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Free (Victoria) Public Transport for Christmas and New Year’s Eve after 6PM

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Free (Victoria) Public Transport for Christmas and New Year’s Eve after 6PM
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peeweekathi on 28/11/2010 - 22:52 metlinkmelbourne.com.au (988 clicks)
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Passengers can travel free on Victoria’s public transport network on Christmas Day (25 December) and New Year’s Eve (31 December 2010).

New Year’s Eve travel is free from 6pm until the first normal scheduled service on New Year’s Day (1 January 2011).

Trains, trams and NightRider buses will run all night to get you home.

On V/Line, there will be free travel on services that arrive in Melbourne after 6pm on New Year’s Eve, and free travel on the first service departing on each line on New Year’s Day.

On free travel days metropolitan ticket barriers will be open at all stations for you, so there’s no need to validate your Metcard or touch on or off your myki.

Metropolitan passengers and regional town bus passengers who accidentally buy or validate tickets, or touch on your myki are not entitled to a refund. V/Line passengers who accidentally buy tickets can apply for a refund. See vline.com.au (link opens in a new window) for refund information. Weekly or monthly tickets will not be extended.

Check back soon for Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve timetable information and travel advice.

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  • bthaxor on 28/11/2010 - 22:55
    +1

    Can't imagine Cityrail ever doing this :(

    • uraha on 28/11/2010 - 22:58

      Dunno if Cityrail is better than metlink but…metlink is usually late/canceled or non-existence.

      • bthaxor on 28/11/2010 - 23:00
        +4

        In that case, the same :P

        Yesterday I needed to go to the city - on the way there my train was cancelled, on the way back it was 15mins late upon arrival even though it left Central on time…

      • John Dough on 29/11/2010 - 08:14

        Metlink is the ticket provider and is in no way connected with performance issues, that is Metro Trains department.

        And as someone below has asked, the new gov will quickly get rid of this, along with all hope of a better transport system ;)

      • MrLeE on 29/11/2010 - 12:47

        yeah CityRail is just late. but rarely canceled or non-existent.

    • siuol on 28/11/2010 - 23:27

      Just stir some shit and make them calling a strike during that 2 days.

  • peeweekathi on 28/11/2010 - 23:03
    +2

    If you don't have to rely on public transport every day, it's great, but if you do have to rely on it, it ain't so great. It's the same the world over! Go figure:)

  • McMerc on 29/11/2010 - 00:11

    Too late Brumby boy! You've missed the train……

    • octagonalman on 29/11/2010 - 00:51

      This promo has been running for a few years already. It'll be interesting to see whether it is revoked by a new government.

  • BigglezThePigglez on 29/11/2010 - 00:57
    +12

    I wish the airlines did this

  • jv on 29/11/2010 - 01:01
    -4

    Why is this a bargain? It's been free for years on those days…

    Public service announcements are not bargains…

    • MrLeE on 29/11/2010 - 12:48
      +1

      its so people know. I'd say its worthy

      • jv on 29/11/2010 - 13:27
        -1

        if you live in Melbourne, you already know…

        • MiCCAS on 23/12/2010 - 11:22
          +1

          A lot of people will be traveling here, and wouldn't know. And not everyone in Melbourne knows about this.

  • SuperBoi on 29/11/2010 - 01:33
    +1

    Have not neg this, but as someone has stated, this has already been around for years.

  • shmahoo on 29/11/2010 - 06:37
    +11

    Even if this has been around for years, I think it's fair to say that it is still a "deal"

    +1 from me, coz I live in Melbourne and wasn't aware of it

    • issh on 29/11/2010 - 09:37
      +1

      sorry, i made you +2

  • jv on 29/11/2010 - 09:43
    +4

    Interesting how the mods are now manipulating the vote count and not stating why…

    Why bother having voting if your vote is getting revoked for no reason…

    • StewBalls on 29/11/2010 - 15:01
      +1

      It's not the mods, it's those damn CIA satellites jv…just wear your tinfoil hat & you'll be fine! :p

      • moooooooo on 29/11/2010 - 17:59
        +2

        Nooooo! The tinfoil hats make it worse!

        "Statistical evidence suggests the use of helmets may in fact enhance the government's invasive abilities. We speculate that the government may in fact have started the helmet craze for this reason."

        http://berkeley.intel-research.net/arahimi/helmet/

        • StewBalls on 30/11/2010 - 11:28
          +2

          ROFLMAO, now that's some valuable research! :)

    • ozhunter on 29/11/2010 - 23:27

      I don't think the mods did it, I think since your comment got a few negs, it caused your neg on this post to be revoked.

      • jv on 30/11/2010 - 11:50

        witchcraft ?

  • iamtapu on 29/11/2010 - 09:45

    what a nice thing to do for Victorians…wish we could have it in NSW..

    • daydream on 29/11/2010 - 11:40
      +8

      People from other states are welcome to use our VIC public transport free on those days too! :-)

  • STRAPIFY Watch Strap on 29/11/2010 - 23:08

    I'm a myki mate so i get free transport. But i'm about to get fired for being a sh*t myki mate :(

    • jv on 30/11/2010 - 11:53

      yeah, hopefully now with the change of government we might get some accountability for all the wasted money… myki mates are such a waste of money, never once in the months and months that i've seen them at southern cross station has anyone actually asked them for anything… they just stand there doing nothing, staring at the ceiling….

      • STRAPIFY Watch Strap on 30/11/2010 - 21:16

        they only appear at peak hours. but myki mates generally are money wasted. but for seniors it's harder for them and thats where we come in :)

        I can't complain though. Good pay and free transport :)

  • bendertiger on 01/12/2010 - 10:00

    Just hope your not a tourist in melbourne for christmas, the bus drivers are so uncaring instead of waiting 3 seconds for you to get to the bus stop they'll close the doors and drive off on you. Just glad I could catch the train instead…

  • oswade on 10/12/2010 - 23:55

    Way to ease congestion…
    Every time I've been in the city on NYE, commuters were were packed like sardines on the trains and trams!!!

    Then again, shouldn't be too negative… I'm willing to sacrifice my comfort for a few dollars here and there lol.

    • dyziplen on 25/12/2010 - 09:33

      well, its either the trains and trams being packed or the roads being packed, and frankly its more efficient to shift people onto public transport than the roads.

  • levia on 25/12/2010 - 15:57

    Sounds interesting, but I'm already in holiday now! =)

  • Trance N Dance on 25/12/2010 - 18:20

    Why can't Sydney have this?

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