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Poor service from Metro Trains Melbourne

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

Up Sunbury train arrives two minutes early at Footscray station

Stacks of padding was once needed for suburban services between Sunshine and Footscray, but with V/Line trains now on the RRL tracks, every train runs early!

Monday 1 December 2014 8:28 AM
Viewed 951 times, 2 times this year)

08.00 down Watergardens service arrives at Sunshine station five minutes early

And it can't depart early as the down Swan Hill service is sent through in front of it

Friday 17 October 2014 7:58 AM
Viewed 1088 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 1 time this year)

58 minutes to the train after this one - better run!

Saturday 13 September 2014 8:19 PM
Viewed 770 times
(3 times this month, 3 times this year)

Another Upfield line train altered to run express to Coburg due to late running

Running about 7 minutes late at North Melbourne, when the trains are 20 minutes apart.

Thursday 14 August 2014 8:12 AM
Viewed 1336 times
(5 times this month, 5 times this year)

Congestion at the west end of Flinders Street platform 10, with passengers having to squeeze through a single narrow walkway to exit

The right hand side of the ramp used to be open for public access - it is now part of the new riverside bar on platform 11

Tuesday 22 July 2014 9:00 AM
Viewed 1205 times
(1 time this month, 2 times this year)

No City Loop trains running again from North Melbourne, so leaves platform 1 to find a Flinders Street train

Thursday 12 June 2014 8:35 AM
Viewed 912 times
(2 times this month, 2 times this year)

Crowded Northern Group platform at Flagstaff station in evening peak

Monday 28 April 2014 5:54 PM
Viewed 882 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 5 times this year)

Overcrowded Northern Group train at Flagstaff station in evening peak

Monday 28 April 2014 5:54 PM
Viewed 971 times, 4 times this year)

8:28 down Craigieburn train at North Melbourne - alerted to run express most of the way

Only stopping at Essendon, Glenroy, Broadmeadows and Craigieburn

Friday 28 March 2014 8:33 AM
Viewed 967 times
(2 times this month, 8 times this year)

Counter-peak Upfield train altered to run express Coburg to Gowrie

With only a 20 minute service normally provided, somebody is going to be stuck waiting 40 minutes for a train!

Friday 28 March 2014 8:32 AM
Viewed 1043 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 3 times this year)

Craigieburn line at Kensington station - a handful more passengers cram onboard this Comeng train

Friday 14 March 2014 8:37 AM
Viewed 1001 times
(3 times this month, 3 times this year)

Craigieburn line at Newmarket station - only a handful can cram onboard this Comeng train

Thursday 13 March 2014 8:21 AM
Viewed 978 times
(5 times this month, 5 times this year)

Craigieburn line at Newmarket station - no hope of fitting on this train!

Thursday 13 March 2014 8:17 AM
Viewed 1469 times
(1 time this week, 7 times this month, 9 times this year)

A late running Craigieburn train altered to run express North Melbourne to Essendon, due to the next Craigieburn train being right behind it

Monday 3 March 2014 5:39 PM
Viewed 1634 times
(4 times this week, 4 times this month, 9 times this year)

Passengers left behind due to the 'summer timetable' that lasted two weeks into the normal work year

Thursday 23 January 2014 8:35 AM
Viewed 1048 times
(2 times this week, 3 times this month, 9 times this year)

Why was my train stopped in the platform for so long? Because it's running two minutes early!

Saturday 18 January 2014 8:26 AM
Viewed 942 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 2 times this year)

This door doesn't look to have any spare space either!

Monday 13 January 2014 8:34 AM
Viewed 1144 times
(1 time this week, 1 time this month, 5 times this year)

Not going to fit on this crush loaded Siemens train

Monday 13 January 2014 8:34 AM
Viewed 1483 times, 4 times this year)

With the platform for the next City Loop train from North Melbourne unknown, passengers wait on the overhead concourse

Monday 23 December 2013 8:16 AM
Viewed 1094 times
(2 times this week, 2 times this month, 3 times this year)

28 minutes until the next Upfield train on a dark platform at Coburg

Sunday 20 October 2013 9:10 PM
Viewed 1438 times
(2 times this week, 4 times this month, 5 times this year)

Crowds start to build at Royal Park after the previous Upfield train was altered to run express

Saturday 27 April 2013 5:10 PM
Viewed 1101 times
(3 times this month, 3 times this year)

Zoo patrons at Royal Park need to wait another 20 minutes for the next train to the city

Waiting because the last train skipped the stop, because Metro needs to keep their on time running stats up

Saturday 27 April 2013 5:09 PM
Viewed 1029 times
(3 times this month, 3 times this year)

Up Upfield train runs express through Royal Park because Metro needs to keep their on time running stats up

And they are happy to screw over every passenger waiting along the way

Saturday 27 April 2013 4:51 PM
Viewed 1007 times
(3 times this month, 4 times this year)
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Viewed 5183 times (2 times this week, 4 times this month, 34 times this year)