Melb commuters hope for smooth ride

Melbourne commuters are hoping for a smooth ride to work, a day after the entire train network stopped because of a leak in the control room.

Metro Trains' Flinders Street control centre was evacuated after the alarm sounded after 8am on Thursday, stopping trains across the network in peak hour.

The centre was shut down for almost 20 minutes before staff were let back in.

Premier Daniel Andrews apologised to commuters for the false alarm, but said safety needed to come first.