The Maroondah Leader has reported on the decline in reliability for trains serving Maroondah through the Belgrave and Lilydale lines.
Cr Alex Makin said the lack of services left passengers waiting up to 30 minutes to get from Croydon to Ringwood.
While peak-hour services continue to suffer from reliability issues, there is also a lack of frequent rail services serving stations beyond Ringwood during inter-peak times.
“The whole notion of Ringwood being the Central Activities District is built on the notion of reliable and frequent public transport.”
While the Government should be commended for committing to the redevelopment of Ringwood Station from 2014, there is a need to provide frequent services to reduce the delays in travelling to and from Ringwood and other stations in Maroondah.
not only are the trains unreliable i have also had trouble with rude drivers they slam down the ramp and sometimes they won’t ask my boyfriend where he is going they ask me and that really annoys both myself and him then if the trains are late u miss your busand then you have to wait another half an hr for the bus
Hi Alicia,
Thank you for your comments and for visiting my website. Agree that customer service is important will mention these instances to Metro to let them know of your concerns.
Services do need better coordination so that people can transfer easily between trains and buses, hopefully the State Government through its new Public Transport Authority will finally be able to deliver a properly coordinated transport network.
Thanks,
Alex