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Subject: Mon.1 & Tues.2.5.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
Mon.1.5.23 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 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 [finished?]
- 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.
9.10 Sunshine: An external power outage is affecting station lifts and myki equipment. Passengers requiring lift access, go to St Albans and contact staff.
- 9.33 power has been restored.
Buses replace trains South Yarra - Sandringham from 20.25 until the last train (maintenance works).
Buses replace trains Burnley - Alamein from 20.30 until the last train (works). Buses are replacing trains Burnley - Box Hill during this time.
Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Swanston St tram to Flinders St [Flagstaff and Parliament ignored].
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 4 to Richmond. From Southern Cross, take train from pfm 11 or 13 Flinders St.
https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/tough-decisions-looming-on-which-road-rail-projects-stay-on-track-20230430-p5d4bf
https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/unethical-to-saddle-contractors-with-cost-of-canned-projects-20230501-p5d4ig
1.5 https://www.msn.com/en-au/lifestyle/travel/the-cities-with-the-best-public-transportation-in-the-world-the-ranking/ss-AA1azQZw
https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/2022/05/16/best-public-transportation-systems-in-the-world
https://www.timeout.com/travel/best-public-transport-in-the-world
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Tues.2.5.23 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 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 [finished?]
- 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.
7.55 Frankston line: Major delays (level-crossing equipment fault at Glen Huntly Rd). Maintenance staff are on-site. Trains may be altered/cancelled.
- 7.58 Couldn’t run a bath.
- 7.58 Absolute disgrace.
- 8.25 & 8.46 Maintenance staff have identified & fixed the issue. Major delays are reducing.
16.15 Frankston line: Minor delays (equipment faults in the Toorak area).
- 17.06 & 17.23 Tay terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- Why aren’t these delays affecting the Pakenham/Cranbourne lines as well?
- the fault is impacting only the Frankston tracks.
- And my birthday wish for no black icons is holding. Still only red.
16.22 & 18.58 We're experiencing a technical issue with our website which is also impacting service information. Our team is working to rectify this as soon as possible. The metroNotify app continues to work as usual.
- 16.37 Your app seems to be working okay. I’m getting notifications as programmed. It’s my birthday today. A present from you guys would be no black icons on your app today.
- Happy birthday.
- 16.42 Have any black icons appeared today or has red been the most severe so far?
19.47 Mernda line: Major delays clearing after a police action in the Reservoir area.
Buses replace trains South Yarra - Sandringham from 20.25 until the last train (maintenance works).
Buses replace trains Burnley - Alamein from 20.30 until the last train (works). Buses are replacing trains Burnley - Box Hill during this time.
Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Swanston St tram to Flinders St [Flagstaff and Parliament ignored].
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 4 to Richmond. From Southern Cross, take train from pfm 11 or 13 Flinders St.
22.46 Major delays Footscray - Werribee (a track fault near Newport). [Williamstown too?]
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8179747/tram-stops-turn-purple-for-coronation