just_kitten@aussie.zone to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 2 years ago‘Find a spot on the floor’: overcrowding complaints grow as Victorians take advantage of rail fare capwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up151arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecuavas@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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-up1·2 years 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.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoeh, less expensive then roads in the long run
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