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The Metro rail tunnel will be fitted with high-capacity signalling, in an Australian first.

False alarm triggers major peak-hour delays after Parliament train station evacuated

Trains were delayed by up to 30 minutes after an automatic fire alarm was set off underground at Parliament station.

  • Hannah Hammoud

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Greens leader Adam Bandt.

Greens’ $8 billion scheme for 50 cent fares across Australia comes with costing questions

The Greens say the plan would cost the federal government $2.6 billion in the first year. However, state revenues from public transport are at odds with that figure.

  • Olivia Ireland
Jacinta Allan.

Victoria remains committed to Suburban Rail Loop amid more cash for airport rail

Premier Jacinta Allan has brushed off disastrous poll results and insisted her government remains committed to the contentious Suburban Rail Loop project.

  • Benjamin Preiss and Chip Le Grand
Mambourin is a growing suburb on Melbourne’s western fringe.

Melbourne’s west is a growing force, and politicians should beware

The western suburbs are changing and growing. Whoever can meet the region’s needs and expectations of services and infrastructure is likely to reap huge rewards.

  • The Age's View
Victorians will save up to $50 a week under a pitch by the Victorian Greens to trial 50¢ daily fares

Greens pitch 50¢ fares to Prahran voters

The Victorian Greens will pitch a 50¢ flat public transport fare to locals in the inner-city seat of Prahran in a bid to fend off the Liberals.

  • Carla Jaeger

Quiet cuts to Metro Tunnel scope raise questions over what services will actually be delivered

Commuters could miss out on the full benefits of the $15 billion project because related network upgrades have been cut to rein in the ballooning budget.

  • Patrick Hatch
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The cost of public transport in Victoria is going up again.

Public transport, short-term stays about to get more expensive in Victoria

Using public transport will cost an extra 40¢ a day for a full-fare passenger. Stays in Airbnb properties and visits to the zoo and snow will also cost more from January 1.

  • Rachel Eddie and Carla Jaeger
From left: Anushka Bharath, Bharath Chellaya, Gisha Bharath and Akansha Bharath outside their Manor Lakes home. They plan to move to Mambourin.

It was once declared ‘unpopular for living’. Now it’s Australia’s fastest-growing region

The Age explores what’s driving the boom in Melbourne’s western suburbs, and challenges some of the common assumptions about the area.

  • Sophie Aubrey, Adam Carey and Patrick Hatch
Pawan Kaur has been forced to walk long distances along an unsafe road to get to her Mount Atkinson home from Rockbank railway station.

Long walks on gravel along dangerous roads: The fast-growing Melbourne suburbs waiting for buses and trains

In the outer west, where the car is king, residents want better public transport links. In a series, The Age explores why the west is Australia’s fastest-growing region and what’s holding it back from its full potential.

  • Patrick Hatch
Melbourne’s western suburbs.

Growing pains in Melbourne’s booming west

In a series, The Age explores what makes the western suburbs the place to be and what’s holding them back.

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