The state government splashed $234m on a railway station upgrade in Melbourne’s growing west last year but the platform was built too short for country trains.
The elevated station will include an air-conditioned waiting room and staffed ticket office, along with lighting and security cameras throughout the surrounding area.
News of the Bairnsdale passenger service losing its catering facilities is yet another blow for rail commuters in the Wellington Shire, who are already undermined by a lack of trains to Rosedale, Sale and Stratford.
There has been much talk about the poor quality of the VLocity trains over longer distances with Public Transport Victoria failing to acknowledge the issues.
