Werribee station a ghost town as rail blitz turns commuters to cars
Finding a carpark at one of Melbourne’s busiest stations on a weekday morning is usually like searching for a needle in a haystack. But this morning, Werribee station became a ghost town — here’s why.
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One of Melbourne’s busiest train stations became a ghost town this morning as commuters rejected bus replacements amid major rail works.
Peak hour motorists along the Princes Fwy faced a worse commute than usual as the planned train outages between Werribee and Laverton forced passengers into their cars.
Looking for a car park at Werribee station after 7.15am on a weekday is often like searching for a needle in a haystack — but plenty of spots remained after 8am this morning.
MAJOR DISRUPTIONS ON NINE VICTORIAN TRAIN LINES
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🚧 Werribee line: Buses replace trains Laverton-Werribee until last train, Thu 14 Mar @levelcrossings works.
— Metro Trains (@metrotrains) March 12, 2019
> Buses extend Nth Melb-Werribee tonight from 8:30pm due to maintenance works.
Info: https://t.co/AOSGwtDmpx pic.twitter.com/zyysB4hhYR
Laverton station was chaos from about 6.15am as people scrambled to avoid taking the bus.
Commuters on nine train lines have been urged to prepare for rolling disruptions over the next three weeks amid a major rail construction blitz.
Buses are replacing trains between Werribee and Laverton stations today and tomorrow, and between Newport and Werribee tomorrow from 8.30pm until the last train.
On Saturday and Sunday, buses will replace trains on the Werribee and Williamstown lines between North Melbourne and Newport/Williamstown.
The rolling disruptions will also hit the Hurstbridge line between Parliament and Heidelberg from Friday to March 20.
The Werribee, Mernda, Hurstbridge, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston, Sandringham, Ballarat and Gippsland will all be affected over coming weeks.
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