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Poor service from Metro Trains Melbourne

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

'Arrival - train not taking passengers' message on the PIDS at Sunshine for the next down train to terminate

Sunday 13 February 2022 10:45 AM
Viewed 194 times
(1 time this month, 1 time this year)

'Train services disrupted between Sunshine and Sunbury' message on the PIDS at Sunshine

Sunday 13 February 2022 10:34 AM
Viewed 174 times, 0 times this year)

Escalators at the platform 6 end of the Footscray station switched off for the night

Passengers having to use the steps instead

Friday 24 December 2021 20:13 PM
Viewed 324 times, 18 times this year)

Big gaps between Craigieburn line trains at Kensington station

Tuesday 14 December 2021 10:53 AM
Viewed 160 times, 4 times this year)

Three up Sunbury trains running two minutes apart following a disruption

Tuesday 23 November 2021 09:18 AM
Viewed 161 times
(2 times this month, 14 times this year)

Better catch this train - the next Sunbury line service on a Sunday morning is 40 minutes away!

Sunday 31 October 2021 08:32 AM
Viewed 223 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 26 times this year)

North Melbourne platform 2 overflowing due to a disruption on the Craigieburn line

Yet another truck hit the low bridge in Racecourse Road

Monday 17 May 2021 17:25 PM
Viewed 301 times, 54 times this year)

North Melbourne platform 2 overflowing due to a disruption on the Craigieburn line

Down Seymour service given permission to proceed after the truck was cleared from beneath the low bridge in Racecourse Road

Monday 17 May 2021 17:24 PM
Viewed 206 times, 20 times this year)

North Melbourne platform 2 overflowing due to a disruption on the Craigieburn line

Yet another truck hit the low bridge in Racecourse Road

Monday 17 May 2021 17:23 PM
Viewed 204 times, 19 times this year)

30 minute waits between Sunbury line services at night

Monday 22 February 2021 21:24 PM
Viewed 254 times, 0 times this year)

It only looks like a 10 minute off-peak service on the Sunbury line

It's really just the usual 20 minute service with one train running 10 minutes late

Tuesday 16 February 2021 13:47 PM
Viewed 524 times, 6 times this year)

Locked up waiting room at West Richmond platform 2

Wednesday 20 January 2021 21:27 PM
Viewed 259 times, 1 time this year)

Pakenham and Cranbourne line passengers force to change trains at Caulfield

The Caulfield Local tracks closed due to trackwork, and it's too busy to send City Loop trains over to the other track pair, so passengers have to transfer instead

Sunday 10 January 2021 10:25 AM
Viewed 281 times
(1 time this week, 5 times this month, 9 times this year)

Passengers from the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines force to change trains at Caulfield

The Caulfield Local tracks closed due to trackwork, and it's too busy to send City Loop trains over to the other track pair, so passengers have to transfer instead

Sunday 10 January 2021 10:22 AM
Viewed 246 times, 3 times this year)

Stranded trainload of passengers finally able to board a citybound service at West Footscray

Friday 17 May 2019 08:48 AM
Viewed 418 times, 54 times this year)

Stranded trainload of passengers finally able to board a citybound service at West Footscray

Friday 17 May 2019 08:47 AM
Viewed 482 times, 55 times this year)

Crowd of passengers still waiting at West Footscray

Left behind after their train developed a fault, the next train ran out of space, and two express trains ran past

Friday 17 May 2019 08:43 AM
Viewed 529 times
(1 time this week, 70 times this year)

Siemens train on an express service holds short of the platform at West Footscray

An entire train load of passengers waiting after their train developed a fault, while express trains run through

Friday 17 May 2019 08:39 AM
Viewed 467 times, 24 times this year)

Train finally arrives at West Footscray to pick up the waiting crowds

An entire train load of passengers waiting after their train developed a fault

Friday 17 May 2019 08:36 AM
Viewed 478 times, 50 times this year)

Train finally arrives at West Footscray to pick up the waiting crowds

An entire train load of passengers waiting after their train developed a fault

Friday 17 May 2019 08:36 AM
Viewed 412 times, 18 times this year)

Train load of passengers left at West Footscray due to a faulty train

Friday 17 May 2019 08:32 AM
Viewed 402 times, 18 times this year)

Train load of passengers left at West Footscray due to the train developing a fault

Friday 17 May 2019 08:31 AM
Viewed 511 times, 69 times this year)
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Viewed 5166 times (1 time this week, 4 times this month, 17 times this year)