A further $98.7 million will deliver more frequent services for passengers on other lines, making it easier for passengers to get to work and home sooner.
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.
Frustrated V/Line passengers will have to take the bus for six weeks as the Gippsland railway line will close due to track upgrades. Find out how this will affect you.