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Subject: Sat.23.3.24 daily digest

Roderick

Sat.23.3.24 daily digest
Werribee/Williamstown lines: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Newport/Williamstown until the last train of Sun 24 Mar (maintenance works).
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine until the last train of Sun 24 Mar (maintenance works).
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale line until late March (works).
Buses replace trains on sections of the Belgrave line until April (works). [Ringwood - Bayswater]
- With Belgrave line services resuming on Monday, earlier than originally expected, will there be any yellow icons displayed on your app over Easter or will it be all green?
Frankston line: Trains will not stop at Parkdale until mid 2024 (level-crossing removal work). Shuttle buses will operate Mentone - Parkdale - Mordialloc, connecting with trains. No access to station facilities or platforms during this time.
8.05 Trams to Australian Grand Prix are now departing from Southern Cross Station to gates 1, 2 & 3, and along Swanston St to gates 5, 8, 9 & 10.
Service changes apply across the network until Sunday 24 March.
9.40 Parliament: No lift access between platforms & street level (an outage).  Passengers for Parliament requiring lift access travel to Melbrne Central and speak to staff.  Passengers at Parliament requiring lift access speak to staff.
- 11.42 Lift access has been restored.
14.53 Frankston Line: Major delays (a train fault in the Malvern area).  Trains may be altered; may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 14.56 clearing.
Public transport disruptions are happening through Autumn (infrastructure projects).

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/redundancies-expected-in-victoria-as-govt-reigns-in-infrastructure-spending/ar-BB1kol8m

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/extended-delays-send-4bn-regional-rail-project-off-the-rails/news-story/b07d7a5febee959c48e6cd02b412eabf

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/sky-rail-part-of-650m-melton-rail-line-upgrade/news-story/a087396aeac6cd9be759e98258b56ea3

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/oh-that-man-left-a-gun-on-the-train-commuter-forgets-pistol-during-morning-rush-20240322-p5fehi.html

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/new-powerhouse-museum-warehouse-opens-amid-union-complaints-20240228-p5f8i0.html