Locals travelling on the Sunbury line on Saturday, August 16 and Sunday August 17 should allow extra time for journeys due to Metro Tunnel operations trials, according to Public Transport Victoria (PTV).
PTV issued a notice stating travelers going into the city will need to change trains at Footscray station and recommended passengers to pay attention to live announcements and station staff for any updates.
During this period, commuters travelling towards Sunbury should take a Werribee or Williamstown train and change trains at Footscray.
PTV will run express services from 6:30am to 9am, and 4:30pm to 7pm between Sunshine, West Footscray and Footscray stations throughout the weekend.
Buses replace trains between North Melbourne and Sunbury on Saturday 16 August, 1am to 4am and Sunday 17 August, 1am to 4am, and from 8:30pm to last service
Minister for Transport Gabrielle Williams thanked passengers for their patience as the state government gets onto delivering the Metro Tunnel project.
“The Metro Tunnel will be the biggest transformation of our rail network in more than 40 years, and we need to repeatedly trial all the complex systems before it opens later this year – one year ahead of schedule,” Ms Williams said.
