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Subject: Thurs.16 & Fri.17.3.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
Thurs.16.3.23 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.
8.19 Sandringham line: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Hampton area).
- 8.36 Delays reducing.
- 10.03 Major delays (ongoing fault). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 11.28 clearing.
17.47 Major delays (an equipment fault in the Craigieburn area). Trains may terminate/originate at Broadmeadows. Trains may operate at a reduced speed between Broadmeadows and Craigieburn.
From 20.30 until the last train of Sun.30.4:
- Buses will replace trains on sections of the Hurstbridge line
- Greensborough, Montmorency, and Diamond Creek stations will be closed.
- There will be changes to the way you travel around the area
Heading home from the AFL? We've got plenty of extra trains to get you home. [usual arrangements]
- 22.03 Jolimont: Crowds are flowing well through Yarra Park and the station.
- 22.17 Richmond: Crowds are flowing well through the Brunton Avenue subway.
- 22.19 This Frankston train is way too packed. You should’ve taken off much earlier; it’s too hot for this.
- 22.34 You and I have different definitions of ‘flowing’. Any chance of some trains?
- 22.35 far from it to be totally honest.
- 23.10 Flowing well - that was a nightmare.
https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/john-holland-says-most-projects-now-cash-positive-20230316-p5csqi
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/man-left-with-multiple-stab-wounds-after-getting-in-a-fight-on-a-bus-in-templestowe/news-story/0f3c4e7b2965b10da98e6951c5cf3da1
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Fri.17.3.23 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.
Until the last train of Sun.30.4: Buses replace trains on sections of the Hurstbridge line.
- Greensborough, Montmorency, and Diamond Creek stations are closed.
- There are changes to the way you travel around the area
8.08 Frankston line: Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Patterson area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 8.22 Stuck at Southland. Any chance of an update?
- 8.28 Moving now?
- 8.31 delays clearing
- 8.33 Refunds for poor service?
- 8.37 trains are now moving, with delays clearing.
- Yet, there is push to return to CBD offices. They are kidding given the current state of the trains.
- Me on the train:
- Feeling like a clown after topping up my Myki for one last day in the office this week.
What does an “operational incident” mean? Train has broken down? Sick passenger, or worse?
- Stuck at Moorabbin none the wiser.
14.45 Werribee line: Outbound delays (an equipment fault in the Altona North area). Outbound trains may operate at a reduced speed between Newport and Laverton. Stopping patterns may be changed.
- 15.10 & 19.09 All Werribee trains will run via Westona. All Flinders St trains will run direct Laverton - Newport. Citybound passengers at Altona loop stations, take a train to Laverton and change.
- 15.25 Are trains still running Laverton to Werribee?
- 17.52 When don't you have issues on the Werribee line? Your services were delayed morning and night. Express services Newport - Laverton changed to stop all stations through Altona. All you do continuously inconvenience passengers, still making profits.
- Unfortunately, PTV changed the layout at Laverton so that can't be done as a cross-platform interchange.
20.06 Craigieburn line: Major delays, a track fault at Broadmeadows. Trains may be held at platforms. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 20.17 Buses to replace trains Broadmeadows - Craigieburn. Buses ordered, ETA 60 min.
- 20.46 Trains resume, with minor delays. First trains: 20.15 ex Flinders St; 20.41 ex Coolaroo.
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 22.00 until the last train (works). From loop station, take a Flinders St train [inbound Pak/Cran anticlockwise?] to Melbourne Soutnern Cross.
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 22.00 to the last train (works). From SC or loop station, take a train to Flinders St.
22.22 Heading home from the AFL? We've got plenty of extra trains to get you home. [usual arrangements]
- 23.22 Richmond: Crowds are clearing well and waiting times are minimal via Brunton Ave subway entrance. There are still a few specials yet to run.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunbury from 23.15 until the last train of Sun 19 Mar (works).Passengers for Footscray take a Werribee train.
23.18 Werribee line: Major delays (police attending to a disruptive passenger at Footscray). Trains may be held at platforms.
- 23.22 clearing.
- Once again Footscray.
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8125665/union-says-no-consultation-done-on-rail-closure