Public transport
Tram boost to help ease footy crowd crush during train shutdown
More than 100 extra tram services will help footy fans get to the MCG this weekend, as an unprecedented rail shut down threatens to cruel the commutes of more than half of the city's footy crowds.
- by Timna Jacks
Latest
How do trams come off rails and why can it take hours to get them back?
It was a commuter's nightmare in the south-west corner of the city on Thursday night when a tram derailed. But what causes a tram to come off the tracks?
- by Simone Fox Koob
Search for artists to create artworks at Melbourne train stations
Five new Metro Tunnel stations will become home to six permanent, large-scale works as Victoria scours the globe for creative talent.
Public transport
Swiping your phone to catch the train: a tale of two cities
Victorians can finally ditch their myki cards and tap onto public transport with their smartphones, but we’re still a long way from the perfect ticketing system.
- by Adam Turner and Tom Cowie
Doubt on promise for 200km/h fast rail without new trains
Scott Morrison's promise to build 200km/h fast rail services between Melbourne and Geelong will not be possible without new trains, a leading expert says.
- by Timna Jacks and Adam Carey
Comment
Opinion
Fast rail to Geelong? Do they really think we're that stupid?
The Prime Minister's announcement of a $4b 'faster rail' project is precisely the sort of breathtakingly cynical political announcement that voters are now so exhausted by
- by Clay Lucas
Fire
From the Archives: Collingwood timber fire spreads to train station
On this day In 1959, a fire at a Collingwood timber yard caused over £100,000 in damage and spread to the Victoria Park Railway Station during peak hour.
- by Staff Writers
Updated
Morrison 'can't deliver' Geelong rail plan for $4b, minister claims
State government claims the $4 billion price tag put on 'faster rail' link to Geelong by the PM would not be enough.
- by Timna Jacks, Simone Fox Koob and Adam Carey
Analysis
Analysis
Everyone wants a piece of Dan's plan for infrastructure
What the Victorian Premier and his colleagues have done - build the things they said they would and let the voters know - is not an easy trick to pull off.
- by Noel Towell
Melbourne Airport
Airport rail to be done by 2031, could go through Metro Tunnel
Airport trains could be directed through the new $11 billion Metro Tunnel, says Premier Daniel Andrews.
- by Timna Jacks
Updated
Pain ahead for Frankston line commuters as rail blitz details revealed
Frankston line commuters will face two months of disruption during a construction blitz next year as two stations are built and three level crossings removed.
- by Timna Jacks