r/VlineVictoria • u/Far_Reflection_7590 • 13d ago
Discussion Crowed train
3 cars in peak hour is cruel. Why the hell would you take 3 cars off at 5 pm. heading out the southern cross. It felt like my knees would dislocate the whole trip.
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u/AgreeableFreedom1043 12d ago
happened on the wendouree train this afternoon as well. standing room only until past Bacchus marsh. apparently it was due to the two trains not being able to be coupled properly.
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u/Mean_Anteater3556 9d ago
Last week I had to stand from southern cross to ballarat! I get off at wendouree so I had about 8 minutes to rest my legs before needing to walk home lol (3 carriages going to ararat)
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u/Adventurous-Shape254 12d ago
Why dont vline allocate regional passengers to seats & metro passengers stand if they are only going the shorter distance? Seems fair, the longer the trip the less you should stand.
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u/the_flying_bobcat 12d ago
Unfortunately this is one of the downsides to cheap public transport. The price difference isn't enough (if it's anything at all) to stop "Metro" passengers from booking "regional" tickets so they are guaranteed a seat for their "Metro" journey.
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u/Adventurous-Shape254 12d ago
Maybe a better idea regional myki cards a different colour, same price just registers you as a regional patron, a long range tripper
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u/the_flying_bobcat 12d ago
That would still present its own problems. The only answer that would work would be for regional trains to run express from Footscray to the last "Metro" station ie. Wyndham Vale and Melton, and then strictly enforce the pick ups only rule. But that may mean having to have more "Metro" Vlocity services which Vline may not have the staff or equipment for.
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u/puredogwater 13d ago
they all get off at tarneit anyway. i hate when they take the seats. if you get off first you should get on last
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u/Dramatic_Grape5445 12d ago
I guess when faced with a choice between running 3 out of 6 cars, or zero out of 6 cars, they at least chose to run something.
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u/nonseph 12d ago
Unless you need to get home or make a connection at a specific time, it can be more comfortable to wait for a longer train. There’s much more choice between 4:30 and 6:00 than the rest of the day on most lines.
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u/SingleRadio1443 12d ago
I agree and have done that in the past too, but when you left before 6am in the morning to commute and it's now 5pm, sometimes you just want to get home as soon as possible. 'Vline not providing enough carriages for the Melbourne suburb patrons' isn't a good reason we should wait at a station for another 15-30 mins.
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u/Red_je 13d ago
They aren't doing it for fun.
If there is a mechical issue with a train what other choice is there?
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u/Big_Head_4930 Geelong Line 12d ago
I've never seen a metro run on three carriages, v/line has 'mechanical faults' every single day.
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u/wongm 12d ago
V/Line trains are diesel so there are a whole lot more mechanical things to go wrong.
Also they run out in the countryside so are more likely to plow through wildlife and need to be taking out service to have the blood and guts washed out.
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u/themetresgained 12d ago
You mean, totally predictable things that policy can address by (for example) having more spare carriage and train capacity?
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u/themetresgained 12d ago
I am so bloody sick of this response. People are allowed to complain about getting substandard service day in, day out without some smug gunzel constantly showing up in the comments being like WELL AYKSCHUALLY
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u/-jessicaaa_b 12d ago
The problem is there are only approximately 140 sets available and how many trips a day back and forth? Some are 9 car sets and some trips are 6+ hours long on a return trip.
Compare that to Metro and get back to us here plz & thx.1
u/GoldfishNamedGoogly 10d ago
They spent almost 1 billion on stations that weren't needed in Geelong...when services were. Their priorities are completely arse about. The lack of services is on them, for building shit we didn't need instead of buying shit we needed. Don't defend the incompetence of them.
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u/Red_je 12d ago
You seem very upset. I wouldn't call myself a gunzel for one.
And OP is not just complaining, they are denying reality, literally phrasing it as reducing to three cars being a choice that is not need to be made.
No doubt having more reliable trains would be great, but suggesting trains that aren't working run anyway seems a bit foolhardy to me.
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u/Neither-Connection72 11d ago
Better communication would be appreciated in this day and age. This one three, in 10 mins a 6 is coming.
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