Melbourne June 2017

[ozbob]

Heading off to the 5'3" again late June.

Be worthwhile to check out progress with Sky Rail (Caulfield <> Dandenong) and I might do some VLine trips as well.

Probably go to Ballarat (bit happening there of late) and Geelong too (off peak  ).

[ozbob]

Monday 26th June 2017

DEP 9:17am Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)
Take the train towards Wendouree

ARR 10:40am
Ballarat Railway Station (Ballarat Central)

    Time: 1h 23min
    Zone(s): Regional
    Operator: V/Line
    Notes: Disabled Access Available
    Interurban Service
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DEP   Mon 2:18pm
Ballarat Railway Station (Ballarat Central)
Take the train towards Southern Cross

ARR 3 :39pm Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)

    Time: 1h 21min
    Zone(s): Regional
    Operator: V/Line
    Notes: Interurban Service
    Disabled Access Available

[ozbob]

My last journey on myki free!

17/04/2017   06:51:34   Touch off   Train   1   Southern Cross Station    -    -    -
17/04/2017   05:37:56   Touch on   Train   1   Murrumbeena Station   

( Early Bird train travel

Your journey is free if you touch on and off before 7.15am on a weekday on the metro train network.

If your myki has a negative balance, your journey won't be free. )

Still have plenty of myki moola $$$

[ozbob]

Might head up to Belgrave on the 27th.

Departures from Belgrave 10.30am, 11.10am.

Return from Lakeside 12.30pm, back at Belgrave 1.30pm.

http://puffingbilly.com.au/en/visit-puffing-billy/timetable/time-table-calendar/

Metro

DEP    9:00am
Richmond Railway Station (Richmond) Platform platform 9
Take the train towards Belgrave

ARR   9:56am
Get off at Belgrave Railway Station (Belgrave) Platform platform 2

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DEP 1:47pm
Belgrave Railway Station (Belgrave) Platform platform 2

ARR   2:44pm
Get off at Richmond Railway Station (Richmond) Platform platform 8

[ozbob]

Sunday 25th June

DEP    1:00pm
Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)
Take the train towards Warrnambool
[    Time: 1h 5min
    Zone(s): Regional
    Operator: V/Line
    Notes: Intercity Service
    ** RESERVATIONS REQUIRED **
    Catering Available
    First Class Available
    ** Reserved Service originates at Melbourne City at 1:00pm **]

ARR 2:05pm
Get off at stop Geelong Railway Station (Geelong)

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DEP   2:49pm
Geelong Railway Station (Geelong)
Take the train towards Southern Cross

ARR   3:54pm
Get off at stop Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)

N + carriages to Geelong, VLocity return. 

Will have a book a paper ticket though for the trip to Geelong.

[ozbob]

MIght not be able to make the 1.00pm service due to another committment so will probably go on the 2.10 Vliner

DEP   Sun 2:10pm
Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)
Take the train towards Waurn Ponds

ARR   Sun 3:10pm
Get off at stop Geelong Railway Station (Geelong)

DEP   Sun 3:49pm
Geelong Railway Station (Geelong)
Take the train towards Southern Cross

ARR   Sun 4:54pm
Get off at stop Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)

Sunday 25th June

DEP    1:00pm
Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)
Take the train towards Warrnambool
[    Time: 1h 5min
    Zone(s): Regional
    Operator: V/Line
    Notes: Intercity Service
    ** RESERVATIONS REQUIRED **
    Catering Available
    First Class Available
    ** Reserved Service originates at Melbourne City at 1:00pm **]

ARR 2:05pm
Get off at stop Geelong Railway Station (Geelong)

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DEP   2:49pm
Geelong Railway Station (Geelong)
Take the train towards Southern Cross

ARR   3:54pm
Get off at stop Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)

N + carriages to Geelong, VLocity return. 

Will have a book a paper ticket though for the trip to Geelong.

[ozbob]

Monday 26th June 2017

DEP 9:17am Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)
Take the train towards Wendouree

ARR 10:40am
Ballarat Railway Station (Ballarat Central)

    Time: 1h 23min
    Zone(s): Regional
    Operator: V/Line
    Notes: Disabled Access Available
    Interurban Service
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DEP   Mon 2:18pm
Ballarat Railway Station (Ballarat Central)
Take the train towards Southern Cross

ARR 3 :39pm Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)

    Time: 1h 21min
    Zone(s): Regional
    Operator: V/Line
    Notes: Interurban Service
    Disabled Access Available

Ballarat Station Precinct Redevelopment Project
http://www.rdv.vic.gov.au/regional-projects/ballarat-station

Ballarat Line Upgrade
https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/projects/rail-projects/ballarat-line-upgrade/

http://www.murphysballarat.com.au/ < Lunch
Irish Murphy's is located in historical Sturt Street in the heart of Ballarat.

[ozbob]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geelong_railway_station

Geelong Railway Station

Geelong was built as the terminus of the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company line. It was a dead ended terminus, located on the site of the present Law Courts complex. In 1876, the railway was extended south to Colac, and the station relocated to its present location.

The station was upgraded in 1988, and included new passenger waiting areas and booking offices.

Up until the 1990s, there was a goods yard, including a large goods shed, located on the eastern side of the station. A locomotive depot remains to the north, and carriage stabling sidings are to the west.

In March 2015, an upgrade to the station was completed, which included installing lifts to all platforms.

[ozbob]

https://www.skybus.com.au/

Sky bus tickets purchased.  $35 for a return journey ticket MEL Tullamarine to Southern Cross.

[ozbob]

Murrumbeena station is closing for up to 11 weeks from Sat 17th June 2017 so I will have a few Bertie bus shuttles between M'Beena and Carnegie/Hughesdale  ..

