Summer Holiday Timetables 2010/11.

[Bradley]

V/Line.

http://www.vline.com.au/timetables/time ... as_tt.html wrote:

Free Christmas Travel!

V/Line services will be free all day on Christmas Day and on services arriving at their destination after 6pm on New Year’s Eve. Free travel is also available on the first service leaving Melbourne to every regional destination on 1 January 2011.

Trains are expected to fill quickly, especially on Christmas Day, so plan ahead and travel earlier on short distance services or call 136 196 to book long distance services.

Friday 24 December 2010, Christmas Eve
· Normal train and coach services.


Saturday 25 December 2010, Christmas Day
· Sunday train timetable. Special Christmas coach timetable applies.


Sunday 26 December 2010, Boxing Day
· Sunday train and coach timetable.
· No Canberra via Bairnsdale coach.


Monday 27 December 2010, Public Holiday
- Saturday train and coach timetable.
- The Mildura overnight coach will run.


Tuesday 28 December 2010, Public Holiday
· A special train and coach timetable.


Friday 31 December 2010, New Year’s Eve
· Normal train and coach services.
· No Nightlink to/from Adelaide.


Saturday 1 January 2011, New Year’s Day
· Saturday train and coach services.


Monday 3 January 2011, Public Holiday
· A special train and coach timetable.

Download Christmas & New Year Holiday Timetables at:
http://www.vline.com.au/pdf/newtimetables/xmastt.pdf

Cheers

Bradley.

[Craig]

The Metlink website is showing the Nationalbus holiday timetables for the upcoming festive period. No doubt timetables for other operators will appear over next few weeks.

Nationalbus' summer timetable will operate on just 7 days this year, over the period of 29/12/10 until 7/11/11.

Routes 235, 237, 238, 280, 282, 305, 364, 905, 906, 907 & 908 will continue to operate to the normal timetables over this period.

Routes 319 (replaced by 908) and 364 ran a reduced service last summer, but will continue to operate as usual due to the DART upgrades.

EDIT: Holiday timetables have yet to appear for Routes 366 & 367 - this is an oversight, the same timetables as 2009/10 will operate.

Kind Regards


Craig

[Paul_Nicholson]

What other routes are operating reduced summer timetables?

Paul in Melbourne

[Matty G]

Ivanhoe Bus Company begin their "reduced" 551 timetable from today (Monday November 29th).

Though Ivanhoe technically don't operate Christmas holiday timetables anymore, the 551 morning and afternoon shuttles services between Heidelberg and Latrobe Uni will not resume until February.
(NOTE: These are marked "L" on the printed timetable).

[Craig]

Ivanhoe Bus Company begin their "reduced" 551 timetable from today (Monday November 29th).

Though Ivanhoe technically don't operate Christmas holiday timetables anymore, the 551 morning and afternoon shuttles services between Heidelberg and Latrobe Uni will not resume until February.
(NOTE: These are marked "L" on the printed timetable).

Normal service will resume on Monday January 31.

In previous years, the reduced service was over January & February - it has now runs over December & January.

No doubt a reprinted timetable will surface at some point.

Kind Regards


Craig

[MAN 16.242]

Looking at the Summer Hoilday Timetable on Metlink site for Route 232 seem to be a few mistakes in it, mostly in morning and afternoon peak.
e.g in Afternoon peak show 2 trips leaving Vic Market at same time at 4.40pm, 5.00pm, 5.20pm.....and theres no 2 trips schedule to depart same time.Plus the 5.41PM, 6.00PM, 6.38PM trips from vic market should not be on holiday timetable.
Basically all that needs to be done is remove the express trip from the holiday timetable online.

Also oddly Metlink have a link to a 215 timetable from 21st January 2011 to 22nd January 2011
http://tt.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/tt/TT ... ttb_TP.pdf

215 still operates to the summer holiday timetable those 2 days, so should not have this other 2 day timetable online.

[Craig]

Hopefully this wil lbe corrected on the website.

Is there a reason why all peak trips operate are advertised via Port Melbourne during the summer timetable, given the 10 min frequency is still offered?

Given the late running on the route, I doubt all the trips will operate via Port Melbourne anyway.

Kind Regards


Craig

[MAN 16.242]

Hopefully this wil lbe corrected on the website.

Is there a reason why all peak trips operate are advertised via Port Melbourne during the summer timetable, given the 10 min frequency is still offered?

Given the late running on the route, I doubt all the trips will operate via Port Melbourne anyway.

No real reason, its just always been like that.But your correct due to the late running not all trips will operate via Port Melbourne.

[lukey boy]

Does anyone know when the New Years Eve schedules will be realised for the trains???

[RailwayBus]

Shortly.

They will be much the same as last year, with a few small changes.

