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VicTrack
Government owned company in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
VicTrack, trading as the Victorian Rail Track Corporation, is a Victorian Government state-owned enterprise which owns all railway and tram lines, associated rail lands and other rail-related infrastructure in the state of Victoria, Australia,[1] with the exception of the Emerald Tourist Railway Board's heritage Puffing Billy Railway.
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![]() VicTrack assets at Roxburgh Park: V/Line operated Sprinter train on Metro Trains Melbourne leased Craigieburn line to the left, and Australian Rail Track Corporation leased North East line on the right | |
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Formed | 1 July 1997 |
Preceding corporation | |
Type | Statutory corporation |
Jurisdiction | Victoria |
Headquarters | Docklands |
Employees | 387 (June 2018) |
Ministers responsible |
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Corporation executive |
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Parent department | Department of Transport and Planning |
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Website | www.victrack.com.au |
Agency ID | PROV VA 4616 |
VicTrack leases railway and tram land used for public transport to Public Transport Victoria which then sub-leases the assets and infrastructure to rail and tram operators, currently Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), Metro Trains Melbourne, V/Line and Yarra Trams.[2] VicTrack retains responsibility for the freight lines around the Dynon Intermodal Freight Terminal, South Dynon Locomotive Depot and in North Melbourne.[3]
VicTrack also carries out a range of commercial activities on railway land, including:
- property leasing and licensing of surplus railway land
- providing telecommunications services using surplus railway network capacity
- outdoor advertising
- commercial property development
- environmental programs on railway lands such as remediation of contaminated land.