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Roderick
Sat.27.5.23 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.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine until 4.30 Sun 28 May (works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (works). From loop stations, take a train from pfm 4 to Richmond.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Pakenham line from 21.30 until the last train of Tue 30 May (works).
Cranbourne line [Pakenham too?]: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Dandenong until the last train of Sun 28 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.
- Buses replace trains Moorabbin - Frankston/Stony Point until the last train of Sun 28 May (works).
Trains will operate as a shuttle service between Caulfield and Frankston [Moorabbin?] 8.00-9.30, 18.00-20.00 then 1.30-3.30 Sunday (works). Change from/to a Pakenham/Cranbourne train at Caulfield. Passengers for Hawksburn, Toorak, Armadale or Malvern, change at South Yarra or Caulfield for a replacement bus.
17.29 Pakenham/Cranbourne/Frankston lines: Major delays (police attending to trespassers in the Malvern-Armadale area). Trains may be held at platforms or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 17.58 Delays clearing.
- 20.05 Really confused. Thought there is no train between SY and Malvern today? It's on the PTV site
- 21.46 Yes, communications do direct passengers to a replacement bus service for travel between South Yarra & Caulfield. The train-control centre was able to make a last-minute change owing to fleet availability. Trains have been altered to stop between South Yarra and Caulfield.
- Crazy idea but maybe build a big fence to stop this?
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/class-war-aspiration-and-the-politics-of-property-the-heated-debate-over-the-victorian-budget/ar-AA1bJR6J
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/sundaes-to-come-with-a-workout-as-ekka-visitors-urged-to-walk-due-to-station-closure-20230527-p5dbr3.html
https://www.afr.com/politics/this-could-be-the-moment-daniel-andrews-went-too-far-20230525-p5db8q
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8209408/air-pollution-is-killing-our-kids-and-transport-is-a-huge-culprit
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/safety-push-as-hundreds-of-melbourne-commuters-fall-on-escalators/news-story/5b870d363df62dc8fe08fcb048af0ba1
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Sun.28.5.23 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.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine until 4.30 (works).
Buses replace trains on sections of the Pakenham line until the last train of Tue 30 May (works).
Cranbourne line [Pakenham too?]: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Dandenong until the last train of Sun 28 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.
- Buses replace trains Moorabbin - Frankston/Stony Point until the last train (works).
From today, there will be new train timetables on various lines, and some changes to the timetables of some local bus routes.
- With an extra 75 extra services [per week?] timetables are changing on the Mernda & Hurstbridge lines. Connecting bus routes will also change to align with new train timetables.
- And yet we still don’t have full weekend bus services in the north. It’s a sham
19.44 Mernda line: Major delays (police in the Epping area). Trains may run at a reduced speed between South Morang and Epping.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine from 8:30pm to last train tonight, while project works take place.
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, as ever].
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.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/central-station-s-grand-underground-cavern-to-open-to-sydney-commuters-20230524-p5dayw.html
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/news/melbourne-public-transport-card-readers-won-t-accept-credit-cards-or-mobiles-until-2025/ar-AA1bNS2e