{"id":287136,"date":"2025-09-19T10:10:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T00:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=287136"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T01:58:28","slug":"train-drivers-stranded-in-metro-tunnel-for-five-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=287136","title":{"rendered":"Train drivers stranded in Metro Tunnel for five hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Train drivers were stranded in Melbourne\u2019s new Metro Tunnel<\/a> for almost five hours when a systems fault brought trains to a standstill during test operations last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident comes just months before the $15 billion underground train line opens to the public, with the Allan government promising it will be taking passengers by the end of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An email sent to Metro Trains staff on Tuesday morning sought to reassure drivers about the fault, which occurred last Monday while operating test trains from West Footscray to Hawksburn through the tunnel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A test train at Arden Station, one of five new stations along the Metro Tunnel.CREDIT: JUSTIN MCMANUS <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThere was an incident that involved all trains being brought to a stand in the tunnel and then moved to platforms to hold,\u201d says the email seen by The Age<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome drivers had to remain in their cab at a platform for approximately four to five hours without relief.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The email says it took Metro longer than expected to identify the cause of the fault. Relieving drivers was further complicated by the need to get a replacement driver to a platform at one of the two CBD stations still under construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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