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Subject: Wed.22.5.24 daily digest, austerity issue

Wed.22.5.24 Metro X
Buses replace trains on sections of the Pakenham line from 21.30 until early June (works).  https://tinyurl.com/mr2df3bx
Frankston line: Trains will not stop at Parkdale until mid 2024 (level-crossing removal work). Shuttle buses will operate Mentone - Parkdale - Mordialloc, connecting with trains. No access to station facilities or platforms during this time.
Buses replace trains Carrum - Frankston - Stony Point from 20.30 until the to last train of Thu 23 May (works).
10.15 Sandringham line: Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Brighton Beach area).  Trains may be held at platforms or may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 10.23 clearing.
17.34 Craigieburn line: Major delays (police in the Newmarket area).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 17.57 Trains may operate as a reduced speed Newmarket - Ascot Vale.
- 18.14 Clearing.  Stopping patterns may be changed.
21.50: standard arrangements for football traffic from MCG: entry to Richmond & Jolimont; extra trains.  This was an international soccer match, expected to attract 80 000 spectators.
- 22.03 Trains will still probably be delayed

https://www.themercury.com.au/news/hobart-south/river-derwent-ferry-service-lindisfarne-ferry-stop-could-be-on-the-way/news-story/03a0a5e9cbb8674b4c25bb0b145d4ad0