Fw: Thurs.5-Sun.8.3.26 daily digests, austerity issues

[Roderick Smith]

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Roderick

Thurs.5.3.26 Metro X
14.03 Sunbury/Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays clearing after an ill passenger at Town Hall.
15.11 Sunbury line: Major delays (police in the Sunshine area).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 16.48 Major delays still (debris across lines in the Sunbury area).  Trains may terminate/originate at Sydenham Watergardens.
- 17.10 clearing.
17.30 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: major delays clearing after debris on tracks in the Sunbury area.  Trains may terminate/originate at at intermediate stations.
- 18.30 Still clearing, after an ill passenger required medical assistance at Westall.
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 20.30 until the last train (works).  https://tinyurl.com/3b4anuc6
23.41 Mernda line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Rushall area).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 23.48 Clearing.

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Fri.6.3.26

Fri.6.3.26 Metro X
20.02 Buses to replace trains between South Morang and Mernda (police), eta over 60 min.  South Morang trains have delays.
- 21.00 Buses are in operation, adding 30 min.  [Lasted into Saturday].
20.17 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (an ill passenger at Newport).  Train services may be altered.
- 20.30 Clearing.
22.27 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (a trespasser in the Westall area).  Trains may remain stationary at or between stations; train services may be altered.
- 22.55 Clearing.
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 22.30 until 5.00 Saturday (works). https://tinyurl.com/tuyucjyv
23.30 Sunbury line: Major delays after a trespasser [at Westall?].  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Buses replace trains between Parliament and Box Hill from 23.30 until the last train of Sunday (critical maintenance works).  https://tinyurl.com/54pjdszr
Buses replace trains between Camberwell and Alamein from 23.30 until the last train of Sunday (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/ym67b3rs

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/police-respond-to-incident-at-melbourne-railway-station-20260306-p5o8ar.html

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/man-dies-outside-melbourne-train-station-after-cops-called-to-fight/news-story/4728d50a106d5fb66fbf151d3003e809

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Sat.7.3.26

Sat.7.3.26 Metro X
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee until 5.00 (works). https://tinyurl.com/tuyucjyv
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Buses replace trains between Parliament and Box Hill until the last train of Sunday (critical maintenance works).  https://tinyurl.com/54pjdszr
Buses replace trains between Camberwell and Alamein until the last train of Sunday (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/ym67b3rs
4.12 Buses are still replacing trains South Morang - Mernda (police), adding 30 min.
- 8.04 Buses are now adding only 20 min.
- 10.13 Trains are resuming.  First: 9.49 ex Flinders St; 10.44 ex Mernda.
11.25 Frankston line: Major delays (an ill passenger requiring medical assistance at Carrum).  Train services may be altered.
- 12.42 Clearing.
22.24 Upfield line: Major delays (vandalism in the Flemington Bridge area).  Trains may remain stationary at or between stations for extended periods; train services may be altered.
- 22.54 Clearing.

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Sun.8.3.26

Sun.8.3.26 Metro X
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Buses replace trains between Parliament and Box Hill until the last train (critical maintenance works).  https://tinyurl.com/54pjdszr
- Replacement buses will stop in Wellington Pde, Jolimont, between 16.30 & 19.30 to get you to MCG football, the from 21.45 to 23.00 to get you home.  https://metrotrains.com.au/planned-works
Buses replace trains between Camberwell and Alamein until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/ym67b3rs
7.27 Mernda line: Major delays (police attending to disruptive passengers in the Clifton Hill area).  Trains may be held at platforms; train services may be altered.
- 8.47 clearing.
8.00 Buses to replace trains between Darling and Glen Waverley (Fire Rescue action), eta 60 min.  Darling trains have delays.
- 9.02 Trains are resuming.  First: 8.29 ex Flinders St; 8.59 ex Glen Waverley.
16.27 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (a train fault in the Caulfield area).  Train services may be altered.
19.47 Buses to replace trains between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave (a track-equipment fault), eta over 60 min.  Box Hill - UFG trains have delays.
- 20.05 Buses are in action.
- 20.20 Trains are resuming.  First: 20.44 ex Belgrave; 20.29 ex Ringwood.
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 23.55 until the last train (works).  https://tinyurl.com/29p6uebr

https://colacherald.com.au/2026/03/mps-demand-action-on-crammed-colac-train-line