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Roderick
Fri.7.4.23 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.
Good Friday: Trains, trams and buses will run to a Sunday timetable. some services may be altered or will not run. Night Network services will operate as per usual.
9.33 Sunbury line: Major delays (an equipment fault near Keilor Plains and a train fault between Sunshine & Tottenham. Trains may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 10.04 clearing.
- 11.04 still major delays.
- 11.42 clearing.
10.31 Lilydale Line: Delays clearing after a police action at Ringwood East. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
14.28 Pakenham/Cranbourne Lines: Delays clearing after a police action at Carnegie.
7.4 https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/transport-minister-jo-haylen-wants-more-information-about-a-proposal-to-extend-newcastle-light-rail-network-newcastle-herald-april-6-2023/vi-AA19zkFC
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/we-love-it-but-we-ve-outgrown-it-melbourne-it-s-time-for-a-difficult-conversation-20230407-p5cywc.html
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-needs-a-second-cbd-but-where-20230407-p5cyy2.html
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/inland-rail-to-go-ahead-despite-2b-in-sunk-costs-20230406-p5cyo4
7.4 https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/limbo-for-inland-rail-project-in-queensland-as-construction-approvals-stall/ar-AA19zlmh
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Sat.8.4.23 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.
Easter Saturday: Trains, trams and buses will run to a Saturday timetable. some services may be altered or will not run. Night Network services will operate as per usual.
8.01 Napier St, Footscray, is closed outbound between Hyde St and Albert St (a shipping container on the road at Napier St bridge). Police are directing drivers. Use Hopkins St or Somerville Rd instead.
- 8.14 Werribee line: Major delays. Trains in the immediate area will remain at platforms. Other trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 8.27 Passengers City - Footscray take a Sunbury train. Consider alternative transport for local trips Footscray - Newport.
- 8.32 Engineering crews are enroute to assess damage.
- Another one. Wouldn't it be nice if we could keep heavy vehicles off suburban streets?
- That isn't a 'suburban street', that is a major access road to our docks. The 1950s grade separation lacked futureproofing.
- 8.53 Delays clearing. Stopping patterns may be changed.
13.51 Werribee line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the Hoppers Crossing area). Trains may terminate/originate at Laverton.
- 14.07 Delays clearing. Stopping patterns may be changed.
19.31 Pakenham Line: Major delays (police in the Narre Warren area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Craigieburn from 20.35 until 5.30 Sun 9 Apr (works).
All lines: 1.30-2.00 Sunday, trains may be held at platforms for 15-30 min during a software upgrade to rail systems.
- 2.11 The software upgrade was completed successfully.
2.50 Frankston line: Buses replace trains Mordialloc - Cheltenham (a structure fire in the Parkdale area), adding extra travel time. [not revealed: Parkdale up-platform building].
- 3.19 & 4.23 Buses replace trains Cheltenham - Carrum.
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8152146/driver-shortages-to-force-bus-service-cuts-on-saturday-night-in-canberra
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8150205/government-accepts-recommendations-of-damning-inland-rail-review
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/gold-coast/inside-story-why-the-gold-coast-and-not-sunshine-coast-will-get-rail-upgrade-before-olympics/news-story/0c5ebedf778c7bcd82934a4f8a0906fb