Details for the Geelong faster rail project have been confirmed, with the project to cut travel times between Melbourne and Geelong by 15 minutes.
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Melbourne airport rail link no longer up in the air
A future train line to the Melbourne airport will utilise the under-construction Melbourne Metro tunnel, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed on Saturday.
The route was confirmed along with a start date for construction and a forecast completion date of 2029.
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Suburban Rail Loop construction confirmed to start in 2022
Work will begin in 2022 on the Suburban Rail Loop, with $2.2 billion committed in the upcoming Victorian state budget to Stage One of the project.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for the Suburban Rail Loop Jacinta Allan also confirmed that Stage One will begin at Southland and run to Box Hill.
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Stage 4 lockdown restricts public transport, rail construction in Melbourne
As Victoria enters stage 4 restrictions due to the spread of COVID-19, metropolitan rail services and construction on major rail projects in Melbourne are being cut back.
While public transport is able
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New public transport minister in Vic cabinet reshuffle
A reshuffle of minister in Victoria has seen changes within the transport portfolios.
Ben Carroll has been appointed Minister for Public Transport and Minister for Roads and Road Safety, taking the Public
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TBMs all boring under Melbourne for Metro Tunnel
All four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) on the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project are in the ground, ensuring that the project is on track to be finished in 2025, a year ahead of schedule.
Premier Daniel Andrews
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$328m for transport upgrades around Victoria
300km of regional rail track and 15 train stations will be upgraded as part of a $2.7 billion spending plan to help Victoria recover after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The spending will be spread
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Three more level crossings scheduled for removal by July
Three more level crossings are set to go by July on Melbourne’s Frankston line.
In an update to the project, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan highlighted
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Melbourne trains now using new rail bridge
Trains are travelling over the new rail bridge at Toorak Road for the first time as part of the Toorak Road level crossing removal.
On Monday morning, April 13, Victoria’s 35th level crossing was officially
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Murray Basin Rail Project has run out of steam
The $440 million Murray Basin Rail Project needs urgent assistance to help complete the half-finished upgrades, according to the Rail Freight Alliance (RFA).
It’s been more than six months since the
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