The Gippsland Line Upgrade will deliver more frequent and reliable train services to the growing communities of Gippsland.
This project will allow for extra daily services between Traralgon and Melbourne. It is also creating more than 500 jobs in the region.
At Morwell, Bunyip, Longwarry and Traralgon
Built over the Avon River at Stratford
A local project office established in the Latrobe Valley
Complete: Avon River Bridge
The Gippsland Line Upgrade has already delivered benefits, with level crossing upgrades allowing modern VLocity trains to run to Bairnsdale for the first time.
Construction of a new rail bridge over the Avon River now allows trains to travel at up to 90km/h, no longer needing to slow to 10km/h in this section.
Learn more about the new bridge.
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