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Roderick
Sat.1.4.23 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.
Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 3 to Flinders St.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Hurstbridge line until 3.00 Sun.30.4.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale/Belgrave lines until late May (works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains city - Oakleigh until 6.00 (works).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
- Buses replace trains on sections of the line until the last train of Sun 2 Apr (works)
7.10 Mernda line: Major delays (police in the Hawkstowe area).
- 7.19 Delays clearing.
11.50 Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Sunbury area). Trains may be held/altered. Passengers between Sydenham Watergardens and Sunbury consider alternatives.
- 12.27 clearing.
10.40 Frankston line: Major delays (a power fault in the Mordialloc area).
- 11.02 The fault affects McDonald St and Bear St level crossings.
- 12.11 Trains will proceed at a reduced speed Moorabbin - Frankston which will also affect multiple level crossings.
- 12.45 Is this an April fools joke or is it true?
- 13.49: Minor delays, clearing
- 13.58 Nothing like being an hour late for work. Thank you Metro.
20.36 Reckon you could put on more services during the gp and footy ya gronks.
22.16 Are you unaware the footy was on? Huge wait at Jolimont and platforms overcrowded. Unsafe
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains City - Oakleigh from 23.30 until 6.00 Sun 2 Apr (works).
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/cheaper-v-line-fares-come-into-effect-across-melbourne/vi-AA19kqMx
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/the-craziest-april-fool-s-pranks-that-were-actually-pulled-off/ss-AA19gnTs
https://www.theage.com.au/national/where-did-daylight-saving-come-from-and-which-states-have-it-20191003-p52xfe.html
https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/scandals-put-downer-edi-at-risk-of-break-up-20230330-p5cwjr.html
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/new-york-melbourne-s-fed-square-inspire-brisbane-arena-model-for-cutting-train-noise-20230401-p5cx98.html
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/bailey-defends-960-million-crr-cost-blowout-dismisses-2032-games-impact-20230401-p5cx96.html
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/covid-lockdowns-are-over-why-didn-t-brisbane-return-to-buses-and-trains-20230321-p5ctzv.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/geelongmelbourne-travellers-offered-free-ferry-service-amid-big-build-disruptions/news-story/885439732718f1dd4677a936ebbe2f8c
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/see-the-best-april-fools-jokes-spirit-of-tasmania-victoria-police-heinz-giant-flat-white-and-csiro/news-story/12cf7899180b7deb237d5a05f576e676
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/andrews-government-pays-big-build-bosses-supersized-salaries-despite-public-service-cuts/news-story/70078c634bd5bf464b22a59808658691
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/queensland/bailey-defends-960-million-crr-cost-blowout-dismisses-2032-games-impact-20230401-p5cx96.html
1.4 https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/did-you-fall-for-these-famous-april-fools/ss-AA19kxZc
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Sun.2.4.23
Sun.2.4.23 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.
Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 3 to Flinders St.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Hurstbridge line until 3.00 Sun.30.4.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale/Belgrave lines until late May (works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains City - Oakleigh until 6.00 (works).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
- Buses replace trains on sections of the line until the last train (works)
18.53 Major delays Clifton Hill - Mernda (a track fault near Middle Gorge).
- 19.42 clearing.
22.12 Major delays Burnley - Glen Waverley (police).
- 22.28 clearing.
Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Buses will replace trains Camberwell - Lilydale/Upper Ferntree Gully from 22.15 until the last train (works).
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-s-cbd-is-bursting-at-the-seams-here-is-where-its-next-cities-could-be-20230327-p5cvhs.html
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/congestion-is-choking-melbourne-s-cbd-here-is-where-our-second-cities-could-be-20230402-p5cxfl.html
https://www.realestate.com.au/news/coburgmoreland-level-crossing-site-in-controversial-architecture-award-tilt
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/andrews-government-reportedly-struggling-to-pay-bills-as-it-hurtles-towards-record-debt-level/news-story/1ff223c37f887b7ca23e79bcd4d65df1
nd 2.4 https://inlandrail.artc.com.au/what-is-inland-rail/benefits