Tag: PTV
Melbourne’s public transport and the Grand Prix
Love it or hate it, the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix is an event that has more implications for public transport than almost any other in Victoria. Now that it is over for 2025, I am going to talk about how it worked, what went well and what I think needs to improve. Overall the…
The Box Hill Bus Station escalator saga
Access to any public transport stop or station is arguably the most important aspect of its operation. The frequency or attractiveness of your services doesn’t matter if nobody can actually get there. With this in mind, I and many thousands of other people have been dealing with an extremely frustrating situation at Box Hill over…
The new temporary Doncaster Park and Ride
Last month I wrote about the closure of the Doncaster Park and Ride bus interchange from 12 January 2025 until an unspecified date in 2028.. This is being done to make way for a temporary on-ramp for cars using the Eastern Freeway. Afterwards I visited Doncaster Park and Ride the day after it closed to…
When through running trains don’t
One of the benefits of having a blog is the ability to have a place to whinge. Here is my latest one based on a recent train journey. Through running In January 2021 PTV reformed many of Melbourne’s timetables. You can read the full writeup on Daniel Bowen’s blog here and see some of the…
PTV disruption information & extreme weather
Victoria’s public transport has been affected by recent storms. This needs to be communicated to passengers but the current setup leaves a lot to be desired.
Another bad week for PTV communications
Regular readers of this blog will know that one of my hobby horses is transport wayfinding and communications. This week unfortunately provided yet more examples of how far we still have to go before we have a consistent, intuitive and accurate information system for public transport in Melbourne. In the space of just the past…
Wrong and missing PTV information for Easter 2024
This is part of the continuing series about the improvements that are badly needed to the passenger information provided to public transport passengers in Victoria. Here we’re going to look at the 2024 Easter long weekend. This is a period where travel demand is particularly high. It’s the start of school holidays and people are…
Bus stop misdirection and how I nearly missed my flight
I have previously written about the importance of accurate public transport information. Unfortunately this is all too common and can cause serious problems for passengers trying to navigate the network. I present my recent experience as a brief case study on this topic. A simple bus stop I had to reach Melbourne Airport. As usual,…
What is a 2 hour myki fare?
myki has been in place as Melbourne’s public transport ticketing system for over a decade. It has benefits and drawbacks that could take up space for many posts. But in this one I want to focus on answering one apparently difficult question – what exactly is a 2 hour myki fare? With myki, there are…
Removing maps from bus stops and the digital divide
Today the response that you will likely get to any query to Public Transport Victoria (PTV) will advise you to use the website, app or journey planner. Much of the advertising and marketing also attempts to send people in this direction. This push to get everyone to use digital tools has accelerated over the past…
