Tag: rail
Train woes for Werribee commuters
Commuters on the Werribee train line were forced to deal with thousands of services which did not run as scheduled last year.
Between January and...
Call to fulfill election carpark promise
An Opposition MP has called on the state government to fulfill a promise it made before last year’s election, to build the 1600 new...
Rail loop work begins
The state government has released new details of a proposed underground rail project which would link Werribee and Wyndham Vale stations to the northern...
Call for new stations
Wyndham council has called for a train station to be built in Sayers Road, Tarneit West “as soon as possible”.
The council released a report...
Cherry Street plans get the green light
The notorious Cherry Street level crossing will be the first of three in Wyndham to go with the state government finalising its plan for...
Petition calls for more trains
More than 1160 people have signed a petition calling for more frequent V/Line train services to run through Tarneit and Wyndham Vale stations during...
Anger over station parking fines
A driver has slammed the “unbelievably unfair” fines given to her and others for parking in non-designated spaces at Tarneit train station.
Bianca Keogh said...
Train cancellations slammed
The state opposition has criticised the performance of Melbourne’s train network, as figures reveal 90 trains were cancelled on the Werribee line during August.
This...
New stations top council wish list
Four new train stations are needed to unclog major roads and improve liveability for Wyndham residents, according to the council.
Stations at Sayers Road in...
Call for level-headed traffic plan
A group of residents is campaigning against the state government’s proposals to remove three level crossings in Werribee, calling the plans a “Band-Aid solution”...
Train punctuality off the rails
The Werribee train line recorded the worst punctuality out of Melbourne’s 16 metropolitan train lines during June, with hundreds of services failing to arrive...
Ten-minute trains timetable push
A Greens MP has called for Melbourne’s metropolitan trains and trams to run at least every 10 minutes between 6am and 9pm daily.
Prahran MP...
Express call for Tarneit West
A Wyndham councillor is calling on the state government to fast-track funding to build the proposed Davis Road train station in Tarneit West.
Cr Josh...
Rail upgrades urgent: council
Wyndham council is calling on the federal government to fast-track funding for rail upgrades on the Melbourne-Geelong train line following the release of a...
Early start call for station PSOs
Wyndham’s deputy mayor has called for protective services officers to start patrolling the area’s train stations from 4pm every day, rather than 6pm.
Cr Kim...
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