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Sunbury Line
Tuesday 4 – Monday 31 October While works take place as part of the Main Road and Furlong Road Level Crossing Removal Project, buses will replace trains between Sunshine and Sunbury stations from Tuesday 4 to Monday 31 October. During this time St Albans and Ginifer stations will be closed. Normal train services will resume and the new St Albans and Ginifer stations will open on Tuesday 1 November. *Please note that services will run to a Saturda…
Extra services all footy season
Grand final Grand Final Parade Friday 28 September, 12pm, CBD Before the parade to Parliament from Mernda, departing 10.18am and 10.27am Greensborough, departing 10.35am and 10.45am Syndal, departing 10.40am and 10.52am Sandringham, departing 10.59am and 11.19am After the parade, departing Jolimont Greensborough, departing 1.42pm and 2.02pm Platform 2 Mernda, departing 1.45pm and 1.53pm Platform 2 After the parade, departing Richmond Glen Waverle…
Special Events 16-20 March
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show Wednesday 16 to Sunday 20 March No additional train services will operate. Customers are advised to travel to Parliament Station, via the City Loop, then walk to the Royal Exhibition Building. Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Thursday 17 to Sunday 20 March Getting to and from Albert Park There will be no additional train services. All trains will operate to their normal daily timetable. Customers can …
Chinese New Year 2016
Xīnnián hǎo – Happy Chinese New Year! Firecrackers, feasts and fiery dragons are among some of the many Asian cultural delights set to mark the beginning of the new lunar year at the inaugural Chinese New Year Melbourne Festival, running from 6 – 21 February 2016. Unifying the city’s Year of the Monkey celebrations and presenting a cohesive cultural experience for locals and visitors alike, the Chinese New Year Melbourne Festival will offer 16 da…
White Night 2016
Metro is running services all through the night and the City Loop will also be open all night. Dedicated transport hubs will be located around the city where you can access other modes of transport such as tram, bus and taxi services. These hubs are clearly marked on the map, download the map. Please note that a ‘one-way system’ will be in effect at Flinders Street Station from 6pm to midnight to give priority to customers exiting the station. Tr…
Aus Open 2016
Getting to the Australian Open Catching a train to the Australian Open is an easy commute with Richmond, Flinders Street and Jolimont stations being within easy walking distances to Melbourne Park. Access to the venue from Flinders Street is via the signed pedestrian route through Fed Square and Birrarung Marr, along the Yarra River. *Please note – last train services will depart from Finders Street Station at approximately midnight on weeknights…
New Year’s Eve Travel
We’re running extra trains to get you to and from the city this New Year’s Eve and travel after 6pm (until the first normal service on New Year’s Day) will be free. In addition to the normal weekday timetable, there will be extra services on all Metro lines to get you to and from the City for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Extra services will begin from 8pm to get people safely in to the City for the early fireworks display. Extra services will als…
Hot Weather
Hot Weather and Speed Restrictions Metro’s priority is making sure trains can safely run on the metropolitan network during hot weather in Melbourne. Each Metro line is fitted with a number of electronic monitoring sensors to dynamically measure track temperature. Network controllers monitor rail temperature in real-time, and can apply speed restrictions to particular sections of track and minimise the overall disruption to passengers. By using a…
Ringwood Station and Interchange Upgrade Project
Ringwood Station and Interchange Upgrade Project The Ringwood Station and Interchange Upgrade is progressing steadily, and the project is reaching some key milestones, including the installation of lifts and escalators, and the opening of the new bus interchange. Current works taking place at Ringwood include: New Myki Barriers From Saturday 24 October, entry to Platform 3 at Ringwood Station will be via new myki barriers installed at the eastern…
Metro Trains is gearing up for the AFL finals series
Catch Finals Fever with Metro Trains Extra services to Hawthorn Hawks v Adelaide Crows Before the game there are extra services to Richmond from: Dandenong, departing 6.40pm (running express Caulfield to South Yarra) Mordialloc, departing 6.30pm Sunbury, departing 6.24pm Trains depart Richmond after the game ends, as follows: Sunbury*, departing Platform 1 at 10.44pm Sandringham, departing Platform 2 at 10.49pm & 11.09pm Frankston, departing plat…