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Subject: Mon.15 & Tues.16.4.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
Mon.17.4.23 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.
8.47 Ripponlea: No access to the pedestrian footbridge (vandalism). Alternative access is available at Glen Eira Rd level crossing.
- 8.51 Great, another damage done to our station, first was fire at Parkdale, now this. What is going on?
Crews have been busy installing horizontal concrete beams over Main St in Pakenham. With each beam weighing up to 113 tonnes and measuring 25m long. These photos show how they were craned into position.
Keep an eye out over the coming months as works continue, with more beams to be placed above McGregor Road and Racecourse Road.
In 2024, Pakenham locals will enjoy more than six MCGs of open space under the bridge, and new stations at Pakenham and East Pakenham.
- It will look like a ghetto in no time.
15.14 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Major delays (a trespasser in the Heatherdale area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 17.17 clearing
Buses replace trains Newport - Altona - Werribee from 20.30 until the last train (maintenance works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 20.50 until the last train (works). Change from/to a Frankston train at Caulfield.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/deputy-premier-highlights-frustrating-airport-rail-negotiations/vi-AA19WDXk
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/sydney-train-drivers-told-to-use-walkie-talkie-radios-as-back-up/ar-AA19WQBY
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-train-drivers-told-to-use-walkie-talkie-radios-as-backup-20230417-p5d11t.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/melbourne-tops-sydney-as-australia-s-biggest-city-on-a-technicality-20230413-p5d04g.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/jacinta-allan-accuses-airport-of-delays-as-stoush-breaks-out-over-rail-link-suspension/news-story/1d2c376630512c7315330d1178ade72f
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/shannon-deery-blurred-between-daniel-andrews-promises-and-reality/news-story/53475e12376b8f16b1d3eb48829b90f3
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Tues.18.4.23
Tues.18.4.23 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.
7.00 Glen Waverley line: Major delays (a vehicle damaged Tooronga Rd level crossing at Tooronga). Trains in the immediate area will remain at platforms. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 7.02 Trains will operate at a reduced speed at Tooronga.
- 13.16 Is the train running as normal now?
Buses replace trains Newport - Altona - Werribee from 20.30 until the last train (maintenance works).
20.38 Frankston line: Major delays (a trespasser) in the Ormond area.
- 20.38 clearing.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 20.50 until the last train (works). Change from/to a Frankston train at Caulfield.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/markets/melbourne-s-most-unreliable-trains-on-craigieburn-werribee-and-pakenham-lines/ar-AA19YBxq
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/this-is-not-utopia-how-will-the-inland-rail-project-stand-up-to-real-life-scrutiny/ar-AA1a0uzG