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Month: April 2011

  • PT Problem of the Day: City station gates left open and unattended

    For all the fuss about fighting fare evasion, some major stations regularly have their gates left open and unattended, allowing those without tickets to travel unchecked. This photo was taken two days before the current fare blitz began. The only way to permanently cut fare evasion is by putting more staff on the system so…

  • PT Problem of the Day: Tram overcrowding becoming commonplace

    It’s not just trains that get packed. This is tram route 8 in the evening peak. Increasing numbers of tram services are suffering from overcrowding, with many cases of passengers being left behind, unable to board. While the former government finally got around to ordering 50 new trams, the first of these won’t arrive until…

  • PT Problem of the Day: South Yarra station packed

    Weekday peak-hour at South Yarra station. Queues of people heading in and out have to wait to get through just a handful of fare gates. Despite strong patronage growth in the last ten years, nothing has been done to expand the entrance, in fact a bypass gate takes the space that could be used by…

  • PT Problem of the Day: Monash Uni buses

    Welcome to our new daily series of pictures. Each day we’ll be aiming to highlight problems from around the public transport network. It’s been like this for decades: Every day, Monash Uni students endure long queues and packed buses between Huntingdale Station and Clayton campus. The solution in the short term is more buses, and…

  • The missing tram-link

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has called on the Baillieu Government to commit to a four-kilometre extension of the number 8 tram along Toorak Road from Glenferrie Road to Summerhill Road, Hartwell. The extension would link four tramlines and fill in a severe public transport black hole for residents in Toorak, Hawthorn East, Glen…

  • Knox Transit Link: 163 buses gone missing

    A study completed by the The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has revealed gaping holes and long waits exist on the Knox Transit Link. Only 16 percent of tram services are met by a connecting bus service timed within two minutes, while 163 tram services per a week have no connecting bus at all. “Outer…

  • Regional Rail Link must be reviewed, users say

    The Public Transport Users Association has criticised the state government for giving the go-ahead to the Regional Rail Link (RRL), without an independent review to fix the project’s problems and explore alternative plans. PTUA secretary Tony Morton said the government’s approval made a mockery of its commitment to set up an independent Public Transport Development…

  • Geelong Branch: Regional Rail Link needs independent review, users say

    The Geelong Branch of the Public Transport Users Association is disappointed that the state government has given the go-ahead to the Regional Rail Link (RRL) without any real changes. “When he was in opposition, Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder made a number of pointed criticisms of the scheme, yet now he has rushed into announcing…