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Poor service from Metro Trains Melbourne

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

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 8:36 AM
Viewed 480 times
(2 times this month, 52 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 8:36 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 8:32 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 8:31 AM
Viewed 515 times
(4 times this month, 73 times this year)

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

Friday 17 May 2019 8:27 AM
Viewed 451 times
(1 time this month, 22 times this year)

Citybound train at West Footscray has developed a fault, so the driver has to get the passengers to exit

Friday 17 May 2019 8:27 AM
Viewed 543 times
(3 times this month, 61 times this year)

Crowded platform at Flagstaff platform 3 following an extended period without trains

Thursday 17 January 2019 5:53 PM
Viewed 1126 times
(4 times this month, 14 times this year)

Trainload of Upfield line passengers turfed off a defective train at North Melbourne station

Caused by a defective door that couldn't be proved shut

Monday 5 November 2018 5:37 PM
Viewed 668 times
(2 times this month, 17 times this year)

Trainload of Upfield line passengers turfed off a defective train at North Melbourne station

Caused by a defective door that couldn't be proved shut

Monday 5 November 2018 5:37 PM
Viewed 617 times
(2 times this month, 16 times this year)

Even at 10:30 on a Sunday morning there are 40 minute gaps between Sunbury line trains!

Sunday 28 October 2018 9:10 AM
Viewed 448 times, 12 times this year)

40 minutes between Sunbury line trains on a Sunday morning!

Sunday 28 October 2018 8:34 AM
Viewed 445 times, 20 times this year)

Passengers try to squeeze onboard an up Sunbury service at Middle Footscray

Monday 3 September 2018 8:28 AM
Viewed 479 times, 20 times this year)

Passengers try to squeeze onboard an up Sunbury service at Middle Footscray

Monday 3 September 2018 8:28 AM
Viewed 422 times, 16 times this year)

Crowded ticket gates at Flagstaff station

Friday 10 August 2018 8:48 AM
Viewed 544 times
(1 time this month, 24 times this year)

9:20 down Sunbury service arrives into Sunshine station 16 minutes late

Tuesday 29 May 2018 9:36 AM
Viewed 571 times, 29 times this year)

Citybound Sunbury line train running 6 minutes late in morning peak, and a 15 minute gap until the next one

Monday 28 May 2018 8:37 AM
Viewed 569 times
(2 times this month, 50 times this year)

Crash loaded Comeng train on a citybound off-peak Sunbury line service at Footscray

Friday 25 May 2018 9:40 AM
Viewed 964 times, 84 times this year)

Passengers bank up around the escalators at North Melbourne platform 5

Wednesday 28 March 2018 8:45 AM
Viewed 556 times
(3 times this month, 2 times this year)

Passengers bank up around the escalators at North Melbourne platform 5

Wednesday 28 March 2018 8:45 AM
Viewed 652 times
(4 times this month, 2 times this year)

Passengers bank up around the escalators at North Melbourne platform 5

Wednesday 28 March 2018 8:44 AM
Viewed 569 times, 0 times this year)

X'Trapolis train overshoots the platform at Ferntree Gully, so has to abort the station stop

Saturday 24 March 2018 5:54 PM
Viewed 661 times
(1 time this month, 1 time this year)

Passengers have to run from one train to the other at Upper Ferntree Gully, after the next citybound service was switched around

Saturday 24 March 2018 5:34 PM
Viewed 514 times
(1 time this month, 2 times this year)
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Viewed 5182 times (1 time this week, 3 times this month, 33 times this year)