Regional Rail Revival

Regional Rail Revival
LocationVictoria, Australia
ProposerGovernment of Victoria
StatusUnder Construction
TypeRailway upgrade
Cost estimate$1.8 billion
Start dateOctober 2017
Completion dateLate 2021
StakeholdersGovernment of Australia (major funding partner)
Government of Victoria (minor funding partner)
V/Line (operator)

The Regional Rail Revival is a joint initiative between the Australian federal government and the Victorian state government to upgrade all regional railway lines in Victoria. The project has an estimated total cost of A$4 billion.[1] A$2.3 billion of the project's total cost is being funded by the Australian Government.[2] It was delivered by Rail Projects Victoria (RPV) until April 2024, and then by the Level Crossing Removal Project.[3] The project is guided by the 2016 Regional Network Development Plan, which outlines the short, medium and long-term priorities for a modernised regional rail network.[4]

  1. ^ "Regional Rail Revival Package". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Agreements on Inland Rail and Regional Rail Revival reached between Australian and Victorian governments". Urbanalyst. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Rail Projects Victoria". Victoria's Big Build. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Regional Network Development Plan". Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.