just_kitten@aussie.zone to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 1 year ago‘Find a spot on the floor’: overcrowding complaints grow as Victorians take advantage of rail fare capwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-link‘Find a spot on the floor’: overcrowding complaints grow as Victorians take advantage of rail fare capwww.theguardian.comjust_kitten@aussie.zone to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJumutalinkfedilinkarrow-up17·1 year agojust add more trains lmao, more patronage is a great thing
minus-squarecuavas@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe network upgrades required to “just add more trains” would be very expensive, and Vic Labor are already running up more debt than they can afford.
minus-squareKudra :maybe_verified:@aus.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago@cuavas @Jumuta to be honest I’m a little surprised they didn’t make the fare cap for off-peak travel only, which would have actually helped to reduce some of the crazy peak crush.
just add more trains lmao, more patronage is a great thing
The network upgrades required to “just add more trains” would be very expensive, and Vic Labor are already running up more debt than they can afford.
@cuavas @Jumuta to be honest I’m a little surprised they didn’t make the fare cap for off-peak travel only, which would have actually helped to reduce some of the crazy peak crush.
eh, less expensive then roads in the long run