Mernda rail extension opens today

Today is Day One of the new Mernda line, extended from South Morang. It includes new stations at Middle Gorge and Hawkstowe. The off-peak service (ie 20 min interpeak and weekend, 30 min evening and 40 min Sunday am) remained the same but 45 peak services were added per week.

Archived PTV announcement here: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20180915082121/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/getting-around/network-changes/meet-mernda-your-new-line/

Brochure for the revised bus network available here:

https://web.archive.org/web/20190315200522/https://static.ptv.vic.gov.au/1532651160/PTVH2902-NSC-18-Campaign_Plenty-Valley_DL_12pp_v9_WEB.pdf

Note: This item has been posted retrospectively for historical purposes. 

The new Carnegie Station: Day One 18 June 2018

Along with Murrumbeena, the new Carnegie Station opened on 18 June 2018. The station is part of an ambitious program of grade separations along the Dandenong line. This section of track was elevated above the road, allowing traffic to pass unimpeded below.

The new Murrumbeena Station: Day One 18 June 2018

A visit to the new Murrumbeena Station on its first day of opening as an elevated station.