Rail works cause peak-hour chaos
Adam Carey and Caroline Zielinski Peak-hour commuters hit by combination of long delays, over-crowded trains and substitute bus services as Metro attempts to complete its already delayed rail works.
Gippsland puts its case to host rail line
Adam Carey Gippsland councils want a proposed high-speed rail line across Australia's east coast to run through their communities, arguing it would inject new life into the region and do more to fix Melbourne's...
Billion-dollar plan to fix dangerous roads
Adam Carey The state government will spend $1 billion to cut the road toll.
Troubles balloon on the City Loop
Adam Carey Train chaos is easing after Metro removed the balloons that were caught in overhead wires between Flinders Street and Southern Cross stations, temporarily stalling four railway lines.
Dumb death: Shock tactics to promote safety message
Adam Carey Melbourne's railway operator Metro is using black comedy in a bid to stop people risking their lives at railway stations and level crossings, releasing a song and video called Dumb Ways to Die.
Fatal crash sparks anger over motorists
Adam Carey Reeling from the biggest crash on Melbourne's railway network in years, Metro train drivers are angry with the behaviour of some drivers who try to out-race boom gates at level crossings, the train...
Train drivers blame motorists ignoring signals
Adam Carey Reeling from the first train crash on Melbourne's railway network in which a passenger has died in more than 30 years, Metro's drivers are angry at motorists who try to out-race the boom gates at...
Chadstone station and tunnel on $2b shopping list
Adam Carey New train line connecting the Glen Waverley and Dandenong railway lines would stop at Chadstone Shopping Centre as part of a bold $2 billion plan to bury part of the Glen Waverley line.
V/Line, Metro train switch planned
Adam Carey Gippsland rail passengers to be forced to catch Metro trains from Pakenham under new plan.
Rail line to shut for nine days
Adam Carey An estimated 25,000 train travellers will have their journeys disrupted next month while the Glen Waverley line is shut down for track works.
