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Roderick
Fri.21.4.23 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.
14.20 Upfield line: Major delays clearing after a trespasser in the Coburg area.
16.46 Major delays Sunshine - Sunbury (police).
- 17.05 clearing
- 17.15 Thankyou to staff doing their best to keep us updated. Sadly it’s impossible to hear what staff say as most speak too loudly and too close to the microphone. A man from Sunbury just did a soft but very clear update announcement.
Buses replace trains Parliament - Box Hill from 20.30 until the last train of Sun 23 Apr. Camberwell - Alamein trains will run.
Buses replace trains City - Glen Waverley from 20.40 until the last train of Sun 23 Apr (maintenance works).
Trains will operate as a shuttle between Caulfield and Pakenham/Cranbourne from 21.00 until the last train of Sun 23 Apr (works). Change at Caulfield from/to a Frankston train.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/trains-go-under-bridge-for-first-time/vi-AA1a8maT
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/markets/brisbane-bus-cancellations-spike-amid-national-bus-driver-shortage/ar-AA1a8fRb
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/train-of-nought-australia-s-great-rail-projects-and-the-troublesome-qld-frontier-20230420-p5d230.html
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Sat.22.4.23
Sat.22.4.23 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).
- Buses replace trains Parliament - Box Hill until the last train of Sun 23 Apr. Camberwell - Alamein trains will run.
Buses replace trains City - Glen Waverley until the last train of Sun 23 Apr (maintenance works).
Trains will operate as a shuttle between Caulfield and Pakenham/Cranbourne from 21.00 until the last train of Sun 23 Apr (works). Change at Caulfield from/to a Frankston train.
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.
16.01 Major delays (police in the Werribee area). Trains may be held at platforms.
- 16.25 Clearing. Trains may run at a reduced speed.
2.39 Buses replace trains between Box Hill and Ringwood (an equipment fault at Box Hill, vandalism). Buses have been ordered, but will take over 60 min to arrive.
- 3.26 Trains have resumed.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/these-old-cameras-are-worth-a-fortune-today/ss-AA1aaTzI
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/state-budget-2023-north-east-link-delays-rail-maintenance-funding-slashed/news-story/516084824c6ddc4af0c6d0e40d5388cb