Tecoma Railway Station
Tecoma railway station is located on the Belgrave railway line, Belgrave line in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Tecoma, Victoria, Tecoma, and opened on 1 February 1924. History Tecoma station opened opened on 1 February 1924, on the Narrow-gauge railway, narrow-gauge Narrow-gauge lines of the Victorian Railways#Upper Ferntree Gully to Gembrook, Ferntree Gully to Gembrook line, which was constructed as a means of transporting produce to and from the Dandenong Ranges area, and timber from sawmills in Gembrook, Victoria, Gembrook. The station was named by the Victorian Railways, and was named after the plant Tecoma, which was grown in the area. On 3 August 1953, a landslide occurred between Selby railway station, Melbourne, Selby and Menzies Creek railway station, Menzies Creek, which saw the closure of the line, and the station, on 30 April 1954. The sudden loss of the railway resulted in a groundswell of public pressure for t ...
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Public Transport Victoria
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) is the brand name for public transport in the Australian state of Victoria, Australia, Victoria. It was the trading name of the Go Public Transport Development Authority (PTDA), a now-defunct statutory authority in Victoria, responsible for providing, coordinating, and promoting public transport. The PTV began operating on 2 April 2012, taking over many of the responsibilities previously exercised by the Director of Public Transport and the Department of Transport (Victoria, 2008–13), Department of Transport. It also took over the marketing of public transport in Victoria from Metlink and Metlink#Viclink, Viclink, as well as responsibility for the myki ticketing system, formerly handled by the Transport Ticketing Authority. PTV's functions were transferred to the Department of Transport (Victoria), Department of Transport on 1 July 2019. However, PTV continues to exist as the brand for public transport services in Victoria. Governance PTV is ...
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