Public transport
Sydney’s newest ferry sails into harbour weeks before passengers hop on
Electricity could become the future of ferry travel in Sydney, as the fourth vessel in the new seven-strong ferry fleet prepares to open to commuters.
- Cindy Yin
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The single biggest obstacle to transforming Circular Quay
For as long as Circular Quay has existed, it’s been simultaneously adored and hated. And despite decades of attempts, no one seems able to get rid of the Cahill Expressway.
- Julie Power and Anthony Segaert
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
Bribie residents rely on cars because ‘public transport is inadequate’
As the transport minister prepares to discuss the cost of a new Bribie Island Bridge, an unreleased government study reveals locals want better public transport.
- Sean Parnell
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
‘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.
- Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Matt Dennien and Felicity Caldwell
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