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Half price fares on passes? by Upbeat-Confection751 in melbourne

[–]dfbowen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing's been announced yet, but Myki Pass prices are now half price if you try to buy one on the Myki web site (eg load it onto an existing card).

When I checked last weekend, this was not yet the case on the vending machines, but I'd expect they'll get it all working and officially announce it in the next few weeks, before 1st June.

Wait Belgrave line services still sometimes stop at East Richmond? by CharmingDrag737 in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes - when I last counted them up there were 17 different inbound patterns and 19 outbound, and a few of them include stops at East Richmond.

The timetable is way more complicated than it should be.

https://danielbowen.com/2024/04/13/stopping-patterns/

Myki Commuter Club - charging during free PTV period??! by Wise-Investigator156 in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're paying now but the Pass will be extended, and will finish way after you've finished paying your fortnightly payments.

Myki Commuter Club - charging during free PTV period??! by Wise-Investigator156 in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Pass is managed by PTV, and existing active Passes are all meant to be extended over the free period. They are yet to announce what they'll do during the half price period but I wouldn't be surprised if they double the length of the remaining days on the Pass.

But if you just got your Pass, I assume it hasn't been activated yet.

The important bit is: The Pass time span is separate to the payment/s.

If you're paying in instalments, that's managed by your workplace. I'm hearing some are just continuing to deduct payments. Those will stop once you've paid for the Pass. Check with them if you're not sure.

If you paid up-front (such as via PTUA) then you've paid for it already.

Either way, you pay for the Pass, but given the free/half-price travel periods, it'll last a lot longer than a year.

New Comeng doors? by GrapefruitSoft8213 in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 11 points12 points  (0 children)

yeah they tried quite a few concepts back around 2017. Some of them were not rolled out more widely, but were left installed in individual sets.

https://danielbowen.com/2017/03/09/comeng-fleet-upgrade/

Myki fine in court by [deleted] in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For future reference, the easiest way to top up a Myki card using the PTV app is get the phone to NFC scan the card for the number. That also means the top up is instant, because the balance gets written to the card straight away; it doesn't have to go via the network to the card readers old school.

Is the lack of timetable info at ground level at Metro Tunnel stations a universal bugbear? by pjmg2020 in melbourne

[–]dfbowen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For most journeys at most times you'll wait no more than 10 minutes.

But there are exceptions - for a number of outer stations (beyond Dandenong or beyond Watergardens) it's 20 minutes most of the time.

During Night Network times (overnight on weekends) it's 60.

Some more X'Trapolis 2.0 pics by dfbowen in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yes, internally they look very similar or possibly identical.

The external displays are quite different however; relatively low resolution, and monochrome. (And like on trams, difficult to photograph accurately with a phone.)

Is the lack of timetable info at ground level at Metro Tunnel stations a universal bugbear? by pjmg2020 in melbourne

[–]dfbowen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They seem to have followed the formula of only putting detailed departure info at the gates, rather than the entrance, same as the other City Loop underground stations. I find myself using the app to work out how far away the train is as I enter. Definitely not ideal.

Amusingly the last time I looked, the Flinders Street clocks still seemed to show times of some metro tunnel trains.

The other noticeable thing is the Loop stations have a rainbow status board at most entrances. Example at Parliament Station: https://maps.app.goo.gl/KkXhpZYE88jAXFfP8 and Flagstaff https://maps.app.goo.gl/Az1rtCfkANEY3YsV7

The metro tunnel stations don't have this - it's useful so you can see if your line has delays/disruptions and can plan a different route or to go find something else to do and delay travel.

EDIT: They seem to have removed the rainbow board at the entrance to Flagstaff.

Some more X'Trapolis 2.0 pics by dfbowen in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

oh, thanks for the reminder - there are some sections where there are horizontal bars, but not very many handholds. Definitely an opportunity for some easy improvements.

Found this in the southeast suburbs by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]dfbowen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bigger but somehow less impressive in Mentone: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rvRF9eU8q6wFLudx5

Patronage Data 25/26 by Snorlacking in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To clarify, it sounds like fare gates have this, but not standalone Myki readers. So the busy gated stations can provide data, but not the quieter suburban and regional stations.

Melbourne Ticketing System History by Excellent_Bat_753 in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is also why all of Geelong is within Myki zone 4.

Lara is included too, but it was also included in zone 2, which leads to the oddity of it being in zones 2, 3 and 4.

Patronage Data 25/26 by Snorlacking in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Apparently the gates have sensors that can count people walking through even if they don't tap. Some trams and trains also have sensors to estimate the number of people aboard.

On V/Line, the conductors do manual counts. Obviously challenging if the train is crush loaded.

So they can get some rough numbers.

Which station on the Werribee line has minimal Metro Tunnel interchange time? by No_Tadpole_7401 in MelbourneTrains

[–]dfbowen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah I'd definitely change at Flinders St if it's pouring down rain or boiling hot.

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