Rail travel times could be cut by 29 minutes

FASTER RAIL… An image depicting the amended travel times for rail with the High Speed Rail network put forward by the Liberal Nationals Government that they would implement if elected in November. Image: Supplied.
FASTER RAIL… An image depicting the amended travel times for rail with the High Speed Rail network put forward by the Liberal Nationals Government that they would implement if elected in November. Image: Supplied.
FASTER RAIL… An image depicting the amended travel times for rail with the High Speed Rail network put forward by the Liberal Nationals Government that they would implement if elected in November. Image: Supplied.
FASTER RAIL… An image depicting the amended travel times for rail with the High Speed Rail network put forward by the Liberal Nationals Government that they would implement if elected in November. Image: Supplied.

RAIL travel times between Sheparton and Melbourne could be cut down by 29 minutes if the Liberal Nationals Government is elected in November.

Currently, it takes 146 minutes to travel between Shepparton and Melbourne, but under the new European-style High Speed Rail plans that time would be cut to 117 minutes.

Reaching speeds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, Victoria’s new High Speed Rail network will be the fastest in Australia.

The High Speed Rail project will see the rebuild of much of Victoria’s current Class 1 track to 200km/h operation as well as major track improvements on every other passenger rail line.

High Speed Rail will almost halve travel times between Melbourne and Geelong and between Melbourne and Traralgon.

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