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Roderick
Mon.3.4.23 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.
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).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
- Trains will not stop at Glen Huntly from today until Aug.2023 (works). Shuttle buses operate Caulfield - Glen Huntly - Ormond. No access to station facilities during this time.
7.12 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Delays up to 30 min in the West Richmond - Jolimont area (a track-equipment fault). Trains may be altered/cancelled.
- 7.35 Delays up to 40 min
- 8.17 Delays up to 60 min
- 8.40 Suspended between between Clifton Hill and Parliament [the 'buses replace trains' pictogram may have been posted incorrectly]
- 9.19 & 9.30 Trains resumed. Trains may take up to 20 min to travel through the West Richmond - Jolimont area, and may be delayed by up to 60 min.
- 9.35 How about free travel for the massive inconvenience?
- 10.29 Buses assisting trains Clifton Hill - city. Maintenance staff need to repair the rail line between West Richmond and Jolimont (10.15-11.15).
- 10.51 Any reason the 10.49 Fairfield - city is running 4 min early? Pretty hard to get into the city if your trains leave BEFORE the scheduled departure time [perhaps the 9.49 running 56 min late?]
- 11.18 Your updates are as reliable as your equipment.
- 12.30 Delays clearing.
16.41 Major delays now clearing North Melbourne - Upfield after a police action. Trains may still be altered.
Mernda line: Buses replace trains Parliament - Reservoir from 20.45 until the last train (maintenance works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 20.50 until the last (works). Change from/to a Frankston train.
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/the-sprawling-suburb-that-is-melbourne-s-greatest-hope-for-a-second-city-20230327-p5cvhy.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/engineering-marvel-central-station-s-huge-new-underground-concourse-opens-20230403-p5cxmk.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-train-patronage-shows-monday-most-popular-day-to-work-from-home-20230327-p5cvjp.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/tesla-autopilot-crash-driver-to-stand-trial-after-critically-injuring-woman-20230403-p5cxj3.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/sakshi-agrawal-fronts-court-over-alleged-tesla-autopilot-tram-passenger-hitrun/news-story/92a7fd2592574ab7e86645094229f193
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Tues.4.4.23 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.
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).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
- Trains will not stop at Glen Huntly Aug.2023 (works). Shuttle buses operate Caulfield - Glen Huntly - Ormond. No access to station facilities during this time.
Mernda line: Buses replace trains Parliament - Reservoir from 20.45 until the last train (maintenance works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 20.50 until the last (works). Change from/to a Frankston train.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/perth-airport-train-line-numbers-are-well-down-on-those-predicted-as-wa-government-blames-human-error-for-incorrect-numbers/ar-AA19qFRJ
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8148230/classic-sydney-ferries-returning-to-harbour-service