Victoria urged to ramp up train, tram and bus services – and make off-peak transport cheaper

November 10, 2025

Infrastructure Victoria’s 45 final recommendations aim to lessen the effects of global heating and population growth

The Victorian government should ramp up train services in Melbourne’s north and west, extend eight tram routes and create six new express bus services within the next five years, the state’s independent infrastructure adviser has recommended.

Infrastructure Victoria’s 30-year plan also calls for off-peak public transport to be made cheaper and for collaboration with the commonwealth to introduce a road user charge, after a previous state levy on electric vehicles was ruled unconstitutional by the high court.

Source: www.theguardian.com

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