V/Line plans to return its third daily return Albury line train on 22 April 2012, Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder has said.
Mr Mulder said that this was good news for 155,000 northeast Victorian and NSW Riverina residents from Avenel to Wodonga (Victoria) and Albury northwards.
“The previous Labor Government left Euroa, Benalla, Wangaratta, Wodonga and Albury without a V/Line train for more than two years from 8 November 2008 until Labor lost office in Victoria in November 2010,” Mr Mulder said.
V/Line Chief Executive Officer Rob Barnett said that the final train to return to the tracks would depart Southern Cross at 7.10am and Albury at 12.45pm daily.
“Travellers overwhelmingly tell V/Line that they prefer trains to coaches. The return of V/Line’s third daily train will encourage residents and visitors to use northeast trains more,” Mr Barnett said.
