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On 30 April 1984, the first V/Line country coach service commenced with a daily Melbourne to Mildura service being introduced, replacing services formerly operated by Ansett Pioneer and Holidaymakers of Mildura. It was operated under contract by Holidaymakers and Mildura Bus Lines. [7] On 2 December 1984, the Speedlink service was introduced.
The Mildura railway line was closed by the Kennett Government in 1993 after the withdrawal of The Vinelander service. As part of the Victorian Transport Plan, passenger services resumed on the Mildura line to Maryborough on 25 July 2010. Services operate 2 times per day, as shuttles from Ballarat. Connects to a train from Melbourne. Ballarat ...
In 1889, the direct Melbourne–Ballarat route was opened. [2] In the 1970s, most interstate lines in Australia began to be converted to standard gauge. By the 1990s, with Adelaide to Melbourne the only interstate link not converted, various proposals were made for gauge conversion. Two main options were put forward:
Mildura is on the intersection of the Sturt Highway from Adelaide to Sydney and the Calder Highway to Melbourne via Bendigo. Deakin Avenue, the main street of Mildura, is known as the longest straight avenue in Australia, at 12.1 km. [ 20 ] CDC Mildura , BusBiz and Dysons operate V/Line bus services that connect Mildura to various parts of ...
The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. Initial sections of the line opened from Ballarat in 1874 and the line reached Mildura in 1903.
The Overland, is an Australian passenger train service between Melbourne and Adelaide. It first ran in 1887 as the Adelaide Express, and has been called the Melbourne Express by South Australians. [6] It was given its current name in 1926.
In 1974 services were extended to Campbellfield and in 1985 from Upfield and North Coburg to Craigieburn. [4] In 1990, it commenced operating coach services under contract to V/Line from Melbourne to Mildura. [5] In July 2007, the Wright family, proprietors of Moreland Buslines, acquired a 50% share of Broadmeadows Bus Service. [6]
On 1 July 2022, CDC Victoria's Regional Bus Services Contracts to operate bus services in Geelong, Ballarat and Mildura were renewed for 10 years. [45] It would be subject to new performance measures and service standards for the Geelong and Ballarat operations, consistent with the bus services in Melbourne .