Allan to splash another $727m on Metro Tunnel — see which lines benefit

Train cash splash in budget amid state's tunnel vision

The Victorian government will set aside $727 million to run services through the $15 billion Metro Tunnel as...

Allan to splash another $727m on Metro Tunnel — see which lines benefit

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Victoria details rail ‘blitz’ - Infrastructure Magazine

Image: Gavin/stock.adobe.comThe Victorian Government has announced a $5 billion “public transport blitz” in its 2025-26 Budget. The announcement includes funding to activate the long-awaited Melbourne Metro Tunnel, increase train frequencies across several lines, and redevelop Sunshine Station as a “superhub” – a step toward the Melbourne Airport Rail project. The package includes $727 million to launch the Metro Tunnel, a 9-kilometre twin-tunne…

New funding to increase local train services

The State Government has announced $727 million for the final implementation of the Metro Tunnel, which will see trains running through the South East every few minutes. In an early announcement before next week’s State Budget, Premier Jacinta Allan revealed the works to “operationalise” the Metro Tunnel as part of a wider $5 billion public transport blitz. “We’re focused on what matters most. People just want to get to work and get home sooner,…

Victorian government announces $5 billion rail transport blitz

The Allan Labor Government has announced it will be investing almost $5 billion in rail transport in its 2025/2026 budget.

Budget money for Sunshine station superhub | Brimbank & North West

The state government has committed to fast tracking Sunshine station superhub as part of a public transport blitz. Premier Jacinta Allan announced on Monday that almost $5 billion will be in this year’s budget to fund the blitz. The majority of that funding will kick off the first stage of Airport Rail by funding the Sunshine station superhub. In partnership with the federal government, the state government is building a new transport superhub i…