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Subject: Mon.23 & Tues.24.1.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
Mon.23.1.22 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.
There will be disruption to services in Jan, while works take place. Buses will replace trains on parts of the network.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Pakenham/Cranbourne lines until 3.00 Sat 28 Jan (works).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
- Buses replace trains on sections of the line from until 3.00 Sat 28 Jan (works).
Buses replace trains Frankston - Stony Point until the last train of Fri 27 Jan (works elsewhere).
Murrumbeena: Because of roadworks in Neerim Rd, replacement buses will depart from altered stops.
- Burnley-bound buses will set down/pick up in Murrumbeena Rd, between Neerim Rd and Melbourne St.
- Westall-bound buses will set down/pick up in Murrumbeena Road, opposite Murrumbeena station.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works).
Craigieburn line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Essendon from 20.40 until the last train (maintenance works).
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 1 [special city circle; inbound Dandenong from pfm 2 to Melbourne Southern Cross not suggested] to Flinders St.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/trains-collide-in-sydney/vi-AA16hCXh
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/australian-open-fans-battle-to-get-home-with-uber-surges-and-cancellations-and-train-line-closures-20230123-p5cepb.html
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8058279/more-buses-run-the-border-but-shared-ticketing-the-major-stumbling-block
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Tues.24.1.23
Down diesel through Surrey Hills at 13.47; up ~14.06 T381-EV-P16, all yellow.
Tues.24.1.23 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.
There will be disruption to services in Jan, while works take place. Buses will replace trains on parts of the network.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Pakenham/Cranbourne lines until 3.00 Sat 28 Jan (works).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
- Buses replace trains on sections of the line from until 3.00 Sat 28 Jan (works).
Buses replace trains Frankston - Stony Point until the last train of Fri 27 Jan (works elsewhere).
16.04 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Major delays (a motor vehicle hit a rail bridge in the Ringwood area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations. Consider local alternative transport.
- 16.18 clearing.
- 16.22 Very lucky it caused a only a red icon on your app and not a black one. Red is better than black.
16.20 All lines: Minor delays (police in the Melbourne Central area). Trains may run direct to/from Flinders St. Consider trams.
- 16.23 clearing.
16.55 Sandringham line: Major delays clearing after a police action in the Gardenvale area.
17.07 Belgrave line: Major delays (flooding over tracks between Ferntree Gully & Upper Ferntree Gully. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations. Consider local alternative transport options.
- 17.41 clearing
- 18.37 What's the status of Belgrave trains? What's the last stop on the line from city to Belgrave? No announcements on my platform or on the Lilydale train I'm on.
- 18.48 flooding delays have now cleared.
Craigieburn line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Essendon from 20.40 until the last train (maintenance works).
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works).
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 1 [special city circle; inbound Dandenong from pfm 2 to Melbourne Southern Cross not suggested] to Flinders St.
Pakenham line: Take extra care alighting/boarding at Narre Warren as we’ve lost station lighting (an external power outage).
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/underworld-figure-shot-in-front-of-children-at-busy-rail-crossing-20230124-p5cf58.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-radical-new-plan-to-reshape-sydney-s-central-station-precinct-20221208-p5c4rj.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/auditor-general-criticises-state-for-using-rail-entity-to-boost-budget-20230124-p5cezs.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/outer-east/long-delays-on-sandringham-lilydale-and-belgrave-lines/news-story/3d86e6f581b322655558f63d116679cc