Melbourne train strike: Business hit hard by the public holiday no one was expecting

By Marissa Calligeros, Steve Lillebuen
Updated September 4 2015 - 6:08pm, first published 3:49pm
An almost deserted Anstey Station at 8.40am on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
An almost deserted Anstey Station at 8.40am on Friday. Photo: Justin McManus
Not a customer in sight ... the snack bar at Frankston train station shut shop on Friday. Photo: Liam Mannix
Not a customer in sight ... the snack bar at Frankston train station shut shop on Friday. Photo: Liam Mannix

Melbourne's train strike seemed to turn Friday into a public holiday that no one was expecting, costing the city's economy up to $10 million.

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