Route Knowledge - Metro Controlled Area Flashcards
What are the Burnley Group Lines?
- Burnley Underground Loop
- Burnley Viaduct
- Alamein
- Glen Waverley
- Belgrave
- Lilydale
The boundary for the Metrol Controlled Area is defined as:
- East Richmond (All Burnley Group Lines)
- Richmond (All Caulfield Group Lines)
- South Kensington – Down end (Werribee and Williamstown Lines)
- Moonee Ponds Creek Junction (Sunbury and Craigieburn Line)
- North Melbourne Sidings (Broadmeadows Suburban Line)
- Macaulay (Down Upfield Line)
- Flemington Bridge (Up Upfield Line)
- Clifton Hill (Mernda Line)
- Westgarth (Hurstbridge Line)
- Southern Cross (Metro and Freight Bypass Lines)
What are the Northern Group Lines?
he Northern group is comprised of the following lines:
- Northern Underground Loop
- Northern Viaduct
- Through Suburban Viaducts
- Upfield
- Craigieburn
- Racecourse
- Sunbury
- Werribee
- Williamstown
What are the Caulfield Group Lines?
- Caulfield Underground Loop
- Caulfield Viaduct
- Sandringham
- Frankston
- Cranbourne
- Pakenham
What are the Clifton Hill/City Circle Group Lines?
- Clifton Hill / City Circle Underground Loop
- Clifton Hill / City Circle Viaduct
- Mernda
- Hurstbridge
What areas of signalling do Metrol control, outside of the official Metrol Controlled Area?
- Burnley Station and Sidings (Burnley Group)
- Darling (Glen Waverley line)
- Sunshine to Albion (Sunbury line).
- Moreland to Batman, Gowrie, and Upfield (Upfield line)
What special instructions exist in regard to setting back between Jolimont to Victoria Park and Victoria Park to Clifton Hill?
A Train Authority will be required to setback. This is due to the high number of Automatic signals in that area.
What special instructions exist in regard to setting back between East Richmond and Burnley/Burnley Sidings?
You will only need verbal permission from the Senior Network Controller to setback.
What are the areas of Bidirectional ABS inside the Metrol controlled area?
- Clifton Hill / City Circle Viaduct and Loop
- Burnley Viaduct and Loop
- Northern Viaduct and Loop
- Caulfield Viaduct and Loop
- Down Hurstbridge line near Clifton Hill
- Metro and Freight Bypass (Regional Rail Link Control Area)
What is the safeworking system for the Metrol-controlled area?
the ABS Safeworking System.
What are the Terminating Locations within the Metrol controlled area?
- Flinders Street: All Platforms
- Southern Cross: Platform 8A and Platforms 9-12
- South Kensington
- Macaulay Sidings/Main line
- Victoria Park
- Clifton Hill
What are the stabling locations within the Metrol Controlled Area?
- Layby Sidings
- North Melbourne Sidings
- Macaulay Sidings
- Victoria Park Siding
What platforms do Clifton Hill/City Circle trains depart from at Flinders St?
1
What platforms do Belgrave, Lilydale, Ringwood, Alamein, Glen Waverley, Blackburn depart from at FSS?
2/3 (and 4)
What platforms do Craigieburn, Sunbury, Upfield depart from at FSS?
4/5
What platforms do Pakenham, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Westall depart from at FSS?
6/7
What platforms do Frankston, Mordialloc, Werribee depart from at FSS?
8/9
What platforms do Laverton, Williamstown depart from at FSS?
10
What platforms does Sandringham depart from at FSS?
12/13
What is the maximum speed for Flinders Street Platforms and under the Swanston Street Bridge
25
What is the maximum speed for Road 9A at Flinders Street
15
What is the maximum speed for Under Federation Square
40
What is the maximum speed for Federation Square to Richmond
65
What platforms do Burnley group trains usually depart FSS towards RMD?
Platforms 2, 3 and 4
What platforms do Caulfield group trains usually depart FSS towards RMD?
Platforms 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13
From FSS towards RMD, what lines can roads 1 & 2 access?
Clifton Hill, City Circle and Burnley Through lines
From FSS towards RMD, what lines can road 3 access?
Clifton Hill, City Circle, Burnley Through and Burnley Local Lines
From FSS towards RMD, what lines can road 4 access?
Burnley Local and Northern loop lines
From FSS towards RMD, what lines can road 5 access?
Northern loop only
From FSS towards RMD, what lines can roads 6 and 7 access?
Caulfield Local and Caulfield Throughs
From FSS towards RMD, what lines can roads 8 and 9 access?
Special line only
From FSS towards RMD, what lines can roads 9a east, 12 and 13 access?
Sandringham line only
What two lines merge between FSS and RMD at RMD Junction?
Sandringham and Special lines
What is the maximum speed from Federation Square to Clifton Hill
55
What is the maximum speed along the CNBC viaducts?
35
What is the maximum speed along the Through Suburban Viaducts (Up and Down)
40
What speed is the maximum speed permitted from Flinders Street Platforms to the Viaducts
25