Rail replacement is explicitly free too - no cryptic bullsh%t like in SEQ.

Herald Sun --> Sky rail: Murrumbeena Station to shut again for up to 11 weeks

MURRUMBEENA commuters will face more disruption when the station closes for up to 11 weeks for sky rail construction.

The station will close on Saturday, June 17 to allow for works on the $1.6 billion level crossing removal project along the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines.

Commuters who found out this morning were not impressed.

Raj Patel, of Murrumbeena, said getting to work in the city and back was going to be "an ordeal".

"We already went through the station closing last year," he said.

Level Crossing Removal Authority project director Brett Summers said the station would close for up to 11 weeks, but the authority would try to shorten that ­period.

During this time Cranbourne and Pakenham line trains will run express through Murrumbeena.

Buses will take Murrumbeena passengers to Caulfield, Carnegie or Hughes­dale stations, where they can continue their journey by train.

Public Transport Users Association spokesman Daniel Bowen called on the LXRA to minimise the closure.

"Bus replacement services always result in delays waiting for connections," Mr Bowen said.

He said a long unpredictable delay would not impress commuters.

It's not the first time work on the level crossings has shut down stations.

Murrumbeena and Carnegie commuters endured station closures from August until September last year when temporary stations were built.

Carnegie had a second closure in January to March this year.

About 800,000 train journeys start at Murrumbeena each year, according to the State Government's most recent station patronage figures. More than 950,000 start at Carnegie.

Mr Summers said crews would need full access to the station during late June and July.

He said they would build temporary protective decking and continue installing beams around the station.

[SurfRail]

I might be there for the weekend of 10/11 June. 

If I get a moment I'll head down that direction - I've covered 100% of the electrified route km in Melbourne (both train and tram, excluding irregularly served sidings and platforms for shortworkings) but I've never done Stony Point. 

The changes to the Frankston and Dandenong lines will have been fairly dramatic since I last visited either by rail 5+ years ago or more, so I will make it my business to have a look.

[ozbob]

Dramatic indeed.  Well worth a look. The rail corridor Caulfield to Dandenong is eye-watering in its rapidly changing construction.

Makes SEQ look absurd taking a year or so for simple station upgrades!

[ozbob]

Less than a month to go before I escape to 10 minute trains (off peak )!   

Looking interesting ..

First #skyrail span in place at #Murrumbeena station pic.twitter.com/qfUvmsBIDQ

— Crossing Watch (@CrossingWatchin) May 25, 2017

[ozbob]

1/3: Having a #minibreak in #Melbourne. Acland St in St Kilda simply nails suburban main streetness! pic.twitter.com/qRvwaAnwP4

— Greg Vann (@GregVann) May 29, 2017

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/CrossingWatchin/status/872646016520003584

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/levelcrossings/status/872679760752594946

[ozbob]

Booked my travel to the Domestic Airport on line

Using Airtrain from Goodna and return costs $39.12 (Go card, conc., off peak)

Paper booking on the Airtrain web site $38.50 return (includes a 15% online discount).  Save 62 cents cf. go card!  Winning !! 

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/levelcrossings/status/872679760752594946

This will be fun .. 

I will be heading to Oakleigh for gym as usual so that means on the M'Beena <> Hughesdale shuttle.  Also to go out further east Dandenong and intermediate stations (sky rail progress).

Go to Carnegie and Caulfield so will use both the M'Beena <> Carnegie, and the bus to Caulfield for longer excursions.

I understand mini-buses will be on the local shuttles, buses between M'Beena <> Caulfield which is the bulk of the pax really.

[ozbob]

Track closure this weekend Caulfield <> Dandenong.

Murrumbeena big changes ...

https://twitter.com/CrossingWatchin/status/875931061041020928

[Cazza]

That's mad! 

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/CrossingWatchin/status/876377984130629632

https://twitter.com/CrossingWatchin/status/876383492556283905

https://twitter.com/CrossingWatchin/status/876388833285201920

[ozbob]

Going to keep a list of places to visit while I think of them.

1.  Tram to St Kilda to check out Acland St.

2.  Heatherdale station.

3.  St Albans station.

4.  Noble Park and Clayton (stations) lot of sky rail progress apparently.

5. Bayswater.

[ozbob]

Yo, mind blowing stuff. Looking forward to checking it all out on Saturday ..  6 5 4 3 2 1  0 sleeps to go!   

#FLeeQLD today!

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878298871339786240

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878334784509837312

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878346088335278081

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878349912588509184

[ozbob]

About to board plane at BNE.  No problems getting to the airport, although it is a little annoying to watch an Airtrain service depart 7 plat as you arrive at 8 at Roma St ... always been like that.

See you on the 5'3" ! 

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878433100266524672

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https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878441705912926209

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878465502305067009

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878463788797706240

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878735518124490752

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878736390569115648

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878737339895259136

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878739590776995842

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878806328809988096

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878800711491829760

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878858908177022978

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/878864440132739073

[ozbob]

Monday 26th June 2017

DEP 9:17am Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)
Take the train towards Wendouree

ARR 10:40am
Ballarat Railway Station (Ballarat Central)

    Time: 1h 23min
    Zone(s): Regional
    Operator: V/Line
    Notes: Disabled Access Available
    Interurban Service
============

DEP   Mon 2:18pm
Ballarat Railway Station (Ballarat Central)
Take the train towards Southern Cross

ARR 3 :39pm Southern Cross Railway Station (Melbourne City)

    Time: 1h 21min
    Zone(s): Regional
    Operator: V/Line
    Notes: Interurban Service
    Disabled Access Available

[ozbob]

Slight change of plans onboard VL53 8.17am flyer

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/879099124351512577

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/879095661127323648

[ozbob]

^

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/879096503045902337