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Upfield Line Upgrade Promise

The two-year pledge would fund planning for a second track and delay eight level crossing removals to save the state budget $686 million, officials said.

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The Upfield train line will be upgraded if the Labor party wins the state election later this year. The Labor government announced on Monday that it would aim to duplicate the line and remove the level crossings at the same time. Currently, there is a…

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Level crossings on hold as Labor vows to fix Melbourne’s most unreliable train line

Services on the Upfield line will increase by 50 per cent under the government’s latest election promise, but drivers will continue to face long commute times.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Upfield line upgrade promise

The Upfield train line will be upgraded if the Labor party wins the state election later this year. The Labor government announced on Monday that it would aim to duplicate the line and remove the level crossings at the same time. Currently, there is a…

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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in North Sydney, Australia on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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