VIC: Connex for the Anzac day Footy [WAS: Re: Yarra MCG Chaos]

["Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au>]

"Johann Fan" <jyf-x@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3ae6c7a8$0$25520$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> Didn't Connex double the amount of trains after the game to cope with
extra
> demand?

On the HBE line, we had an unscheduled football special on the up to cope
with extra footy traffic (that is in addition to the scheduled footy
special). On the down we had a last minute addition with another football
special added to the 2 return specials already scheduled. 3 return specials,
we didn't see that many for the Grand Final last year!!

I was working at Greensborough 9.30 to 17.30 and ticket sales looked more
like a weekday peak, rather than a public holiday. If validations reflected
the sales, then Connex had a very good day!

I say close the carpark indefinitely!! ;-)

Sam