[Craig]

A reprinted timetable for Route 551 dated 29 November 2010 is now available showing the change to the holiday timetable period.

Kind Regards


Craig

[Craig]

The Metlink webiste now shows details of the timetables operating over the various public holidays.

A summary for the bus network (trams & trains are straight forward):

Christmas Day - Sat 25/12 - Sunday timetable other than Routes 605, 681, 682 & 684. Note that 691 now operates a Sunday timetable on all public timetables.

Boxing Day - Sun 26/12 - Ventura & Nationalbus routes will run a Saturday timetable, as will US on routes 688 & 695/695F, primary to cater for the Boxing Day sales. All other bus routes will run to a Sunday timetable.

Christmas Day Public Holiday - Mon 27/12 - Saturday timetable on MoTC routes, Sunday TT on most other routes

Boxing Day Public Holiday - Tues 28/12 - Saturday timetable on MoTC routes, Sunday TT on most other routes

New Years Day - Sat 1/1 - MBL running a Sunday TT, Moonee Valley not running Route 503 or 506, Tullamarine not running Route 490. All other operators are running a normal Saturday TT.

New Years Day Public Holiday - Mon 3/1 - Saturday timetable on MoTC routes, Sunday TT on most other routes

Even more inconsistencies & oddities than usual!

Kind Regards


Craig

[Mercedes]

LOL how confusing a Sunday timetable on the Saturday (25th) and a Saturday timetable on the Sunday (26th) LOL

[Craig]

Improvements to Route 691
Date Published: Friday 17 December 2010

Route 691 services have been upgraded to run on public holidays in line with most metropolitan bus routes.

Services will now run to a Saturday timetable on all public holidays except Christmas Day and Good Friday, where a Sunday timetable will apply. Please note that because Boxing Day is a Sunday, a Sunday timetable will apply on this route.

Previously the route only ran a Sunday timetable on public holidays, with no service on Christmas Day or Good Friday.

Kind Regards


Craig

[Connex]

Does anyone know when the New Years Eve schedules will be realised for the trains???

Metro released details of the New Year's Eve timetable on their website this morning.

New Year’s Eve
Extra train services

In addition to our normal Friday services, we will operate extra trains to and from the city on New Year’s Eve.

Extra trains to Flinders Street before midnight for celebrations from:
Epping – 8.54pm, 9.12pm, 9.42pm, 10.12pm, 11.48pm.
Greensborough – 8.07pm, 8.38pm, 9.07pm, 11.59pm.
Macleod – 9.33pm, 9.43pm.
Hurstbridge – 11.57pm.
Belgrave – 7.47pm, 8.18pm, 11.41pm.
Auburn – 8.50pm.
Ringwood – 9.20pm, 9.51pm, 10.21pm, 11.51pm.
Lilydale – 10.43pm.
Glen Waverley – 8.42pm, 9.12pm, 9.42pm, 10.12pm.
Burnley – 9.30pm.
Sandringham – 6.36pm, 6.57pm.
Pakenham – 7.36pm, 8.40pm (express Pakenham – Berwick).
Cranbourne – 8.10pm.
Dandenong – 9.33pm, 10.00pm, 10.30pm, 11.00pm.
Caulfield – 9.34pm, 9.49pm.
Mordialloc – 8.54pm.
Sydenham – 6.40pm, 9.58pm.
Craigieburn – 8.37pm, 9.16pm.


Extra trains to Flinders Street after midnight for celebrations from:
Epping – 12.22am, 1.19am, 2.17am, 3.27am.
Eltham – 12.35am (express), 1.07am, 1.36am, 2.33am.
Hurstbridge - 3.09am.
Ringwood – 12.15am, 12.21am, 12.44am (express from Box Hill to Camberwell to Richmond), 12.50am (express from Ringwood to Blackburn and Box Hill).
Belgrave – 12.09am, 12.33am, 1.56am.
Lilydale – 1.00am, 3.04am.
Alamein – 1.22am, 2.32am & 3.33am (all connect to Belgrave and Lilydale).
Glen Waverley – 12.03am, 12.18am, 12.31am, 12.48am, 1.28am, 2.08am, 2.46am, 3.46am.
Sandringham – 12.08am, 12.26am, 12.46am, 1.18am, 1.42am, 2.39am, 3.29am, 4.04am. Pakenham – 12.21am, 1.21am, 2.20am, 3.20am.
Cranbourne – 2.03am & 3.20am (change at Dandenong for Flinders Street).
Frankston – 12.01am, 12.30am, 1.00am, 1.20am, 1.59am, 2.25am, 3.15am.
Sydenham – 12.35am, 1.05am, 1.17am, 1.33am, 2.04am, 3.04am.
Craigieburn – 12.42am, 1.04am, 1.22am, 1.49am, 2.38am, 3.33am, 4.09am.
Williamstown (Change at Newport for Flinders Street) – 12.45am, 1.41am, 2.40am, 3.10am, 3.48am.
Werribee – 12.31am, 1.31am, 1.59am, 2.25am, 2.55am, 3.32am.
Upfield – 12.42am, 1.20am, 2.00am, 2.22am, 3.22am.


