TRAINS on the Stony Point line have set a new low when it comes to reliability, according to Hastings MP Neale Burgess.
In a news release headed “Stony Point line snags some horror results” Mr Burgess says the train from Frankston to Stony Point fails to meet targets set by train operator Metro Trains.
“The Stony Point train line has recorded some of the worst results for reliability and punctuality in the state, with the most recent figures showing the service is not meeting its targets,” Mr Burgess stated.
He said the 99.3 per cent reliability recorded when the Labor government was elected has fallen to “a new low of 82.4 per cent”.
“To add insult to injury, punctuality of the service also needs addressing. In January 2015, the figures for this performance indicator sat at 96.4 per cent. Today, that figure is a measly 83.2 per cent, a drop of 13.2 per cent.”
Liberal Mr Burgess, who once said PSOs (Protective Service Officers) would be deployed on all stations on the Stony Point line, accused the government of “ignoring the townships of the Mornington Peninsula who rely on this service on a daily basis to get to and from work”.
He said public transport “only seems to be an issue for the government if it affects their inner-city seats under threat from the Greens”.
First published in the Western Port News – 24 October 2017
