'Incredibly unsafe': Photos show commuters crowding Aussie trains amid virus

Photos of commuters jammed into a train and breaking social distancing rules amid the coronavirus pandemic have prompted an emergency meeting.

Angry commuters have shared photos of packed carriages on Adelaide trains after mechanical issues saw services across the city reduced.

"Not acceptable Adelaide Metro... [social] distancing is impossible on a reduced service," one passenger said on Tuesday, sharing photos of a crowded carriage.

"We will know who to blame should SA have a second wave of COVID-19."

Another slammed Adelaide Metro, saying “yet again social distancing is impossible to adhere to because of your inadequate running of trains.”

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A third commuter said last week Adelaide Metro workers were "making people pack like sardines” on trains in the middle of the pandemic.

"This is ridiculous, the staff are telling us to crowd together to let more people on."

One woman told The Adelaide Advertiser that she went out to buy face masks for her own safety.

“It’s incredibly unsafe for all commuters – there are no staff monitoring the amount of passengers or ensuring social distancing is in place. It’s impossible,” she said.

SA trains having trouble securing parts

Officials were meeting on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the social distancing problems raised by commuters.

The Transport Department told The Advertiser it was sourcing parts to fix the carriages experiencing the mechanical issues and expects to have the items by Friday to ensure more fleets can be put on the tracks.

“COVID restrictions has meant there’s a delay in sourcing the parts but we are hopeful of having all parts here by the end of the week so we can begin fixing these trains and putting them back into service as soon as possible,” Transport Minister Stephen Knoll said.

Premier Steven Marshall says the government had "massively" upgraded the cleaning on all public transport in SA and some travellers were trying to avoid peak hour.

"Some people are choosing to start work earlier, some people are coming in later in the day to get that greater spread," he said.

"But we are encouraging people when they're on public transport, wherever possible, to maintain that social distancing.

"And, most importantly, if they're not well, don't go to work."

Extra buses put on in Adelaide

Mr Marshall said the maintenance issue with some diesel trains had put the public transport system under some pressure.

But he said the government had supplemented those routes with extra buses.

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The issue on trains came as SA reported no new coronavirus infections again on Wednesday.

The state's tally remains at 439 with only one of those still considered active.

One more person remains in hospital but is no longer infectious.

SA has now had only one new case of COVID-19 over the past three weeks.

With AAP

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