A train line is down and traffic lights are on the blink across Melbourne, which could cause chaos during the morning commute.
Power to some traffic lights and train lines has still not been restored, which could cause chaos during Wednesday morning’s commute. And overnight, Ambulance Victoria told those unable to call triple-zero to instead drive to their nearest hospital emergency department.
About 6.30am on Wednesday, Powercor reported 25,780 customers in Victoria’s west and inner Melbourne were offline . United Energy, the distributor in south-east Melbourne, reported 24,334 customers without power . Jemena, the distributor in north-west Melbourne, reported only 70 customers remain affected .
On social media platform X, Metro Trains said buses are replacing trains between Belgrave and Upper Ferntree Gully due to an overhead power supply issue near Upwey. Replacement buses will continue express through to/from Ringwood.
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