Bike on a train

[benam80]

This has come up before but guess I will ask specifically for my scenario

I live in pakenham and take the train to oakleigh then ride into the city.

I will aim to leave the city and get to oakleigh by about 4ish in the afternoon.
Is this early enough to not be the heart of peak hour and am I far enough out to not get lynched?

In the morning I aim to be at oahkleigh before 6:30 - 7 so not too busy then.

[Mulger bill]

Unless things have changed since I deserted Connex/Metro for V/Line then go rear door of rear carriage and you should be OK. Do your best to not block doorways.
No matter what time of day or night, there's always gonna be some people resenting you. IME, these people usually have their bag on the seat next to them and their feet on the seat opposite

[benm80]

Got on this afternoon at oakleigh at 430 ish wasn't too bad people seemed to not hate me too much hehehe will try to get a little closer to 4 normally but have to say enjoying the ride.

[michael_w]

I regularly catch the train from Upwey to Box Hill, getting to Box Hill at about 7am. The train is not too full and I always use the rear carriage rear door. Often there is one other cyclist already onboard and another that gets on Heathmont. Never had any troubles so far.

In the afternoons I go to either Box Hill, Laburnum, Ringwood or Bayswater (depending on time, daylight and how I feel). Regardless of where I get on, I never have a problem in the rear carriage and more often than not bump into other cycling commuters. I usually get the homeward bound train around about 5pm and it's never chock-a-block in the rear carriage. Much later than that and I don't think I'd have too much of a problem either, because by the time I get on the train it has already delivered many passengers to their destination. The bonus of riding that bit further out!

On one occasion (so far) I did ride all the way home to Upwey from Abbotsford. That last stretch from Upper Ferntree Gully to Upwey was almost the end of me I'll try it again when the days get a bit longer

[diggler]

I used to take the bike on the train in the morning until I discovered the shower in the office.

I never feel guilty about taking a bike on a train. I have bought a ticket for the bloody thing (a bicycle is a chile fare in peak hour), which is more than I can say for all the babies in strollers. If people don't like it, they can go *&^% themselves.