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Metro Trains Melbourne

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Address: 700 Collins Street 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.metrotrains.com.au

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24.01.2022 Public transport will be free this Christmas Day so Victorians can celebrate safely with their family and friends. Services will run to a public holiday timetable on Christmas Day, with Night Network services operating all night. To plan ahead this festive season, visit www.ptv.vic.gov.au

23.01.2022 The Newport Workshops are an icon of the Victorian rail industry. For more than 130 years, the workshops have been a key manufacturing and maintenance hub. From locomotives to the trains of today it's a historic piece of Melbourne. Take a look back at how the workshops have shaped Victorian rail, and how Metro is protecting them for future generations! ... #melbourne #publictransport #newport #workshops #history #rail #manufacturing Skand

23.01.2022 Safety is at the forefront of everything we do. Metro’s Community Education Unit works hard every day to teach Melbourne’s kids how to stay safe around trains. Since July they have held 209 online sessions and taught more than 5300 kids about rail safety.... If you would like to book a free online rail safety class for your school please visit this link: https://www.metrotrains.com.au/rail-awareness-safety-educa/

23.01.2022 Please mask up for safety while travelling! Remember, if you’ve forgotten a face mask, we’ve got them available at ticket offices at our Premium stations.

22.01.2022 Welcome back, Melbourne! We wanted to say thank you for doing your bit to get our city open again, and look forward to seeing you on our trains very soon. #thankyoumelbourne #melbourne #trains #publictransport

22.01.2022 Today marks the start of #NationalReconciliationWeek. This year’s theme of #MoreThanAWord encourages every Victorian to take meaningful action for reconciliation. Learn how: https://bit.ly/2Swzjb0 #NRW2021 #Reconciliation Reconciliation Australia

22.01.2022 Diwali looked different for our teams this year, as they celebrated virtually & socially distanced with family & teammates, including Pallavi, Station Officer at #Mernda, whose home was beautifully lit up. We would like to wish all of our passengers and staff who have celebrated Diwali over the last few days a wonderful year of health, prosperity and light. #diwali #deepavali #Diwali2020 #diwalicelebration #diwalimelbourne

20.01.2022 You might not know it but thanks to our friends at V/Line, Metro still runs diesel trains. From Frankston to Stony Point, the Sprinter fleet have been running in Victoria since December 1993, and are powered by two turbocharged diesel V8s. The train pictured is Sprinter 7001 which is named after cycling legend and Federal MP Sir Hubert Opperman. In 1937, Oppy, as he was known, broke the transcontinental cycling record by riding from Fremantle to Sydney in 13 days, smashing t...he record by five days. Other sporting heroes the trains are named after include AFL great Gary Ablett Sr (7008), Olympic gold winning hurdler Debbie Flintoff-King (7017) and field hockey legend Louise Dobson (7015).

20.01.2022 If you're on the network for essential travel today, please mask up and stay safe in the wet. ( Elliot Giakalis)

20.01.2022 The #Upfield Line will be back in service two weeks earlier than planned! The quick removal of four #levelcrossings between #Bell and #Moreland means trains will resume on 2 November. Crews have worked around the clock since late July to remove four sets of boom gates and raise the rail line over #BellStreet, #MunroStreet and #ReynardStreet in #Coburg and #MorelandRoad in #Brunswick.... Since July, crews have installed 268 concrete L-beam bridge segments, 21,000 tonnes of ballast, 7,000 concrete railway sleepers and more than ten kilometres of new rail to build the 2.5-kilometre elevated rail bridge in record time.

19.01.2022 To slow the spread of #coronavirus and help keep you and fellow passengers safe, you must wear a fitted face mask when on the public transport network. More info here: ptv.vic.gov.au/more/coronavirus-covid-19/

19.01.2022 If you’re one of the 30,000 heading to the cricket test at the MCG there are extra train services running to get you there and back safely and easily. https://www.metrotrains.com.au/extra-services/ How are you spending your Boxing Day?

17.01.2022 In celebration of NAIDOC Week 2020, Flinders Street was last night illuminated in the colours of the Aboriginal flag. #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOCWeek2020 #NAIDOC #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #publictransport #melbourne #flindersstreet

17.01.2022 A ‘quack’ update on the fluffy rescue mission near #Cheltenham Station over the weekend. The 12 ducklings have been in the care of our friends at Animal Emergency Centre in #Moorabbin. It’s expected our tiny fluffy friends will be released into the wild before too long. Thanks again to everyone who assisted!

