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Geelong fast rail and Waurn Ponds track duplication to improve services after years of crowding and delays – ABC News
Billy Deikos used to find himself sitting underneath a luggage rack on the often over-crowded train journey from Geelong to Melbourne. But with billions of dollars…
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Billy Deikos, 43, had to be flexible to travel from Geelong to his job in Melbourne physically flexible.
“Back in the day I’d be sitting underneath a luggage rack when the trains were crowded … it was quite funny,” he said.
Key points:
- The rail line between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds will be duplicated, with second platforms built at South Geelong and Marshall
- $4 billion has been set aside to fund stage one of the Geelong Fast Rail project, but that will only…
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