Train Lines Closed Melbourne April
Nine melbourne train lines will close in april.
Train lines closed melbourne april. In the massive shut down rail lines will be closed for more than three weeks from april 1 to 23 with buses replacing trains on the cranbourne pakenham frankston sandringham mernda gippsland and geelong warrnambool lines. From april 1 to 23 there will be intermittent shutdowns on the cranbourne pakenham frankston sandringham glen waverley mernda gippsland geelong and warrnambool lines forcing passengers onto replacement bus services. Over the history of the melbourne railway network a total of eleven complete railway lines as well as 71 railway stations have been closed. Hold onto your myki cards melbourne nine of the city s train lines will shut down for three weeks this april.
Major bus operators are lobbying for priority access on melbourne s key roads as they scramble to move more than 1 5 million commuters during three weeks in april. Due to the imminent metro tunnel works nine railway lines into melbourne will be closed for more than three weeks. Starting on april 1 the government will shut down nine train lines with each line closed for a few weeks or several days over the three week period. That s going to affect more than 1 5 million commuters.
So your commute to work is going to be a little tough in april. In a press conference on tuesday morning premier daniel andrews announced the closure of nine train lines across the city and state beginning in april. More than 1 5 million melbourne commuters have been told to brace for nine rail line closures in april. During april the free tram zone will be extended to the mcg to compensate.
The closures are due to the construction of the go to the content go to the footer. The most recent railway station to close is general motors which closed on 28 july 2002 due to a lack of pedestrian access.