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Roderick
Tues.14.3.23 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).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
8.21 Craigieburn line: Major delays due (Fire Rescue attending to a fire near Oak Park). Trains may be altered.
- 8.24 Can't you implement an automated system where all residents in relevant suburbs are advised of such delays immediately? What's the point of raising this now, I've been sitting at the station for 20 min.
- 8.28 follow our metroNotify app, we post updates regarding train running.
- 8.32 Major delays clearing
13.06 Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: Major delays through Flinders St (an equipment fault). Trains may run direct from Flinders St. Stopping patterns may be changed at short notice.
- 13.25 clearing.
13.07 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays through Flinders St (an equipment fault). Trains may run direct to Flinders St. Stopping patterns may be changed.
- 13.27 Delays clearing.
13.31 Werribee/Williamstown/Sunbury lines: Delays clearing after the Flinders St fault and a police action near Footscray. Stopping patterns may be changed.
18.37 Craigieburn line: Major delays (police). Trains may terminate/originate at Essendon.
- 18.54 Buses to replace trains between North Melbourne and Essendon. Buses ordered; ETA over 60 min.
- 19.00 Consider alternative transport.
- 19.40 Buses operating, adding travel time.
- 19.58 Moonee Ponds: Because of road closures, replacement buses will not service stops in Margaret St. Outbound buses will pick up/set down at the Rt 951/959 stop in Mt Alexander Rd at Homer St. Citybound buses will pick up/set down at the Rt 951/959 stop in Pascoe Vale Rd at Alexandra Ave.
- Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Craigieburn from 20.15 until the last train (maintenance works).
20.47 & 23.11 Take extra care boarding and alighting at Ferntree Gully: a local AusNetServices power outage is affecting station lighting and facilities. Additional staff are on-site to assist passengers.
Trains will operate as a shuttle service between Caulfield and Pakenham/Cranbourne from 21.00 until the last train (works). Change from/to a Frankston train.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/sydney-train-shutdown-could-have-been-avoided/ar-AA18A0oZ
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/sydney-trains-are-a-joke-with-obsolete-technologies/ar-AA18BhUf
https://www.watoday.com.au/culture/art-and-design/flinders-street-station-an-iconic-space-to-host-stories-from-the-spirit-world-20230310-p5cr50.html
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Wed.15.3.23 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).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
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13.14 Frankston line: Outbound delays (an equipment fault in the Parkdale and Mordialloc area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 13.45 clearing.
13.59 Cranbourne line: Major delays (police in the Merinda Park area). Trains may terminate/originate at Dandenong. Trains in the immediate area will remain at platforms.
- 14.08 Delays clearing. Trains may operate at a reduced speed in the Merinda Park area.
14.38 We've been preparing for a major construction blitz on the Hurstbridge line duplication, starting tomorrow. Demolition of the old Greensborough station entrances has begun, with the new Greensborough & Montmorency stations & upgraded Diamond Creek station opening soon.
- Footy season starts tonight with an expected 90,000 at MCG, and the Hurstbridge line will have buses replacing trains! Timing could not have been much worse
- That was the line I took when I went from Flinders St to Eltham when I visited Melbourne in 2017. It was a great trip - but it would have been even more fun without any level crossings!
16.08 Craigieburn line: Delays through Kensington (a vehicle damaged Macaulay Rd level crossing). Trains may operate at a reduced speed there.
- Boom gates have been damaged and are staying partly down. There are heavy outbound delays back to before North Melbourne Football Club. Consider using Racecourse Road or Dynon Road.
- 17.49 Delays clearing.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Craigieburn from 20.15 until the to last train (maintenance works).
21.00 Belgrave line: Major delays (police in the Upper Ferntree Gully area). Trains may be held at platforms. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 21.13 Delays clearing. Trains may run at a reduced speed through the Upper FTG area.
21.39 Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: Trains will run direct to/from Flinders Street while police attend to a trespasser in the Melbourne Central area.
- 21.50 Trains to resume loop running.
22.15 Major delays (a track fault at Hurstbridge). Trains will run at a reduced speed between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/dozens-of-sydney-buses-cancelled/vi-AA18B6eA
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/firefighter-fears-over-sydney-metro-tunnels-spark-lifting-of-alert-level-20230222-p5cmir.html
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8121785/temporary-road-closures-detours-planned-ahead-of-light-rail-works
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8112852/infrastructure-spending-needs-to-be-on-what-well-actually-use