Public transport
‘So beautiful’: After years of delays, Ho Chi Minh City opens first metro train line
Years of start-and-stop construction means the seemingly new ticket vending machines are partly obsolete: they accept coins that are no longer in circulation.
- by Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen
Latest
I travelled to the last place you’d expect for a glimpse of our myki-free future
Melburnians have to travel a long way to see what public transport is like in the 21st century.
- by Patrick Hatch
After years of construction and testing, Parramatta gets its light rail
The service was behind scheduled and hit by major cost-blowouts, but that didn’t matter to the city’s first commuters on Friday morning.
- by Anthony Segaert
Sydney trains industrial action as it happened: NSW government to lodge bid to stop RTBU action; Haylen says impact to New Years Eve ‘intolerable’
The RTBU has won the right to resume industrial action across Sydney’s train network. Follow here for live updates.
- by Penry Buckley
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Cross River Rail
‘A matter for them’: Regulator contradicts LNP Cross River Rail delay claims
The government says Brisbane’s newest rail line will not be ready for passengers until 2029, billions over budget, but have refused to outline key details.
- by Matt Dennien and Felicity Caldwell
Slower than the Notre-Dame rebuild: When will Parramatta’s light rail open?
Parramatta’s mayor says he’s been stonewalled by the government when trying to get information about the project’s completion.
- by Anthony Segaert
Sydney rail commuters face disruption from fresh round of work bans
A day after an eleventh-hour legal manoeuvre by the government, unions have filed papers seeking the right to ballot members on a new round of industrial action.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Alexandra Smith
Five years and $4 billion later, the verdict on our new intercity trains
The shiny new interiors, replete with faux leather arm rests and charging ports, caused huge celebration along the Central Coast line on Tuesday morning.
- by Anthony Segaert
Opinion
Rail
I’m a planning expert and have reviewed the SRL business case. It’s no wonder the feds won’t fund it
The state government is frustrated at Canberra’s refusal to pay up, but the reasons are simple: the Suburban Rail Loop business plan – and what it lacks – is of major concern.
- by Eric Keys
Removing this level crossing would literally divide a community, say residents
In Newport, the government plans to remove the level crossing but not bury or raise the train line, instead leaving the road permanently closed.
- by Patrick Hatch
This Sydney ferry wharf was shut down 11 years ago. Soon locals will get it back
When the wharf closed in 2013, only 48 people used it daily. But with fresh development in the area, that number will skyrocket.
- by Anthony Segaert
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