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Roderick
Wed.5.4.23 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 until Aug.2023 (works). Shuttle buses operate Caulfield - Glen Huntly - Ormond. No access to station facilities during this time.
7.47 Major delays, all lines: Trains are resuming after Spencer St underline bridge [aka Flinders St Viaduct] was hit by an unidentified vehicle. Trains may be altered.
- 7.53 Could you clarify which announcement or display you are referring to. There has so far been none in the train nor at the train station
- http://metrotrains.com.au we also have posted to Twitter and to our metroNotify app https://metrotrains.com.au/metronotify
- 8.02 Trains have resumed between Flinders St & Melbourne Southern Cross, with delays up to 30 min. Trains may be cancelled.
- 8.16 clearing
10.05 Dandenong: The lift on platform 1&2 is out of order. Inbound passengers requiring lift access, alight at Yarraman and board an outbound train. Passengers requiring lift access at Dandenong speak to station staff.
- 14.23 The lift is back up and running.
15.52 Glen Waverley line: Major delays (police at Glen Waverley station).
- 16.02 clearing.
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.
5.4 The passing of Ivan Lai - a founder of Australia's first GOA 4 railway.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/activity:7049196603026325504/?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7049196603026325504%2C7049211641938198528%29&dashCommentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_comment%3A%287049196603026325504%2C7049211641938198528%29%2C7049196603026325504%29&origin=COMMENTS_BY_YOUR_NETWORK&midToken=AQGT4pNzfzCLHQ&midSig=2wi19pRhKPqWI1&trk=eml-email_notification_digest_01-notification_card_COMMENTS_BY_YOUR_NETWORK_cta-0-COMMENTS_BY_YOUR_NETWORK&trkEmail=eml-email_notification_digest_01-notification_card_COMMENTS_BY_YOUR_NETWORK_cta-0-COMMENTS_BY_YOUR_NETWORK-null-8320mc~lg3heeoo~z8-null-null&eid=8320mc-lg3heeoo-z8
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-unassuming-western-suburb-that-could-become-melbourne-s-second-cbd-20230327-p5cvjh.html
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.canberratimes.com.au/story/8149925/plea-for-platypus-return-after-animal-spotted-on-train
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/glen-waverley-line-police-request-at-glen-waverley-station-sparks-delays/news-story/e1e65bab8c2b67f52737fb92d2e56b8e
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Thurs.6.4.23 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 until Aug.2023 (works). Shuttle buses operate Caulfield - Glen Huntly - Ormond. No access to station facilities during this time.
4.43 Buses to replace trains between Ringwood & Belgrave (a track fault in the Upper Ferntree Gully area). Buses ordered, but will take over 60 min to arrive.
- 4.59 The fault has been fixed; trains have resumed.
14.03 Stony Point line: Buses are replacing trains between between Frankston and Stony Point (a track-equipment fault at Frankston).
- 14.24 Two buses in operation
- 14.34 Buses are in operation
- 18.00 no change.
14.53 Werribee line: Major delays (police in the Hoppers Crossing area).
- 15.06 clearing. Trains may be altered.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 20.50 until the last train (works). Change from/to a Frankston train.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/inland-track-build-blows-out-to-31-4-billion/ar-AA19vawq
https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/travel/the-cities-with-the-best-public-transportation-in-the-world-the-ranking/ss-AA19wCuy
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/markets/tram-commuters-along-glenelg-line-facing-nine-month-closure-during-overpass-construction/ar-AA19wAxx
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/questions-over-rail-upgrade-requiring-hundreds-of-property-resumptions-20230406-p5cynm.html
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-s-inland-rail-calamity-laid-bare-20230406-p5cylv.html
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/inland-rail-s-31-billion-price-tag-spurs-call-for-new-board-20230405-p5cy9w.html
https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/federal/critical-section-of-inland-rail-link-in-limbo-amid-cost-blowout-20230406-p5cyku.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/victoria-education/i-felt-threatened-for-my-life-footage-shows-horrific-racist-attack-on-a-glen-huntly-bus/news-story/74dc1cb438c00139304fa5858913cbfd
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/critical-section-of-inland-rail-link-in-limbo-amid-cost-blowout-20230406-p5cyku.html