Re: Better Sunday Trains (Melb)

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: > >Don't get too excited, as the devil is in the detail.  AFAIK there will
: be a
: > >Saturday Timetable and a Sunday timetable, which will be the same after
: > >approx. 1000 hours, but the Sunday mornings will remain as is.
: >
: > I read that all/most of the new sunday services will be between 1100
: > and 1900, and that there will be 20 minutes frequencies,on all lines,
: > except Dandenong-Pakenham/cranbourne (tram frequencies will be
: > increased to around 12 mins on most routes)  Apperantly, the total
: > number of services to Eltham and Epping is to be almost doubled.  This
: > would seem to suggest that the frequency will be more than 20 mins (to
: > epping, at least)

Yes but the first train on Sundays gets to Flinders Street around 8am-
8:30am, this train (from all lines) is far too late for many people, just
look at the loading of these first trains.

Maybe a few more trains before 8:00am would be good.



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Chris Gordon
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