Articles tagged: Public Transport
Colac welcomes extra train service
Colac will have five daily train services from Monday.
Libs pledge fare cut
Residents could ride the rails from Colac to Melbourne for the same price as a coffee and a salad roll under the latest Liberal election pledge.
Railway delays for region
Coaches are replacing trains on the Geelong and Warrnambool lines for all or part of the journey this week until the last service on Sunday.
Changes for train
Coaches will replace trains on part of the Geelong and Warrnambool lines from Friday night until Monday night.
Buses to replace trains
Coaches will replace Warrnambool Line trains for part of the journey to Melbourne on Saturday.
Bus petition fails to sway government
The State Government has put the brakes on community calls for a permanent year-round bus service between Colac and Lorne.
Colac train services set to resume after upgrade
Train services will resume on Colac’s train line in coming days, with the completion of an upgrade to the Waurn Ponds Station.
Extra train might come this year after COVID delay
A fifth weekday train service through Colac could arrive late this year, a state rail project authority says.
District train fares rise
Colac train passengers are facing higher fares after the State Government ended a freeze on fares during the pandemic.
Train line upgrade causes shake-up
Colac and district train users will have to settle for buses for the next week.
Coaches to take over from trains
Coaches are replacing trains on the Warrnambool and Geelong lines throughout mid-October.
Trains back on track after COVID cluster
Colac and district’s trains returned to full services this week after recovering from COVID-19 disruptions.
Buses replace trains due to COVID case
V-Line train services in south-west Victoria have faced disruptions and staff shortages after a train driver in Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19.
Infrastructure report lays bare Colac’s challenges
Public transport, internet access and mental health facilities are among Colac’s highest infrastructure priorities, a new report has found.
Reliability drops for train line
Colac and district V-Line customers might be eligible for compensation with train reliability dropping below V-Line’s reliability targets in May.
V-Line shakes up management structure
Regional Victoria’s train provider V-Line will lose its independent board and come more under the oversight of the Department of Transport as part of a restructure.
