All forms of transport, including gunzelly
The Monthly Average Patronage By Day Type And Mode data was updated to include up to June 2024, and I thought I’d look at how V/Line is doing, given the fare cap introduced on 31st March 2023. Here’s the chart, with weekends highlighted, as I’ll talk about them a bit more below. The overall pattern ... [More]
Are trains faster since the Glen Huntly tram crossing was removed? Perhaps surprisingly, no.
The Age reported that the State Government is planning to reduce the three stations in Brunswick (Jewell, Brunswick and Anstey) to two during the project to remove 8 level crossings. Looking at the current distances between the stations (source: Vicsig) we can see they’re pretty close. Station km from Southern Cross km from previous stop ... [More]
Planning a cross town trip just got slightly easier, but there are some quirks
Information screens are good, but sometimes not placed in the best locations
How frequent was our first train service?
Just a quick post to note that the new lifts at Flinders Street station have recently been unveiled. They’re obviously a little way off commissioning, but this is a part of the Metro tunnel project becoming visible. The lifts will provide an accessible connection from the platforms at Flinders Street to the centre subway, part ... [More]
The rebuild didn’t cater for the 9-car trains already running
Your mission, should you choose to accept it…
The good news is they’re doing consultation and planning for accessible tram stops along route 82. Unsurprisingly they’re avoiding any stops on Ballarat Road, which is a traffic sewer (with the current eastbound stop being a real death trap). The scale on the map is a little funny, and the precise locations seem to be ... [More]
I took a quick look around Parkdale station on Saturday morning. It opened on Friday after works to remove two nearby level crossings. From the previous stop, Mentone, the line rises fairly quickly, to go over Warrigal Road before arriving at Parkdale, which has two side platforms. The temporary track, which was provided on the ... [More]
The claim that trains to Geelong were faster last century came up again. It’s still wrong.