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Rail Transport In Victoria
Rail transport in Victoria, Australia, is provided by a number of railway operators who operate over the government-owned railway lines. The network consists of Victorian broad gauge (1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)) lines, and an increasing number of standard gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1--->⁄2 in)) freight and interstate lines; the latter brought into existence as a result of gauge conversion of the former. Historically, a few experimental 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge lines were built, along with various private logging, mining and industrial railways. The first railway lines in Victoria were built in the 1850s, and were privately owned and operated. These started having financial problems and were taken over by the Government Railway Department (Victorian Railways), which was established by the Colonial Government and became a vertically integrated government service [...More...] |
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Colac Railway Station
Colac railway station is located on the Port Fairy line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Colac, and opened on 27 July 1877, as the terminus of the line from Birregurra. On 2 July 1883, the line was extended to Camperdown. Goods facilities included a brick goods shed, and a steel shelter, provided with the Freightgate centre during the 1980s. During 1988, a number of sidings were removed, including the oil siding at the Up end, and No [...More...] |
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New South Wales Government Railways
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Adelaide
Adelaide (/ˈædəleɪd/ (  listen) AD-ə-layd) is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the
Australia by population">fifth-most populous city of Australia. In June 2016,
Adelaide had an estimated resident population of 1,324,279.
Adelaide is home to more than 75 percent of the South Australian population, making it the most centralised population of any state in Australia.
Adelaide is north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, on the
Adelaide Plains">
Adelaide Plains between the Gulf St Vincent and the low-lying
Mount Lofty Ranges">
Mount Lofty Ranges which surround the city
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Albury Railway Station The Albury railway station is a railway station located in Albury, New South Wales, adjacent to the border with Victoria, in Australia. |
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Road Transport
Road transport (British English) or road transportation (American English) is transport using roads. Transport on roads can be roughly grouped into the transportation of goods and transportation of people. In many countries licensing requirements and safety regulations ensure a separation of the two industries. Movement along roads may be by bike or automobile, truck, or by animal such as horse or oxen. Standard networks of roads were adopted by Romans, Persians, Aztec, and other early societies. Cargo may be transported by Truck driver">trucking companies, while passengers may be transported via mass transit. Commonly defined features of modern roads include defined lanes and Traffic sign">signage [...More...] |
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Flinders Street Railway Station
Flinders Street railway station is a railway station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It serves the entire metropolitan rail network. Backing onto the city reach of the Yarra River in the heart of the city, the complex covers two whole city blocks and extends from Swanston Street to Queen Street. Flinders Street is served by Metro's suburban services, and V/Line regional services to Gippsland. It is the busiest station on Melbourne's metropolitan network and the busiest railway station in Australia, with over 92,600 daily entries per weekday recorded in the 2011/12 fiscal year. It was the first railway station in an Australian city and the world's busiest passenger station in the late 1920s. The main station building, completed in 1909, is a cultural icon of Melbourne, with its prominent dome, arched entrance, tower and clocks–one of the city's most recognisable landmarks [...More...] |
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Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne is an inner Melbourne suburbs">suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 5 km south-west from Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre">Central Business District. It is split between the local government areas of Melbourne and Port Phillip. The area to the north of the West Gate Freeway is in the City of Melbourne. The area to the south is in the City of Port Phillip. At the 2011 Census, Port Melbourne had a population of 14,521. The suburb is bordered by the shores of Hobsons Bay and the lower reaches of the Yarra River. Port Melbourne covers a large area, which includes the distinct localities of Fishermans Bend, Garden City and Beacon Cove. Historically it was known as Sandridge and developed as the City's second port, linked to the nearby Melbourne CBD. The formerly industrial Port Melbourne has been subject to intense urban renewal over the past decade [...More...] |
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Geelong Railway Station
Geelong railway station is located on the Port Fairy line, in Victoria, Australia [...More...] |
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Echuca
Echuca (/əˈtʃuːkə/ ə-CHOO-kə) is a town located on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Shire of Campaspe. As of the 2016 census, Echuca had a population of 12,906. The population of the combined Echuca and Moama townships was estimated be 20,660 at June 2016. Echuca, an Aboriginal name meaning "Meeting of the Waters", is indicative of the role rivers have played in the town's existence. Echuca is situated close to the junction of the Goulburn, Campaspe, and Murray Rivers [...More...] |
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Richmond Railway Station, Melbourne
Richmond railway station is located on the Alamein, Belgrave, Cranbourne, Frankston, Glen Waverley, Lilydale, Pakenham and Sandringham lines in Victoria, Australia [...More...] |
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Brighton, Victoria
Brighton is an affluent coastal suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Bayside. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Brighton had a population of 23,253 people in 2016. Brighton is named after Brighton in England. Brighton houses some of the wealthiest citizens in Melbourne with grand homes, and the development of large residential blocks of land. Brighton is also well known for its Dendy Street Beach with its 82 colourful beach boxes [...More...] |
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Hawthorn Railway Station
Hawthorn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, opening on 13 April 1861. Originally, Hawthorn was a terminus, with a single platform (the current day Platform 1). In 1882, an additional platform was constructed, after the line was extended to Camberwell. In 1890, an island platform was constructed, using a canopy from the original Flinders Street Station, for the newly opened, and now closed, branch line to Kew. A third track was added between Hawthorn and Burnley in 1972, which allows the centre track to be used as a bi-directional track for express services during peak hour, and completed triplication of the line as far as Box Hill. By the mid 1980s, the station was in a dilapidated state, and had not been painted for many years [...More...] |
