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Roderick
Wed.3.5.23 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.
9.52 Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: Major delays (a power surge affecting signalling systems temporarily). Trains may be altered.
16.26 Sandringham line: Major delays (a near hit of a trespasser in the Elsternwick area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 16.29 clearing.
17.02 Alamein line: Major delays (a train fault near Burwood).
- 17.12 Clearing. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- What announcements>
- Which station are you waiting at? We'll follow up with staff.
- 17.54 Camberwell. Full train here with no updates.
- Train driver has no idea - we've been told there's a signal fault
- 18.00 We're following up with staff about the announcements. There are delays to 30 minutes and service alterations.
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.msn.com/en-au/money/markets/father-of-inland-rail-calls-for-project-to-end-in-toowoomba-amid-cost-blowouts/ar-AA1aFfXp
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/jacinta-allan-quietly-takes-on-new-cabinet-responsibilities-20230503-p5d5aj.html
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/myki-ticketing-decision-could-ride-on-cost-of-replacing-readers-20230502-p5d4vc.html
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Thurs.4.5.23 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.
8.59 Hurstbridge line: Buses to replace trains Greensborough - Eltham (a track-equipment fault in the Montmorency area). Buses have been ordered, ETA 30 min.
- Trains have resumed. First trains: 9.14 ex Eltham; 7.20 ex Flinders St.
LXEP: Lower Plenty Rd, Rosanna, in 1981. Heidelberg History Society. It's been 5 years since this we completed a bridge over the road, in May 2018, with an elevated station.
- I don't think many of those cars were still around in the '80s. The photo was taken between December 1958 (when flashing lights replaced a wig wag) and November 1972 when boom barriers were provided.
- The parkland on the right before the crossing and the cars parked 90 degrees on the left in front of the shops on the far side gives it away.
- I don't see any boom gates in that picture.
- Will you be posting any photos/ updates on the Mont Albert / Surrey Hills project? We regularly post project updates on our social media media pages and our image galleries are updated frequently. The latest one can be found here: https://go.vic.gov.au/3NHHqfI You can sign up to email updates about the project here: bigbuild.vic.gov.au
Always keep behind the yellow line, this is the way.
17.05 Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: Delays (a trespasser in the Flagstaff area). Trains will operate direct to/from Flinders St.
- 17.19 clearing
19.05 why has the outbound Sunbury train been sitting at North Melbourne for the last 10 min, with no announcement; we're just sitting here.
- 19.15 is the train still sitting at North Melbourne? We're investigating what the issue is
- 19.16 Yes, we've been moved to a different train, on pfm 2.
- 19.20 we've been advised the train developed a fault.
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.msn.com/en-au/news/other/these-are-australia-s-most-beautiful-train-journeys/ss-AA1aI0r9
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8182388/the-five-point-plan-to-improve-public-transport-in-canberra
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/mitchell-toy-how-the-suburban-rail-loop-is-similar-to-the-outer-circle-railway/news-story/ca949eec79a70c16f5ec268bed8c07e6
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/ballarat/cheaper-vline-fares-save-commuters-4m-in-a-month/news-story/a32b4645a3abe6dfc1ec6210e69b3abc