Extra trains from Flinders Street after early fireworks display:
Epping – 9.47pm, 10.17pm. Macleod – 8.56pm.
Greensborough – 9.40pm, 10.24 (express from Jolimont to Clifton Hill).
Lilydale – 9.34pm. Belgrave – 9.53pm.
Ringwood – 10.50pm, 11.20pm, 11.50pm.
Glen Waverley – 8.22pm, 9.42pm, 10.14pm.
Craigieburn – 9.57pm (via City Loop).
Frankston – 9.47pm. Sydenham – 9.14pm.


Extra trains from Flinders Street after midnight:
Epping – 12.40am, 12.55am, 1.10am, 1.30am, 1.50am, 2.15am, 3.15am, 4.16am.
Hurstbridge – 12.45am, 1.15am, 2.00am, 2.35am, 3.30am, 4.37am.
Eltham – 12.35am, 1.00am, 1.35am.
Lilydale – 12.25am, 12.45am, 1.05am, 1.35am, 2.30am & 4.30am (connects to Alamein & Belgrave).
Belgrave – 12.35am & 1.20am (connects to Alamein), 12.55am, 1.55am & 3.30am (connects to Alamein and Lilydale).
Glen Waverley – 12.30am, 12.40am, 12.50am, 1.03am, 1.23am, 1.43am, 2.15am, 3.15am, 4.15am.
Craigieburn – 12.30am, 12.45am, 1.00am, 1.20am, 1.45am, 2.20am, 3.20am, 4.20am.
Upfield – 12.42am, 12.57am, 1.17am, 1.42am, 2.10am, 3.10am, 4.10am.
Werribee (connects to Williamstown) – 12.38am, 1.08am, 1.32am, 2.00am, 2.30am, 3.15am, 4.15am.
Werribee - 12.53am.
Sydenham – 12.34am, 12.49am, 1.04am, 1.24am, 1.50am, 2.25am, 3.25am, 4.25am.
Sandringham – 12.38am, 12.50am, 1.02am, 1.22am, 1.50am, 2.20am, 3.15am, 4.15am.
Frankston – 12.34am, 12.46am, 12.58am, 1.10am, 1.30am, 1.55am, 2.25am, 3.20am, 4.20am.
Dandenong – 2.30am.
Cranbourne – 12.30am, 12.54am, 1.40am.
Pakenham (connects to Cranbourne) – 1.06am, 2.00am, 3.00am, 3.50am.
Pakenham – 12.42am, 1.18am.


One way pedestrian movement will apply through Flinders Street Station.

Free travel after 6.00pm until first service on Saturday 1 January.

For full details please contact Metlink on 131 638 or visit metlinkmelbourne.com.au

[Connex]

Yarra Trams has also announced tram service changes during this festive season (although they have been published for quite some time, I just forgot about it).

Your tram services during the Festive Season

Monday 20 to Friday 24 December
Normal timetable.
Trams may experience delays due to seasonal traffic conditions.

Saturday 25 December (Christmas Day)
Sunday timetable with the first tram as per weekday schedule, then every 30 minutes until the regular Sunday timetable commences.
City Circle trams will not operate. FREE travel from first to last service.

Sunday 26 December
Normal Sunday timetable. Extra trams will service the cricket at the MCG.

Monday 27 December
Sunday timetable with the first tram as per weekday schedule, then every 30 minutes until the regular Sunday timetable commences.
Extra trams will service the cricket at the MCG.

Tuesday 28 December
Saturday timetable with the last service one hour earlier than a normal Saturday. Extra trams will service the cricket at the MCG.

Wednesday 29 December to Thursday 30 December
Saturday timetable with the last service one hour earlier than a normal Saturday.
Extra trams will service the cricket at the MCG. Route 30 trams will operate.

Friday 31 December (New Year’s Eve)
Please see details below.
FREE travel from 6pm to first timetabled service on New Year’s Day

Saturday 1 January
Normal Saturday timetable.

Sunday 2 January to Friday 7 January
Normal timetables, except Routes 19, 55, 59 & 112 (5 min peak service).
Journey times may be affected by seasonal traffic conditions.

