All forms of transport, including gunzelly
I’ll have another post soon on the Metro Tunnel, from the Big Switch day, but I wanted to get this one finished first. I was keeping an eye on how public transport was affected by the extreme heat last Tuesday 27th January. The temperature in Melbourne reached a high of 42.7 degrees, but it went ... [More]
They fixed it
Metro tunnel services: every 10 minutes at most times
Fare prices have risen, but right now are displayed almost nowhere on the PT system.
Extra trains for events still don’t fill the gaps on Sunday mornings
This has been an issue for decades: the quickest way into Flinders Street station from the north, the Campbell Arcade/Degraves Street subway taking you under the road, had zero signage to direct you there. Unless you knew, how would you guess it takes you to the station? I seem to recall being told there was ... [More]
Very busy at the moment – and still trying to get the Europe blogs done. So here’s a quick one. The West Gate Tunnel opens on Sunday – despite the name it’s a mostly elevated road connecting the West Gate Freeway to CityLink, but also with exits to the docks and to Melbourne’s CBD. The ... [More]
Some observations: Lots of people riding the new line, despite the weather. The stations are looking great. Some hiccups with escalator faults and at one stage a disruption near Anzac station (apparently due to trespassers near Hawksburn). No issues that I saw with the 7-car trains stopping at the front of the future-proofed 10-car length ... [More]
Perth is about to join the list
So now we know the when Metro Tunnel will open: Sunday 30th of November, with a temporary timetable dubbed the “Summer Start” – then the full service commencing on Sunday 1st February 2026. Summer free rides I’ve been told by the State Government that the previously advertised free fares on weekends in December and January ... [More]
A couple of newish things in the world of public transport info that have flown under the radar. Metro now has realtime info for rail replacement buses. Perhaps it’s a soft launch because I can’t see a link to the info on the excellent Planned Works page on their web site. Instead, if you browse ... [More]
Inspired by Alon Levy’s quick-fire Bluesky threads full of transport ideas, here’s some quick-fire points from me: These are some priorities for fixing on Victoria’s public transport network. I’m excluding anything already underway (such as bank card fare payment and Melbourne Airport Rail), and for the most part I’ve focused on system-wide issues rather than ... [More]
It’s not your imagination. Trains have got slower.
A 2013 document envisaged more frequent trains every day on most of Melbourne’s rail network
Comparing annual patronage: Amtrak vs NSW Trainlink vs V/Line
You can claim now for Metro, Yarra Trams, and V/Line poor performance