transport
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No room for more when Caroline Springs train station opens
There is no certainty Caroline Springs commuters will get on board when their new station opens next month – passing trains are already at capacity,…
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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…
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Families struggle to afford getting to school
Families are struggling to find $15 a week for their children to use public transport to get to school, or even to find enough money…
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‘Strong’ demand for airport rail via Sunshine
A Melbourne Airport rail link through Sunshine to the city is still “on the table,” a Brimbank council administrator says. At a Metropolitan Transport Forum…
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Action urged for Calder Park Drive overpass
The Calder Action Group has echoed calls for an overpass at the “high-risk” intersection of Calder Park Drive and Calder Freeway. Group president Ian Sutherland…
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PSOs for Keilor Plains station
Protective Services Officers will start operating at Keilor Plains train station from 6pm next Tuesday. Officers will operate at the station from 6pm to the…
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Cemetery bus service to roll on
A free bus service that takes Brimbank residents on visits to Keilor cemetery will continue. Star Weekly revealed late in 2014 that the service, which…
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New bus depot for Sunshine West
Works have begun on a new, purpose-built bus depot at Sunshine West, which will create at least 150 local jobs. The Vella Drive depot, which…
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New call for Bendigo trains to stop at Sunshine
Brimbank council’s calls for changes to Bendigo line train timetables and an airport rail link continue to fall on deaf ears. Council chairman John Watson…
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Car stranded on train tracks at Sunshine
A car has managed to end up on the railway tracks in Sunshine after appearing to lose control on Harvester Road The car appeared stranded on…
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Shared path from Sydenham to Sunshine a priority
A 7.5 kilometre off-road shared trail along the railway line between Watergardens and Sunshine stations is the number one priority of a multi-council strategy to…
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Sydenham level crossing removal ‘fast tracked’
The level crossing on the Melton Highway in Sydenham is expected to be removed by early 2019. Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Sunday the crossing…
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Calls for toll subsidies to cut local truck traffic
Maribyrnong council is calling for subsidies to encourage freight trucks off inner-west residential streets and on to existing and future toll roads. The council will…
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Brimbank train stations ‘feel unsafe’ at night
Brimbank residents say they don’t feel safe at local train stations at night. More than 130 residents have sent to council their feedback on safety…
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St Albans truckie fined after crashing into bridge
A St Albans truck driver has walked away uninjured after crashing into an overpass in South Melbourne this morning. The 39-year-old was travelling along Montague…
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