▁allocated ▁$ 1 . 7 5 ▁billion ▁to ▁upgrade ▁Victoria ' s ▁regional ▁rail ways ▁and ▁provide ▁more ▁reliable ▁and ▁frequent ▁passenger ▁services . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁largely ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government , ▁through ▁the ▁Commonwealth ' s ▁asset - re cy cling ▁fund . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁allocated ▁$ 5 1 8 ▁million ▁for ▁up gr ades ▁to ▁the ▁Ball ar at ▁line , ▁including ▁ 1 8   km ▁of ▁dup licated ▁track ▁between ▁De er ▁Park ▁West ▁and ▁Mel ton ▁stations , ▁new ▁passing ▁loops , ▁new ▁train ▁st abling , ▁upgrad ed ▁stations ▁and ▁more ▁car ▁par king ▁along ▁the ▁cor rid or . ▁The ▁Ge el ong ▁line ▁will ▁see ▁a ▁new ▁platform ▁and ▁track ▁added ▁to ▁Wa urn ▁P onds ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁a ▁rail ▁line ▁to ▁Arm strong ▁Creek . ▁The ▁Gi pp s land ▁line ▁will ▁have ▁its ▁sign alling ▁upgrad ed , ▁some ▁track ▁dup licated , ▁a ▁new ▁st abling ▁facility ▁built ▁and ▁platforms ▁added ▁to ▁some ▁stations . ▁The ▁North ▁East , ▁She pp art on ▁and ▁W arr nam bool ▁lines ▁will ▁see ▁up gr ades ▁to ▁allow ▁V Loc ity ▁trains ▁to ▁run ▁on ▁those ▁cor rid ors . ▁The ▁project ▁will ▁also ▁include ▁track ▁speed ▁and ▁sign alling ▁up gr ades ▁to ▁the ▁B end igo - E ch uca ▁line , ▁with ▁all ▁projects ▁aim ed ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 2 . ▁ ▁F aster ▁rail ▁▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been