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‘Time is running out’: Calls to upgrade Caulfield Station before Metro Tunnel opens We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Caulfield Station could become a major bottleneck once the $13.7 billion Metro Tunnel is built in 2025, if multimillion-dollar upgrades to construct a new concourse do not go ahead. The Victorian Transport Action Group is calling for up to $70 million worth of upgrades to the second-busiest station outside the city, arguing Caulfield Station could face overcrowding if the need ...

Advertisement There was more foot traffic in Melbourne’s CBD during the morning peak hour on Monday than on any Monday morning since the first lockdown last year, as the school year resumed and some workers returned to their offices. While numbers are still well below pre-pandemic levels, City of Melbourne data shows 786 pedestrians were logged pounding the pavement outside Southern Cross Station on Collins Street between 8am and 9am on Monday – the highest count for that time of week since late March. Commuters outside Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station on Monday. Credit:Wayn...

Experts divided on retractable bollards after Bourke Street incident Save Normal text size Advertisement A review of security measures in Melbourne’s CBD will examine whether more should be done to stop vehicles accessing Bourke Street Mall, with transport and security experts divided on whether retractable bollards could be a viable solution. The review was announced by police on Friday after pedestrians were forced to flee the busy shopping strip on Thursday evening when a car sped erratically through the Mall, hitting a bollard before it fled the city. No one was injured. Pedestrians ...

Advertisement A new underground rail line through Melbourne’s south-east – stage one of Labor’s Suburban Rail Loop – will scupper plans for a series of new parks that the Andrews government committed $25 million towards just two years ago. The huge new train line, the most expensive transport project in Victorian history, will also permanently reduce the size of a number of existing parks along its route. Heatherton locals have campaigned for over two decades for a park on land that is now set to be used for a train line and train stabling. Credit:Jason South The first det...

The Transport Infrastructure Minister has released more details about the $10b Melbourne Airport Rail project, including plans for a 55-metre-high bridge that will be the state's second-highest after the West Gate.