian Veterans and War Widows are eligible for free travel during Veterans Health Week, 1-9 Oct. This covers all PT in Victoria, including: Metro trains, trams & buses; Regional trains, and buses. Show your Veteran Gold or White Card or Category ‘V’ Victorian Public Transport Concession Card. Wearing your uniform, service medals or war widows badge will also work.
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a Frankston train from pfm 2 (pfm 1 special clockwise city-circle train after 21.00) to Melbourne Southern Cross.
- Sunbury/Upfield lines: All trains will terminate/originate at Southern Cross from 7.45 until the last train (works). From Flinders St, take a train from pfm 1, 9 or 10 to SC.
Buses replace trains Clifton Hill - Mernda until the last train (maintenance works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (works). From loop stations, take a Frankston train from pfm 2 (pfm 1 special city-circle train after 21.00) to Flinders St.
Buses replace trains Dandenong - Pakenham until the last train (works).
9.32 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Major delays as police attend to a trespasser in the Clifton Hill area. Trains may be held at platforms.
- 9.44 clearing.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: All trains will terminate/originate at Caulfield from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance works) take place. Change at Caulfield to/from a Frankston train. [not mentioned: running to/from Flinders St direct].
1.51 Pakenham/Cranbourne Lines: Major delays (police near Noble Park).
- 1.56 Seek alternative transport options where available.
- 2.22 clearing.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/landowners-in-path-of-melbourne-airport-rail-link-hit-with-acquisition-intention-notices/news-story/2520d4486ee2c7e1a0d8154fa396879a
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/markets/forrestfield-airport-link-project-launched-after-a-two-year-delay/ar-AA12KPxZ
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/2-a-day-public-transport-fares-under-victorian-opposition-pledge-20221009-p5bo9n.html
https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/pm-premier-open-historic-1-86-billion-metronet-airport-rail-line-20221009-p5bod5.html