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=== Faster rail ===
{{See also|High-speed rail in Australia}}
There have been numerous proposals for higher-speed passenger rail to regional Victoria. In 2018, the State Government allocated $50 million to plan for a high speed rail line to Geelong, and appointed a Fast Rail Reference Group of technical advisors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/geelongs-high-speed-rail-on-the-fast-track/|title=Geelong’s High-Speed Rail on the Fast Track|date=2018-09-26|website=Premier of Victoria|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> The Government suggested trains could run to Geelong and Ballarat at speeds up to 250 km/h, an increase on the 160 km/h limit of current VLocity trains.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/geelong-to-melbourne-in-45-minutes-under-labor-s-regional-rail-plan-20181016-p509uu.html|title=Geelong to Melbourne in 45 minutes under Labor's regional rail plan|last=Jacks|first=Timna|date=2018-10-15|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> In 2019, the Federal Government pledged $2 billion for a fast rail line to Geelong, promising a travel time of 32 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/fast-rail-between-melbourne-and-geelong-would-slash-travel-time-in-half-20190322-p516fu.html|title=Fast rail between Melbourne and Geelong would slash travel time in half|last=Koob|first=Simone Fox|date=2019-03-21|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> Business cases for faster rail to Albury-Wodonga and Greater Shepparton are currently being prepared for the [[National Faster Rail Agency]], a federal body established in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/policy/economy/federal-budget-2019-fast-rail-solution-to-traffic-congestion-20190402-1o24yc|title=Federal budget 2019: fast rail solution to traffic congestion|date=2019-04-02|website=Australian Financial Review|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfra.gov.au/projects|title=Projects|last=Agency|first=National Faster Rail|website=National Faster Rail Agency (NFRA)|language=en|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref>
==Infrastructure==
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