Thursday, 18 May 2023

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:49): (186) My constituency question today is for the Minister for Public Transport and concerns the Frankston and Werribee train lines. For commuters travelling to work in the bayside suburbs of my electorate, the train commute has been quite handy as it has previously travelled straight through from Werribee to Frankston. My office has been informed that recently, despite all announcements indicating that the train will continue to run to Frankston as normal, when arriving at Flinders Street station it is then announced that the train will not be running through to Werribee or Frankston but returning on the same route. This has left commuters in a situation where they need to listen carefully lest they end up back where they started. My question for the minister is: will you or a representative from your department meet with Metro Trains to ensure accurate information is provided to commuters travelling on the Werribee and Frankston lines at the station they depart from?