Making It Easier And Safer To Travel

Labor is making our transport community safer and extra accessible, as a result of catching the tram or practice needs to be straightforward for everybody.

The Victorian Budget 2026/27 invests $76 million in our tram community, together with to ship degree entry tram stops on a few of Melbourne’s busiest streets, together with alongside High Street in Northcote and Thornbury.

Planning for degree entry tram stops may even begin alongside Sydney Road, Brunswick and Coburg and Keilor Road, Niddrie.

The funding may even construct a brand new substation at Wattle Park, Surrey Hills.

The new substation may have the vitality to energy bigger trams alongside Route 70 – boosting capability by greater than 70 per cent.

The first 50 of Melbourne’s new G Class trams will progressively roll out on routes 57, 59 and 82 – delivering extra comfy and accessible journeys.

Additional G Class routes have now been confirmed, with the following 50 new trams set to take passengers on routes 12, 48 and 58.

As a part of a $7.6 million bundle in public and energetic transport enhancements, the Victorian Budget 2026/27 may even make investments to ship accessibility and security upgrades to:

• Clifton Hill Station
• Northcote Station
• Eaglemont Station
• Donnybrook Station
• Broadmeadows Station.

Clifton Hill, Northcote and Eaglemont stations will obtain tactile floor floor indicators to spice up security for passengers with imaginative and prescient impairment.

Donnybrook Station will obtain pedestrian security upgrades and bicycle parking services – making it simpler for individuals to get round.

Broadmeadows Station may even obtain funding for amenity and security upgrades.

Only Labor Government is investing to make public transport extra accessible and maintain Melbourne shifting.

Quote attributable to Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams

“These investments mean safer, more accessible and more reliable journeys across our train and tram network.”

Quote attributable to Member for Niddrie Ben Carroll

“We are getting on delivering transport infrastructure that everyone can access.”

Quote attributable to Member for Northcote Kat Theophanous

“We’re making High Street work better for everyone with safer, more accessible tram stops – helping people stay connected to work, school, shops and community life in the inner north.”

Quote attributable to Member for Northern Metropolitan Sheena Watt

“Labor is investing in public transport – do the Liberals support it, or will they cut it?”

Quote attributable to Member for Pascoe Vale Anthony Cianflone

“We are making journeys across Melbourne’s north safer and more accessible.”

Quote attributable to Member for Albert Park Nina Taylor

“We are upgrading our tram network to make it easier and safer for passengers.”