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Subject: Sun.29 & Mon.30.1.23 daily digests, austerity issued
Roderick
Sun.29.1.23 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.
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
15.33 All line: Delays through Melbourne Southern Cross (police attending to a trespasser). Trains in the immediate area will remain at platforms. Trains may run direct to/from Flinders St.
- 16.55 trains may originate/terminate at outstation locations.
- 17.45 Most of the Ringwood group is starting out of Camberwell not the city
- 17.48 Clearing
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Buses replace trains Parliament - Box Hill/Alamein from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works). Change at Camberwell for shuttle buses Camberwell - Alamein.
Glen Waverley line: Buses replace trains Parliament - Darling from 20.45 until the last train (maintenance works).
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield/Pakenham/Cranbourne 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 to Flinders St.
23.36 Pakenham line: Major delays (police in the Berwick area). Trains may be held at platforms.
27.1 https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/bristory-in-the-making-how-our-city-has-changed-in-100-pictures-20230124-p5cf17.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/full-list-the-26-new-sky-rail-locations-coming-to-melbourne-suburbs/news-story/2050f491446d6c4d9469fefbe66079b0
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/brace-for-chaos-bus-union-warns-thousands-of-sydney-services-will-be-axed-from-monday-20230129-p5cg7q.html
https://www.traveller.com.au/need-a-miniholiday-hop-a-local-train-for-a-few-hours-h294ur
https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/nsw-labor-to-crack-down-on-consultant-use-after-transport-debacle-20230129-p5cg8c
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Mon.30.1.23 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.
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Reduced service frequency during AM and PM peaks from today (ongoing tunnel works). Off-peak services are not impacted.
Surrey Hills: All outbound trains will not stop at Surrey Hills until the last train of Fri 17 Feb (works). Outbound passengers change at Chatham to a shuttle bus.
Laverton: No lift access between pfm 2/3 and the overpass (an outage). Outbound passengers continue to Aircraft and change to an inbound train. Lift access remains available to pfm 1, Maher Rd and Railway Ave.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Buses replace trains Parliament - Box Hill/Alamein from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works). Change at Camberwell for shuttle buses Camberwell - Alamein.
Glen Waverley line: Buses replace trains Parliament - Darling from 20.45 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 to Flinders St.
21.07 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (an external power fault between Greensborough and Eltham). Trains may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 21.26 Buses to replace trains Greensborough - Eltham. Buses ordered, ETA 30min.
- 21.40 Buses ETA 20min. Consider alternateive transport.
- 21.50 & 22.00 Buses ETA 10min.
- 22.10 Buses are in operation, adding travel time.
- 23.08 Trains have resumed. First: 22.57 ex Hurstbridge; 22.42 ex Flinders St.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/garbage-truck-dumps-rubbish-on-sydney-tram-tracks-after-fire/vi-AA16SKqK
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8064912/canberras-new-bus-timetable-starts-on-monday
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/western-sydney-businesses-on-the-brink-of-collapse-over-light-rail-construction/vi-AA16UJTR