Edited 19 Oct 2019 20:42, 2 years ago, edited by John.Z

Yeah ideally lets just completely stuff up all the morning peak Pax do you can have a fantasy.

You do remember passengers don't you?

Do you actually watch what goes on at Richmond platforms 7/8 in the morning.

Glen Waverley trains go to Flinders, Camberwell trains go to Parliament.
About 1/3 of pax on each do a 30 second / 2 minute change over so they can actually arrive at the part of CBD they want to go to.

Your plan is that those 1/3 are forced to go the wrong way around to what they need. Another 10 minutes yeah brilliant!

And don't give any BS about "oh they could change over to Caulfield'
In those tunnels, during peak - utter madness.

As for 3 minute frequency, you do realise it's already closer to 2 minute ! Like next Monday.

                                                               

Camberwell

7:59 AM

8:01 AM

8:04 AM

8:07 AM

8:11 AM

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8:20 AM

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8:25 AM

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8:37 AM

8:39 AM

8:42 AM

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8:59 AM

Glen Waverley

8:04 AM

8:11 AM

8:18 AM

8:25 AM

8:32 AM

8:39 AM

8:46 AM

8:53 AM

9:02 AM

To a lesser extent, also happens at platforms 9/10 in the evening.

cheers
John

If the loop is permo one direction it doesn't matter. If you work near parliament, in the morning you get a longer commute, and in the afternoon you get a shorter one. Currently you either get two short or two long commutes, so it spreads the commute time amongst the passengers.

Additionally, unless you live in Hawthorn, an extra 5mins on the train isn't a big deal. First on means at least you'll get a seat.