Public transport
Call to pull federal funding from Suburban Rail Loop has Liberals in a twist
Victorian Coalition MPs fear they have been hung out to dry after their federal colleagues called for the $35 billion project to be axed.
- by Annika Smethurst and Kieran Rooney
Latest
‘Cab invasions’: Metro Trains beefs up security after passengers break into driver cabins
Train drivers have reported dozens of encounters with people who have broken into cabins at the rear of trains this year.
- by Patrick Hatch
Analysis
Jacinta Allan
It’s a touchy subject, but next-gen myki might already be on the ropes
A legal dispute between the Victorian government and the US firm contracted to replace the myki system raises concerns the state faces another ticketing fiasco – and makes Melbourne look increasingly outdated.
- by Adam Carey
Victoria locked into Suburban Rail Loop’s $35 billion first stage by new contract
The signing of the final deal for twin tunnels between Glen Waverley and Box Hill effectively commits Victoria to the project, after the Coalition vowed to honour existing contracts.
- by Annika Smethurst
Touch-on stand-off: State government in dispute with US firm over myki upgrade
The Victorian government and the company building its $1.7 billion new public transport ticket system are locked in an acrimonious legal stand-off which has threatened to derail the rollout of a long-awaited myki replacement.
- by Patrick Hatch and Kieran Rooney
Myki meltdown: Trams, buses hit by glitches linked to end of 3G
Up to 200 trams and 2500 buses could be affected by a myki reader outage, despite Victoria spending millions to prevent it happening.
- by Patrick Hatch
E-scooters blocking footpaths at centre of disability discrimination case
Yarra City Council is being asked to enforce its own rules or provide better e-scooter parking after a wheelchair user said e-scooters frequently disrupted his trips.
- by Patrick Hatch
Brunswick sky rail plans put station metres from apartment windows
Residents of an apartment praised for its livability fear they’ll have to sell up if plans to consolidate the areas’ train stations aren’t altered.
- by Patrick Hatch
Updated
Metro Tunnel
Metro Tunnel blowout to cost taxpayers extra $840 million
Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the state had reached a deal with the project’s builders to cover ballooning construction costs.
- by Patrick Hatch and Kieran Rooney
Free tram rides to the MCG, Victoria Market come at a price
Calls to expand Melbourne’s free tram zone to landmarks and inner suburbs have been shot down by transport advocates who say paying commuters are being crowded out.
- by Patrick Hatch
Updated
Rail
Transport minister rubbishes ‘dodgy’ Suburban Rail Loop costings
Danny Pearson says the SRL still “stacks up” after the state’s independent budget office found the project would cost Melburnians more than it benefits them.
- by Cassandra Morgan and Broede Carmody
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