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Subject: Thurs.16 & Fri.17.2.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
Thurs.16.2.23 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.
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.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Reduced frequency during AM & PM peaks (7.00-9.30 & & 16.00-19.00 M-F). Offpeak services are not impacted.
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
13.23 Frankston line: Citybound delays (an equipment fault in the Bonbeach area). Trains may terminate at Flinders St and not continue through.
- 13.46 Major delays, (the fault plus an 'operational incident'). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations. Consider local alternative transport options.
- 14.21 Delays clearing.
17.46 Sunbury line: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Albion area). Outbound trains may operate at a reduced speed between Sunshine and Ginifer. Stopping patterns may be changed.
- 19.42 : Delays clearing.
- Do your trains ever run on time? I feel like whenever there are track works there are more failures afterwards.
- Different week, same Sunbury line.
17.35 Preston: No lift access between street level and platforms (an outage). Passengers for Preston requiring lift access alight at Bell, and speak to station staff for assistance. Passengers at Preston are advised to speak to station staff.
- 19.50 Lift access has been restored.
17.47 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Collingwood area). Trains may operate at a reduced speed between North Richmond & Collingwood. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 19.45 clearing.
- how much extra do I need to pay for my ticket to have airconditioning in my carriage? Any extras I can add like deodorant? Stuck between stations loaded into the carriage like cattle to the slaughter. On the plus side I’ve lost weight sweating. You guys rock!
- Train aircon is automatically on and attempts (not easy on very hot days) to keep the temperature at 22°C so it may be a fault on just that carriage. Next time it happens, let us know the carriage number (it's near the intercom by the doors) & we'll get that unit checked out.
- You reimbursing us for this trip??
- If you wish to make a claim for a fare reimbursement, you can do so over the phone on 1800 800 007 or submit feedback online at http://bit.ly/3AD5jO1; where a Passenger Experience team member will be in touch. Reimbursements of fares are done on a case-by-case basis.
- Appalling service. If the line is being closed so frequently for maintenance works, why is it becoming increasingly unreliable, especially of an evening?
- An hour to get from Flinders to North Richmond and we are just stopped. And better still, barely any announcements, I think there's been 2 pre-recorded notices over the speaker. Wouldn't want to have any plans tonight.
- This has royally screwed me over today .
- every week there is some sort of issue with our train line.
- Most livable city on earth.
- Trainline is closed every other weekend yet the equipment faults persist
- Do something about the shit equipment U shit dogs. Any time the weather heats up, things fail.
Buses replace trains Laverton - Werribee from 20.45 until the last train (maintenance works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley 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 2 to Flinders St.
- Trains operate as a shuttle service Burnley - Lilydale/Belgrave from 21.00 until the last train (works). From the city, take a Glen Waverley train to Burnley [and lose 24 min from the start].
22.39 Werribee line: Owing to an overhead-power fault in the Laverton area, trains will run direct. A replacement bus runs Newport - Laverton via Altona.
13.2 https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/aurizon-profits-hit-by-la-ni-a-stock-slides-20230210-p5cjnz
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/v-line-to-take-you-anywhere-for-9-20-but-will-it-get-you-a-seat-20230215-p5ckpw.html
https://www.afr.com/companies/agriculture/graincorp-on-track-for-another-big-profit-as-world-clamours-for-wheat-20230216-p5cl3u
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/motoring/on-the-road/labor-pledges-change-into-sydneys-train-network/news-story/d8d1668e0624ee179de67a73b9726ac5
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Fri.17.2.23 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.
Surrey Hills: All outbound trains will not stop at Surrey Hills until the last train (works). Outbound passengers change at Chatham to a shuttle bus.
- Wish the government is more considerate with the timing of bus replacement in particular because it is affecting so many commuters during peak hours. Why didn’t they do this during summer school holidays? And the work around Surrey hills station has been going for too long!
- Why is this still going since 2021?
- Bet you 600 mature trees this chaos is still going in August.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Reduced frequency during AM & PM peaks (7.00-9.30 & & 16.00-19.00 M-F). Offpeak services are not impacted.
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
16.57 Hurstbridge line: Buses replace trains Eltham - Hurstbridge due to an equipment fault. Buses ordered, ETA 60min. Trains operate Flinders St - Eltham. Consider alternative transport for local trips.
- 17.40 Buses operating Allow an extra 30min. Trains operate Flinders St - Eltham.
- 1.09 Trains resuming Eltham - Hurstbridge after an earlier equipment fault. First trains to resume will be the 12:12am Flinders St - Hurstbridge service & 2:04am Hurstbridge - Flinders St service.
18.08 Buses replace trains Elsternwick - Sandringham due to a damaged level crossing at North Brighton. Buses ordered, ETA 60min. Trains operate Flinders St - Elsternwick. Consider alternative transport for local trips.
- 19.05 Buses operating. Allow an extra 30min. Trains operate Flinders St - Elsternwick.
- 19.52 Trains resume Elsternwick - Sandringham with delays after a vehicle damaged the level crossing at Nth Brighton. First trains: 19:32 Flinders St - Sandringham. 19:42 Sandringham - Flinders St.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale/Belgrave lines from 20.30 until late May (works).
Trains will operate as a shuttle service Southern Cross - Upfield from 22.00 until 0.10 Sat 18 Feb (works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train to SC.
Sunbury/Craigieburn lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St via Southern Cross, not via City Loop from 10pm to last train tonight, while project works take place. From Loop stns, take train from Pl. 2 and change at Sthn Cross for connecting train.
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley 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 2 to Flinders St.
0.29 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays clearing after a disruptive passenger at Richmond.
https://www.theage.com.au/culture/music/a-melbourne-train-safety-jingle-became-a-global-hit-now-it-s-going-viral-again-20230216-p5cl1h.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/goulburn-valley/buses-to-replace-trains-on-swan-hill-echuca-and-bendigo-vline-train-lines/news-story/5c70391c7f88b4e6730092f7d6052ad4