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Passengers forced to stand for hours on regional Victoria trains as free tickets supercharge long weekend demand

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The GuardianApril 6, 2026View Source

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Penumpang dipaksa berdiri berjam-jam di kereta regional Victoria karena tiket gratis.

Passengers were forced to stand for hours on Victoria regional trains due to free tickets.

penumpang→passengersdipaksa→forcedberjam-jam→for hourskereta→trainstiket→ticketsgratis→free

Libur panjang dan liburan sekolah menambah permintaan perjalanan.

Long weekends and school holidays increased travel demand.

libur panjang→long weekendsliburan sekolah→school holidaysmenambah→increasedpermintaan→demandperjalanan→travel

Penyedia jasa mengurangi jadwal kereta pada hari libur nasional.

Service providers reduced train schedules on public holidays.

penyedia jasa→service providersmengurangi→reducedjadwal→scheduleshari libur→public holidays

Banyak penumpang tidak bisa masuk ke kereta yang penuh.

Many passengers could not board overcrowded trains.

masuk→boardpenuh→overcrowded

Pemerintah menyatakan akan meninjau ulang kebijakan tiket gratis.

The government plans to review the free ticket policy.

menyatakan→plansmeninjau ulang→reviewkebijakan→policy

Para pengguna mengeluhkan keterlambatan dan ketidaknyamanan selama perjalanan.

Users complained about delays and discomfort during the trips.

pengguna→usersmengeluhkan→complainedketerlambatan→delaysketidaknyamanan→discomfort

Angkutan umum harus menangani peningkatan jumlah penumpang.

Public transport had to handle increased passenger numbers.

angkutan umum→public transportjumlah→numbers

Beberapa penumpang memilih menggunakan mobil pribadi.

Some passengers chose to use private cars.

memilih→chosemobil pribadi→private cars

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dipaksa

forced

"Penumpang dipaksa berdiri di kereta."

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free

"Tiket gratis mengurangi pendapatan perusahaan."

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