Tram Services – New Year’s Eve 2010

All tram services will run to a Saturday timetable. Yarra Trams will operate all night services on all routes on New Year’s Eve, with the exception of:

• City Circle – last tram departs at 5:29pm
• Route 24 – last tram departs City at 5:43pm and North Balwyn at 3:20pm
• Route 30 – last tram departs St Vincent’s Plaza at 5:46pm and Etihad Stadium at 6:07pm
• Route 82 – last tram departs Moonee Ponds at 12:57am and Footscray at 1:26am

Trams on Routes 1, 3a, 6, 8, 16, 19, 48, 55, 57, 59, 64, 67, 70, 72, 75, 86, 96, 109 and 112 will operate to the following estimated frequencies on New Year’s Eve:

6:00pm - 10:00pm: 10 minutes
10:00pm - 12:15am: 8 minutes
12:15am - 1:15am: 5 minutes (5 minutes (St Kilda Rd services every 8 mins))
1:15am - 2:00am: 10 minutes
2:00am - first tram New Year's Day: 30 minutes

Service changes from approximately 6pm Friday 31 December to approximately 2am Saturday 1 January due to New Year’s Eve celebrations in the City:

Route 1 trams will not run on Swanston St between Stop 8 La Trobe St and Stop 16 Southbank Bvd & St Kilda Rd.

Route 8 trams will not run on Swanston St between Stop 8 La Trobe St and Stop 14 Arts Precinct.

Routes 3a, 6, 16, 64, 67 and 72 (from suburbs) will terminate at Stop 14 Arts Precinct

Route 16: Every second tram from the City will terminate at Stop 48 Hawthorn and Dandenong Roads

Route 72: Every second tram from the City will terminate at Stop 44 Burke and Malvern Roads.

Route 5 trams from Malvern will terminate at Stop 14 Arts Precinct and will operate to a 20 minute frequency.

A shuttle tram service will operate between Stop 14 Arts Precinct and Stop 140 St Kilda Beach for passengers heading to St Kilda.

Route 70 trams from Wattle Park will terminate at Stop 6 Flinders and Russell Sts.

Route 75 trams from Vermont South will terminate at Stop 6 Flinders and Russell Sts. Every second tram from the City will terminate at Stop 66 Middleborough Rd & Burwood Hwy between approximately 6pm and 2am.

Route 55 trams from West Coburg will terminate at Stop 1 Market and Flinders Sts from approximately 7:30pm to 2am.

Route 59: Every second tram from the City will terminate at Stop 53 Keilor Rd and Matthews Ave.

Route 78/79 will operate all night as Route 78 (Prahran – North Richmond). Trams will operate every 15 minutes between 6pm and 1:30am, then every 30 minutes until first tram on Saturday.

Route 86: Every second tram from Waterfront City Docklands will terminate at Stop 60 La Trobe University.

For the family fireworks at Yarra Park, shuttle trams will operate from approximately 7:30pm to 10:30pm between:

• Flinders & Russell Sts and Wellington Pde & Simpson St (near Punt Rd)
• Flinders & Russell Sts and MCG / Hisense Arena

For the fireworks in Docklands, shuttle trams will run between the corner of Flinders and Elizabeth Sts and Waterfront City Docklands via Flinders St, Harbour Esp, Docklands Dve, La Trobe St and Spencer St, travelling in both directions approximately every 5 minutes.

A shuttle tram service will also operate in La Trobe Street, travelling between Swanston Street and NewQuay Docklands

School Holiday timetable – 1 to 31 January 2011

During the first week of January (03/01 – 07/01) the following routes will have a small reduction in services, making the frequency 5 minutes during peak times:

• Route 19
• Route 55
• Route 59
• Route 112

The following routes will have altered journey times for the month of January, due to changed traffic conditions during school holidays:

• Route 1
• Route 3
• Route 5
• Route 6
• Route 8
• Route 16
• Route 64
• Route 67
• Route 72
• Route 75
• Route 109
• Route 112

For tram timetables during the school holiday period, visit metlinkmelbourne.com.au or call 131 638.

Yarra Trams welcomes your feedback, call 1800 800 166 (6am-midnight).

[RailwayBus]

Boxing Day - Sun 26/12 - Ventura & Nationalbus routes will run a Saturday timetable, as will US on routes 688 & 695/695F, primary to cater for the Boxing Day sales. All other bus routes will run to a Sunday timetable.

Christmas Day Public Holiday - Mon 27/12 - Saturday timetable on MoTC routes, Sunday TT on most other routes

Boxing Day Public Holiday - Tues 28/12 - Saturday timetable on MoTC routes, Sunday TT on most other routes

Route 468 Highpoint to Essendon is running a Saturday timetable on all of the above days. Not bad considering it does not operate on Sundays or Public Holidays.

[Bradley]

Here are more summer holiday timetables on metlinkmelbourne website at: http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/news ... bus-routes

Merry Xmas.

Cheers

Bradley.