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Poor service from Metro Trains Melbourne

Woeful service from Metro Trains Melbourne is a running joke - here are some examples.

It's past 9pm and 30 minute gaps between Sunbury line trains at St Albans station

Monday 5 February 2024 21:20 PM
Viewed 15 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 15 times this year)

It's already 10am on a Sunday morning and there are still 40 minute gaps between Sunbury line trains

Sunday 10 December 2023 09:56 AM
Viewed 21 times
(2 times this month, 21 times this year)

Another crappy Sunday morning on the Sunbury line - 40 minute gaps between trains

Sunday 10 December 2023 08:49 AM
Viewed 23 times
(1 time this month, 23 times this year)

23 minutes until the next up train at Albion station

Making the usual 20 minute wait look good!

Friday 4 August 2023 16:00 PM
Viewed 37 times, 37 times this year)

Lots of passengers exiting this Sunbury line train at Footscray station

With the Werribee line not running, passengers still prefer a train every 20 minutes to a rail replacement bus

Saturday 29 July 2023 16:57 PM
Viewed 40 times
(1 time this month, 40 times this year)

Lots of passengers waiting around at Flinders Street platform 4 and 5

With 20 minute frequency on the Sunbury, Upfield and Craigieburn lines there is plenty of time to wait!

Saturday 29 July 2023 15:51 PM
Viewed 93 times
(1 time this week, 5 times this month, 93 times this year)

Spilling *something* on the floor of a Siemens train

Friday 23 June 2023 16:30 PM
Viewed 51 times
(2 times this month, 51 times this year)

20 minutes gaps between Sunbury line trains between peaks is 'normal'

Friday 19 May 2023 11:37 AM
Viewed 48 times
(1 time this month, 48 times this year)

It's 20 minutes until the next service to the city, and a few passengers at Sunshine station are already waiting for it

Gotta love that 40 minute Sunday morning service frequency!

Sunday 26 March 2023 09:39 AM
Viewed 53 times, 53 times this year)

Now it's 9.30am on a Sunday morning and it's still 40 minutes between Sunbury line services

After 10am the citybound frequency finally improves to every 20 minutes

Sunday 26 March 2023 09:33 AM
Viewed 68 times, 68 times this year)

It's 8.30 in the morning and it's a 40 minute wait between Sunbury line services

Sunday 26 March 2023 08:24 AM
Viewed 55 times
(1 time this week, 55 times this year)

Train every half hour on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, and plenty of standees at Flinders Street

Wednesday 8 February 2023 22:27 PM
Viewed 105 times
(5 times this month, 5 times this year)

Plenty of passengers onboard this Siemens train thanks to the Anzac Day football match

Monday 25 April 2022 18:32 PM
Viewed 179 times, 56 times this year)

Fantastic service on the Sunbury line - 35 and 62 minutes until the next service from Watergardens to Sunbury

Friday 8 April 2022 08:47 AM
Viewed 133 times
(1 time this month, 42 times this year)

20 minutes between trains on the Sunbury line, and I'm only 12 minutes from the city

Friday 1 April 2022 10:12 AM
Viewed 168 times
(1 time this week, 78 times this year)

9pm on a Thursday night, and it's 56 minutes until the next Sunbury line train towards the city

Thursday 31 March 2022 21:07 PM
Viewed 130 times, 35 times this year)

It's almost 10am on a Sunday, and there are still 40 minute gaps between trains on the Sunbury line

Sunday 27 March 2022 09:42 AM
Viewed 144 times, 60 times this year)

Metro Trains rubbish bin ticketed by the City of Melbourne for blocking a footpath

Sunday 27 March 2022 09:27 AM
Viewed 237 times, 101 times this year)

Metro Trains rubbish bin ticketed by the City of Melbourne for blocking a footpath

Sunday 27 March 2022 09:27 AM
Viewed 163 times, 49 times this year)

Escalator between the footbridge and Footscray platform 4 and 5 closed

The route is so roundabout that nobody uses it, so Metro has probably switched it off to save power

Wednesday 2 March 2022 14:51 PM
Viewed 145 times, 0 times this year)

Escalator between the footbridge and Footscray platform 4 and 5 closed

The route is so roundabout that nobody uses it, so Metro has probably switched it off to save power

Wednesday 2 March 2022 14:51 PM
Viewed 123 times
(1 time this month, 0 times this year)

Escalator between the footbridge and Footscray platform 4 and 5 closed

The route is so roundabout that nobody uses it, so Metro has probably switched it off to save power

Wednesday 2 March 2022 14:51 PM
Viewed 121 times
(1 time this month, 0 times this year)

Train at Sunshine platform 2 now forming an up service to the City Loop

Sunday 13 February 2022 10:48 AM
Viewed 182 times, 1 time this year)
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Viewed 5166 times (1 time this week, 4 times this month, 17 times this year)