17.01.2022 As NAIDOC Week draws to a close, we acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which our rail network operates the Woiwurrung (Wurundjeri) and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging, and to their cultural and spiritual connections to Country. [We also pay respect to our own Metro Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.] Our trains move people every day through a landscape that holds the footprints and stories of thousands of generations of Aboriginal communities. (: Peter Bennetts photography)

16.01.2022 We've redesigned the PTV app to make it easier for passengers to find and personalise all the information they need to plan a journey. The new version of the app is also fully accessible. The new PTV app is available to update or download now. Find out more: https://bit.ly/2MLHzza

15.01.2022 Public transport will be free from 6pm tonight to 6am on New Year’s Day so you can celebrate safely with family and friends. And we’re running extra services after midnight to get you home. Remember that you must wear a fitted face mask when travelling on public transport.... To plan ahead, visit www.ptv.vic.gov.au

15.01.2022 Behind every train driver, there's a story. Metro driver Genevieve Ackland used her photography talents to capture the faces of some of our most experienced drivers. You can see ‘Railwaymen’ at the Victorian Artists Society until 25 May. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3fC5EFA

15.01.2022 'Quack'-thinking #Metro staff have rescued a dozen ducklings that were spotted wandering on the tracks near Cheltenham Station this afternoon! Trains on the #Frankston Line were stopped briefly to allow station staff and Authorised Officers to safely carry out the fluffy rescue mission. A special thanks to the witnesses who raised the alarm! The ducklings are now safe and in the hands of wildlife carers. ... #fluffyrescue #quacktastic #ducklings #metrotrains #publictransport #melbourne

14.01.2022 Meet Lexi the four-legged adventurer! Spotted by our #Greensborough Station team this morning, the curious pooch was wandering alone. Quick-thinking staff brought her into the station offices, where she helped out with a bit of passenger service and topped up a few #myki cards. We've since tracked down Lexi's owners, and there’s been a most paw-fect reunion! ... #doggolyf #doggosofmelbourne #dogsoffacebook #instapooch #puppylove #melbourne #publictransport #metrotrains

13.01.2022 It’s been a week since the amazing new station at Moreland opened. When the original station opened in 1884, the Upfield Line only extended as far as Coburg. As the city continued to grow, 1920 arrived and the line was electrified, ushering in a new era for train travel, when the Red Rattlers ruled the network.... What’s your favourite memory of travelling on the Upfield Line? (Public Records Office Victoria and Level Crossing Removal Authority)

13.01.2022 Hoppers Crossing Station turns 50 today! It first opened to passengers on 16 November 1970. The area of #HoppersCrossing is actually named after Elizabeth and Stephen Hopper locals who worked on the railway. Together, they would open and shut the gates by the rail line so that trains and traffic could pass safely. The level crossing at Old Geelong Road is now being removed by the Level Crossing Removal Project, with construction to be completed by 2022. ... Do you have memories of the station? #hopperscrossingstation #publictransport #werribee #melbourne #werribeeline #metrotrains ( Weston Langford)

12.01.2022 Using public transport for essential travel? You must wear a fitted face mask at all times. Trains are running to a normal timetable to support essential travel for #Melbourne. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2TB6jzF

11.01.2022 No matter who you're supporting in the Grand Final, have a safe and happy long weekend. Remember, we're here to take you where you need to go around our beautiful city.

11.01.2022 This photo was taken at the Flemington Racecourse Station in 1936, the year that the horse Wotan won the cup. Today, the 160th Melbourne Cup Day is unlike any we’ve seen before. How are you celebrating Melbourne Cup Day in this beautiful weather? ... Public Records Office Victoria, 1936

10.01.2022 The first #XTrapolis train hit the #Melbourne rail network in 2002! Nearly two decades on, we now have more than 200 of these trains operating to keep you moving safely and reliably. Do you know which train the X’Trapolis replaced? ... #HowItStarted #HowItsGoing #publictransport #metrotrains (: Weston Langford)

10.01.2022 In pawsitively brilliant news, our driver John O’Sullivan had a four-legged friend along for a ride in the cab today. John was driving on the Belgrave Line, when a call came across the radio to stop because a trespasser and a dog were on the tracks. He saw the dog on the tracks near his train, and being the sort who’s quick to act, John opened the door and pulled him in to safety. At Flinders St the pooch was handed over to Victoria Police to be reunited with its owner.... Well done, John. Thanks fur your top work!!

09.01.2022 For our passengers who celebrate Christmas, be sure to check out the "Glenferrie Station Christmas Window." The local station elves have been hard at work making it as festive as possible. Be sure to stop by and have a look!

