▁numerous ▁propos als ▁for ▁higher - speed ▁passenger ▁rail ▁to ▁regional ▁Victoria . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁the ▁State ▁Government ▁allocated ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁to ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁high ▁speed ▁rail ▁line ▁to ▁Ge el ong , ▁and ▁appointed ▁a ▁Fast ▁Rail ▁Reference ▁Group ▁of ▁technical ▁advis ors . ▁The ▁Government ▁suggested ▁trains ▁could ▁run ▁to ▁Ge el ong ▁and ▁Ball ar at ▁at ▁spe eds ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 5 0   km / h , ▁an ▁increase ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 6 0   km / h ▁limit ▁of ▁current ▁V Loc ity ▁trains . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Government ▁p led ged ▁$ 2 ▁billion ▁for ▁a ▁fast ▁rail ▁line ▁to ▁Ge el ong , ▁prom ising ▁a ▁travel ▁time ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁minutes . ▁Business ▁cases ▁for ▁faster ▁rail ▁to ▁Al bury - W od ong a ▁and ▁Gre ater ▁She pp art on ▁are ▁currently ▁being ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁F aster ▁Rail ▁Agency , ▁a ▁federal ▁body ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁The ▁tr unk ▁railway ▁lines ▁of ▁Victoria ▁are ▁double ▁track , ▁some ▁built ▁as ▁such , ▁and ▁others ▁dup licated ▁later ▁on . ▁Early ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁sub urban ▁network ▁were ▁double ▁track , ▁with ▁later ▁add itions ▁being ▁single ▁track ▁that ▁were ▁later ▁dup licated . ▁ ▁The ▁B end igo ▁and ▁Ge el ong – B all ar at ▁main lines ▁were ▁both ▁built ▁as ▁double