Draft:Transport in Victoria

Finders street viaduct in Melbourne. This is the busiest bit of rail in Victoria

The state of Victoria, Australia has an extensive transportation network. It is run by the Department of Transport and Planning under the names Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads.[1] VicTrack owns the land that the railway and tram lines are on.[2]

Road Transport edit

Victoria has over 150,000 km of roads.[3] They are mainly ran by VicRoads and Local councils. VicRoads gets funding from the Federal Government and the local councils get funding from VicRoads It has the densest road network in Australia.

Rail Transport edit

Victoria has the densest railway network in Australia. The land owned by VicTrack is lended to V/Line and Yarra Trams. There is over 3,500 km of track used by freight and passenger services.[4]

Public Transportation edit

The Victorian Public Transportation System is the second biggest in Australia. It has trains, trams, ferries and buses. It has 809 transportation routes.[5]

Air edit

The main airport in the state of Victoria is Melbourne Airport. Melbourne airport handles over 30 million passengers every financial year.[6] Some other airports include Essendon Airport and Avalon Airport.

References edit

  1. ^ "Our role and governance". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Our role". VicTrack. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Victorias road network". VicRoads. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Our Company". V/Line. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Routes". Public Transport Victoria. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Airport traffic data". Bitre. Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. Retrieved 3 December 2023.