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Subject: Tues.31.1 & Wed.1.2.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick Smith
Tues.31.1.23 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 (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.
17.41 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (a train fault at Richmond). Trains may run direct from Richmond to Flinders St.
- 18.03 clearing. Stopping patterns may be changed.
- I was just held inside a train stuck between south Yarra and Richmond for 30 min. You have really dropped the ball over the past 3 weeks
- Are trains running from Caulfield to Pakenham?
- It’s every day now
- Privatisation works well.
18.28 Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the Craigieburn area). Trains in the immediate area will remain at platforms.
- 18.43 Consider alternative transport for local trips Broadmeadows - Craigieburn.
- 18.55 clearing
18.40 & 18.50 Buses replace trains Sydenham Watergardens - Sunbury (police). Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider alternative transport.
- 19.10 Buses in operation, adding travel time.
- 19.31 Trains resume, with delays. First trains: 18.37 ex Flinders St; 19.26 ex Sunbury.
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 to/from - 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.
Trains will operate as a shuttle service between Caulfield and Pakenham/Cranbourne from 21.00 until the last train (works). Change at Caulfield from/to a Frankston train.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-student-super-commuters-putting-in-the-hard-yards-for-school-20230104-p5cac4.html
https://www.afr.com/politics/don-t-throw-tahe-out-with-the-dirty-bathwater-20230130-p5cgdw
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbournes-cbd-is-now-busier-on-weekends-than-weekdays/news-story/36490b3231786601463a79d806583f46
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Wed.1.2.23 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.
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 (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.
14.53 Buses replace trains Darling - Glen Waverley (a person hit by a train). Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider alternative transport.
- 15.40 Buses operating, adding 45 min.
- 18.29 Trains resume. First trains: 17.51 ex Flinders St; 18.32 Syndal - Flinders St.
17.13 Mernda/Hurstbridge line: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Melbourne Central area). Trains may operate at a reduced speed between Flagstaff and Parliament. Trains may run direct from Flinders St to Jolimont.
- 17.24 clearing.
20.01 Buses to replace trains Eltham - Hurstbridge (an equipment fault). Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider alternative transport for local trips Eltham - Hurstbridge.
- 21.13 Buses are replacing trains.
- 21.38 Trains have resumed.
- Has the black icon changed to blue or orange?
- Orange.
- A pink icon would be nice. Maybe for hot weather disruptions. I like pink.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Dandenong from 20.30 until the last train (tunnel works). Change from/to a Frankston train.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works).
Glen Waverley line: Buses replace trains Parliament - Darling from 20.45 until the last train (maintenance works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Buses replace trains Parliament - Burnley from 20.50 until the last (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.
21.45 Mernda line: Delays up to 30 min (an animal on tracks near Childs Rd level crossing, Lalor - Epping). Police are on site.
- 22.16 Delays up to 45 min.
- 22.26 Delays up to 30 min, clearing quickly.
- A red icon is better than a black one, that’s for sure.