07.01.2022 We’re not kidding around! Our weed control just 'goat' serious! The Victorian fire season is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for Metro's famous weed control team the ‘Puffing Billy Goats’ to make a comeback. As revealed by Ben Carroll MP, the new kids on the block at #UpperFerntreeGully have been tasked with chomping their way through overgrown shrubbery to reduce the fuel load. ... By doing this, we make the area safer, and our beautiful native plants will thrive. #puffingbillygoats #notkiddingaround #weedcontrol #safety #melbourne #publictransport #metrotrains

07.01.2022 I’ll meet you under the flowers? With #Melbourne returning to its former glory, our iconic Flinders Street Station has been transformed! As part of the City of Melbourne’s Urban Blooms initiative, there’s been a spectacular floral takeover at the entrance to the station. ... The stunning arch was designed by Flowers Vasette as a tribute to Flinders Street’s history as a site of public celebration, dating back to the early 1900s. Have you checked it out yet? Read more here: https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to/urban-blooms ( City of Melbourne) @WhatsOnMelb #UrbanBlooms #MelbMoment #publictransport #flindersstreetstation

07.01.2022 What's that rattlin' on the Werribee Line? This restored Tait train was put through main line testing last weekend thanks to our friends at Steamrail Victoria. Did you catch a glimpse of ol' Red?... #redrattler #taittrain #railhistory #publictransport #melbourne

06.01.2022 The first Siemens Nexas train entered service on 21 March, 2003! Today, there are 72 trains in this fleet working to keep Melbourne moving every day. Here’s a handy hint to tell if your train is a Siemens: each carriage has two doors per side, while the X’Trapolis and Comeng trains have three. Can you name the Metro lines that Siemens trains run on? ... #siemensnexas #trains #metrotrains #publictransport #metro #siemens #comeng #xtrapolis #howitstarted #howitsgoing ( Weston Langford)

05.01.2022 Heading back to the office today? We're wishing everyone who is returning to the network a safe and happy week remember our hardworking team is here to keep you moving. Stay up to date on how we're making your journey safe: https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/more/coronavirus-covid-19/

05.01.2022 Did you know that parts of our network are home to rare and endangered native plants and animals? The crew at the ABC’s Gardening Australia program took a trip out to Diggers Rest to see how Metro is protecting the local environment: https://ab.co/2RZhTni

05.01.2022 It's more important than ever to register your myki to help with contact tracing. Visit Public Transport Victoria for more https://bit.ly/34UyXxW

04.01.2022 The #AFLGrandFinal has been and gone for another year, and our crew at #Richmond Station couldn't be happier with the result. If you're a #Tigers supporter how did you celebrate the victory?

04.01.2022 The colours of autumn at #SouthernCross! A great snap by one of our Stationmasters.

03.01.2022 Thank you, #Victoria. Together, we can keep on top of this virus. When travelling, that means: wearing a fitted face mask that covers our mouth and nose washing our hands before and after each trip keeping our distance where we can and;... never travelling if we feel unwell. To keep us safe, there’s extra cleaning right across the network. It’s up to all of us to protect what we’ve achieved. STAY SAFE, STAY OPEN. For details go to ptv.vic.gov.au/CORONAVIRUS #staysafe #stayopen #melbourne #publictransport #safety #coronavirus #covid19 #metrotrains

03.01.2022 It's that Friday feeling! If you're heading to the football this weekend, we've got extra services to get you to the MCG and Marvel Stadium https://bit.ly/3eKG1D5

03.01.2022 From Christmas 1972 to April 2014 the Hitachi trains served the people of Melbourne for more than four decades! Even though the name might suggest it, there were actually no Hitachi products in the trains themselves. Hitachi was responsible for the design but the construction was done here in Australia! The original order of 50 new Hitachi trains came with a price tag of $30 million! At the time it was the biggest order of passenger trains in Australian history. ... Do you remember getting on-board a Hitachi!? (Weston Langford and Zed Fitzhume) #publictransport #melbourne #metrotrains #hitachi #rollingstock #trains #TalesfromtheRails

02.01.2022 On Remembrance Day, we pay respect to all Australians who serve or served to defend our country. This incredible photo was taken on 11 November, 1943, as Australians returning from battle arrived at #HeidelbergStation. At the time, the station was used as a key transfer point for wounded soldiers, with ambulances kept on stand-by to take the injured to the #Heidelberg Military Hospital.... We remember those who gave their lives in service to their country, those who returned home injured or ill, and those who bravely defend Australia today. #RemembranceDay #RemembranceDay2020 ( State Library Victoria)

02.01.2022 Trains are running again on the Upfield Line, two weeks earlier than planned. The Level Crossing Removal Project is also building two new stations at Coburg and Moreland, which will open to passengers in mid-December. As an added bonus they have spectacular views back to the city. Which station do you think has the best view?

01.01.2022 From 1981 to today our #Comeng trains are the workhorses of the #Melbourne rail network! Thanks to on-going #upgrades and #maintenance our oldest fleet is moving passengers more reliably than ever. Do you remember your first ride on a Comeng? ... #HowItStarted #HowItsGoing (: Weston Langford)