Edited 18 Oct 2020 11:41, 3 months ago, edited by justarider

Not much benefit now, but it would fill the gap if the Northern an Caulfield loops are ever reconfigured.  Not sure how many passengers such a service  would carry, but that becomes hard to predict with all the changes that would have happened by then (MM1, Caulfield and Northern loop reconfiguration. possibly Burnley group running permanently anti clockwise, and who knows what else).

Can't see a City Circle service being beneficial at all - even after the loop reconfiguration. The only passengers using such a service would be those going from Parliament to Flinders Street (assuming Burnely Group runs anti-clockwise around the loop while Clifton Hill runs clockwise).

Hard to say, because who knows what the interchange patterns will become when far more passengers are required to make train changes to reach their destination.  Not talking about where you CAN swap trains, but where people WILL swap trains.  Will probably depend on walking distance required, how well services connect at different locations. congestion, etc.

Obviously those advocating a train from Parliament to Flinders St ( or anywhere else in the CBD) have not heard of trams, nor the city circle tram.

cheers
John