Public transport
‘Miserable’, ‘torture’ but eventually ‘convenient’: On the buses out of Bankstown as long journey to metro begins
Confusion reigned supreme for commuters after the T3 train line officially closed on Monday morning. But the closure is yet to face its greatest test.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
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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
Delay to shuttle trains starting during conversion of busy Sydney line to metro
The state government has blamed the delay to the T6 shuttle trains on recent industrial action by rail workers.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Metro conversion back on track after breakthrough in negotiations
The Minns government has agreed to additional staffing levels on Southwest Metro, ending a standoff with the rail union over the project.
- by Riley Walter
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Melbourne
Two new stations, but one fewer stop: Brunswick’s ‘sky rail’ plans revealed
The trio of existing stations will be replaced by two new ones when a new stretch of elevated rail is built along the Upfield Line.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Public Transport
Is your bus or train busier than 2018? We have the official figures
Brisbane Times can reveal how many monthly public transport trips have been taken in SEQ since 2018 – and whether 50¢ fares are making a difference.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Infrastructure
Victoria holds up $2.2b in Suburban Rail Loop funds, auditor finds
The Allan government has not submitted crucial information that would unlock funding promised by the Commonwealth for the mega-project.
- by Patrick Hatch and Annika Smethurst
Why shopping centre escalators are designed to make you get lost
You may think that escalators forcing you to walk around the shopping centre are a failure of design. You could not be more wrong.
- by Julie Power
Perth man’s collarbone broken in altercation with transit guards
Western Australia’s Corruption and Crime Commission is concerned with “excessive and unlawful force” used by Perth transit guards.
- by Holly Thompson
‘Fifty-cent fares forever’: Qld’s cut-price public transport extended indefinitely
The Labor government has pledged to make 50-cent fares permanent if re-elected next month, and now the LNP is also on board.
- by Courtney Kruk
What’s in and out for new ferry wharves along busy Sydney route
The state government is facing renewed calls to put on more services, stops and larger ferries to cater for growing populations along the Parramatta River.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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