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Roderick
Wed.22.3.23 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.
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.
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.
10.15 Buses replace trains Batman - Upfield (an equipment fault in the Gowrie area). Buses ordered, ETA 60min. Consider alternative transport for local trips.
- 11.18 Buses operating, [additional time unspecified].
- 11.45 Trains resume, with minor delays. First trains: 11.32 ex Flinders St; 11.58 ex Upfield.
- 13.50 When are you going to get your act together and run trains on time? Lately the Pakenham/Cranbourne lines are a real shitstorm! Constant police actions during peak hour making the Tuesday evening journey from the city a nightmare - constant 15+ min delays. Now Mondays are the same.
14.08 Werribee line: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Newport area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 14.15 All Werribee trains will run via Westona in both directions.
- 14.22 Delays clearing; Werribee trains will resume normal express running. Laverton local trains will run via Westona.
14.12 Craigieburn line: Major delays clearing after a train fault near Jacana. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
16.26 Mernda line: Major delays (police in the Hawkstowe area).
- 16.31 Clearing. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 16.40 Upfield line: Major delays (police in the Coburg area). Services may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 16.48 clearing.
17.42 Frankston line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the Kananook area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 17.56 clearing.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 20.30 until the last train (maintenance works).
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/transport-key-to-olympic-gold-as-qld-population-booms-20230322-p5cudt.html
https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/downer-manager-asked-for-cut-of-rail-project-icac-told-20230322-p5cuab
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Thurs.23.3.23
Thurs.23.3.23 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.
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.
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.
8.49 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Delays up to 20 min (weather-related issues).
- 8.56 Good tip, but this doesn’t help when we are the passengers on the train, and the driver doesn’t announce that the train is going to change direction. This is the second time this week.
- 9.39 There were 1000 people on a train from Frankston expecting to go to Southern Cross. No announcements. No nothing. Train just terminates on 13 and goes back to Sandringham. Not a word. Incredibly frustrating.
- 10.35 clearing
9.22 Alamein line: trains may be delayed by up to 30 min ('extreme' weather).
- 9.47 Alamein line: A shuttle train service is running between Camberwell - Alamein with delays. See http://metrotrains.com.au.
- 10.10 Because of an equipment fault in the Camberwell area, trains may be delayed by up to 30 min. Trains are suspended between Camberwell and Burnley.
- 10.55 Thanks. They don't seem to be running at all. So you should probably clarify that to people rather than say "up to 30 minutes". It's a bit misleading, even if not intentional.
- 11.13 maybe say add in 2-3 hrs. this is a complete gong show.
9.43 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Buses replace trains between Camberwell and Burnley (an equipment fault). Works buses currently running between Box Hill and Camberwell are extended to Burnley.
- 12.13 Trains resuming Camberwell - Burnley.
13.30 Sunbury line: Buses to replace trains Footscray - Sunshine (a person hit by a train). Buses ETA 60 min. Take a Werribee train to Footscray.
- 14.00 Buses are in operation.
- 16.57 Trains resuming. First trains: 16.47 ex Flinders St; 16.56 ex Sunbury.
20.41 Werribee/Williamstown/Sunbury lines: Major delays (police in the Footscray area).
- 20.42 clearing.
21.15 Frankston line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser near Carrum). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 21.23 clearing.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/passengers-face-months-long-wait-for-multibillion-dollar-train-fleet-20230322-p5cuc0.html