Tag: public transport
Ballarat Line in for funding windfall
The Ballarat line is the biggest winner of a $1.42-billion cash injection into Victoria’s ageing regional...
Train chaos ahead on Sunbury line
Rail commuters should prepare for disruptions on the Sunbury line in March, with large sections of track closed for six days.
Ongoing works at St...
Train punctuality down
Peak hour trains ran late more often on the Sunbury line during January, but new data shows services improved overall in the past 12...
Caroline Springs station opens
Caroline Springs railway station welcomed its first passengers on Monday.
The long-awaited new stop will be serviced by more than 280 trains a week, pulling...
Have a say on Caroline Springs bus upgrades
Caroline Springs residents are being asked to have their say on a proposed bus network upgrade.
The new network is expected to extend coverage to...
Parking woes continue at Watergardens train station
Train commuters have been robbed of thousands of car spaces with the introduction of time restrictions at Watergardens shopping centre.
Last Monday, shopping centre owners...
V/Line timetable tweak for Deer Park
Minor changes to Ballarat and Geelong train line services are expected to provide better spacing of arrivals and departures at Deer Park station.
The state...
State budget: $518m for Melton line duplication
The state government has committed $518 million to duplicate the Ballarat train line from Deer Park to Melton.
A second rail track between Deer Park...
Prized guitars stolen from Albion station carpark
The safety around Albion railway station has been called into question again following the theft of two prized guitars.
A pristine, vintage bass guitar, valued...
Work begins on Caroline Springs railway station
Work has begun to build the new Caroline Springs railway station.
Kororoit MP Marlene Kairouz took a shovel in hand to turn the first sod...
Brimbank council’s transport wish list
Brimbank council wants three level crossings on the Sunbury line removed simultaneously.
This is a key plank of Unlock the Opportunity, an update of the...
RRL opening causes Deer Park crossing gridlock
Ballarat train timetables will be reviewed after a Brimbank politician raised commuter frustration in parliament last week.
Member for Kororoit Marlene Kariouz had called on...
Call for transport integration and airport bus
Brimbank council has called for an urgent review of safety and better integration of public transport services at all local railway stations.
Expanded bus services...
Calls for Albion railway station security upgrade
Albion railway station urgently needs better security and more police on the beat amid reports of “prolific” car theft and vandalism.
Kings Park commuter Jarryd...
Sunshine tram plans off track
Plans for tram connections to Brimbank are off the table despite the council’s presence at a metropolitan transport forum focusing on “the role of...
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