Category: Media Releases

Rail Futures Institute congratulates the Commonwealth and State Governments on their decision to collaborate and jointly fund construction of the proposed Melbourne Airport Rail Link.
We have long advocated that the Airport route should be from Southern Cross Station via a single stop at Sunshine where a major rail interchange would provide easy connections with the Melbourne Metro corridor and the regional lines that pass through Sunshine.

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Advocacy group Rail Futures Institute is concerned that Victorian Government plans to convert the Ballarat-Maryborough line to dual gauge will increase the journey time on that line, and add up to $40 million in unnecessary costs.

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Rail Futures Institute Inc No. A0059839B Media release April 13, 2018: for immediate release Melbourne Airport rail link must serve all Victorians Advocacy group Rail Futures Institute has welcomed the Federal Government’s $5 billion commitment towards building a Melbourne Airport rail link but warns that the project should enable faster airport access for all Victorians,…

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Media release March 19, 2018: for immediate release Sydney-Melbourne rail upgrades welcome … but broader vision needed for vital national corridor Rail Futures Institute (RFI) welcomes Friday’s announcement of significant upgrades to track and rolling stock for Victoria’s north-east railway resulting from the joint Commonwealth/State announcement of agreed funding for Inland Rail and the Regional…

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