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Subject: Sat.18 & Sun.19.2.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
Sat.18.2.23 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.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale/Belgrave lines until late May (works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 2 to Flinders St.
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.
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.
Trains will operate as a shuttle service Southern Cross - Upfield from 5.30 to 0.10 Sun 19 Feb (works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train [from pfm 2]to Southern Cross.
Sunbury/Craigieburn lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 2 to Southern Cross.
10.40 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (police in the Watsonia area). Trains may be held/altered.
- 11.10 Trains may terminate/originate at Macleod [outbound] and Greensborough [inbound]. Local passengers consider alternative transport
- 11.14 clearing.
13.43 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays clearing after police attended to a trespasser in the Dandenong area.
0.17 Craigieburn line: Major delays (police in the Pascoe Vale area).
- 0.37 clearing.
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Sun.19.2.23 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.
Sunbury/Craigieburn lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 2 to Southern Cross.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale/Belgrave lines until late May (works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 2 to Flinders St.
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.
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.
10.56 & 11.08 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Buses to replace trains Box Hill - Ringwood (a person hit by train). Buses have been ordered, ETA 60 min. Trains beyond have delays.
- 11.36 Buses are in operation, adding 30 min.
- 12.18 Trains are resuming. First trains: 12.08 Box Hill - Belgrave; 11.42 Belgrave - Box Hill.
Trains will operate as a shuttle service Southern Cross - Upfield from 19.45 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 2 to SC.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Werribee/Williamstown from 20.15 until the last train (maintenance works).
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