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Re: Tennis - congrats to Rafael Nadal
02/09/22 07:49 AM
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The tennis also showcased a fail of epic proportions courtesy of the state of Victoria.
After the match ended at just after 1AM, there was no public transport running aside from route 70a trams ferrying people from the tennis to Flinders Street Station (distance: 1 kilometre, if that). Cue thousands of people stuck in a dead 9-5 commuter city that claims to be 24 hours (the only things routinely open 24/7 in Melbourne city are 7-Elevens, McDonald's and Crown Casino) waiting ages for taxis to arrive. The last trains and trams ended just after midnight as per tradition, while buses finished at around 11PM (and that's the good ones e.g. SmartBus - most suburban buses finish at 9PM at the latest, with 6-7PM finishes still being common). Night services only apply on Friday and Saturday nights. Fine if you're a tourist with a hotel in Southbank or Docklands, but utterly useless to anyone else.
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