<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 100 metres of railway track will need to be repaired due to a partial train derailment in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne's"><span>Melbourne's</span></a><span> inner-north on Sunday that is still causing frustration for commuters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 500-tonne crane was used to remove the faulty carriage from the tracks near Clifton Hill station yesterday, after it partially derailed about 10.30pm on Sunday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The incident caused significant damage to about 100 metres of track as well as substantial damage to overhead infrastructure, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bradley-john-murdoch-peter-falconio-killer-dead-after-cancer-battle/d00e74ef-e0aa-4b21-9862-b1b7a45fd6c8" target="_blank"><strong><span>Backpacker killer Bradley John Murdoch takes deadly secret to his grave</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That means services on parts of the Hurstbridge and Mernda lines will remain suspended until at least Monday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hurstbridge line passengers will need to use buses between Eltham and Parliament stations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Replacement buses will service Mernda passengers between Reservoir and Parliament.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-train-derailment-repairs-replacement-bus/2b604425-29a1-4f73-860f-332eea3d5f77" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trains continue to operate between Mernda and Reservoir, but delays are likely.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Previously planned works mean buses will continue to replace trains between Heidelberg and Eltham until Thursday, July 24.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Long queues of commuters formed at Reservoir station this morning as lines of replacement buses filed in.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"[It's] a little bit frustrating", one commuter said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Certainly they used to compensate the customers, it is a lot of inconvenience and they should do better," another said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The ATSB is continuing to investigate the cause of the partial derailment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Investigators from the Office of the Chief Investigator (OCI) deployed to the accident site on Monday, conducting a range of evidence-gathering activities," an ATSB spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/china-australia-update-li-qiang-calls-for-deeper-cooperation-with-australia-amid-global-donald-trump-tariff-uncertainty/419001d0-48a7-4714-9ac3-55452163f114" target="_blank"><strong><span>China's message for Australia amid global Trump tariff uncertainty</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The ATSB and OCI will release a preliminary report detailing factual information established in the investigation's evidence-gathering phase in about two months.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A final report will be released at the conclusion of the investigation and will detail evidence, analysis and findings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"However, should a critical safety issue be identified during the investigation, the ATSB and OCI will immediately notify relevant parties so safety action can be taken." </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Metro Trains chief executive Raymond O'Flaherty said a decision about whether impacted passengers would receive compensation would be made at the end of the month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will look at passenger compensation at the end of this month," O'Flaherty said yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In the meantime, what we are focused on is trying to ensure that passengers can still make journeys.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are doing everything we can to minimise the impact on passengers on both of these lines."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div 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