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From 31 March 2023, the cost of V/Line rail tickets were capped to the same fare as metropolitan services, with daily fares being capped at $9.20 or $4.60 for concession. [22] [23] [24] These changes are expected to bring a large rise in patronage, with fears of overcrowding on V/Line services. [25] [26]
All the above-mentioned train or bus routes except Warrington and Outram continue to be served by the present bus system. In early times, there were ferries connecting the central city to Port Chalmers and Portobello, but these ceased between the 1930s and 2018 as road connections along the harbour's edge were improved.
The Mount Gambier Rail Trail is a rail trail that follows the course of the railway line. It is open to pedestrians and cyclists, and runs for 10.5 km from Mount Gambier and ends in the suburb of Suttontown. [21] The trail was completed in early 2017 from Pick Avenue to Whites Avenue.
The rail service between Mount Gambier and Heywood was suspended on 11 April 1995 due to the standardization of the gauges of the Melbourne–Adelaide and the Maroona-Portland lines. [5] [3] The South Australian section of the line between Mount Gambier and Rennick was used by the tourist service, the Limestone Coast Railway, until 20 March 1999.
The Mount Gambier-Heywood railway line, a broad gauge line, was opened between Mount Gambier and Heywood near Portland in 1917. From 1953 to 1956, the southeastern lines were converted to broad gauge, with the exception of the Beachport – Millicent and the Wandilo – Glencoe line, which were closed down in 1957.
In 1879, a narrow 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge line opened from Beachport (Rivoli Bay North) through Millicent to Mount Gambier. [1] In 1887, the Mount Gambier railway line was constructed to Naracoorte (connecting to the Kingston-Naracoorte railway line) and Wolseley, where it joined the Adelaide-Wolseley line. On 28 November 1917, a broad gauge ...
Prior to that, the only regular service on the line was the thrice weekly El Zorro containerised mineral sands train from Portland. [7] The last passenger train between Ararat and Portland was on 12 September 1981, operated by a DRC railcar. [14] A new passenger station at Portland had been officially opened on 29 June 1968. [15]
V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger rail and coach services in the Australian state of Victoria.It provides passenger train services on five commuter routes and eight long-distance services from its major hub at Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne.