ian ▁Premier ▁Steve ▁Bra cks ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁prem ature ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁" under - ra il " ▁Victor ian ▁country ▁Broad ▁G au ge ▁network ▁le ase ▁just ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁care t aker ▁mode ▁began ▁before ▁the ▁state ▁election ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁This ▁cost ▁around ▁$ 1 2 5 ▁million . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Premier ▁John ▁Br um by ▁arranged ▁a ▁ 4 5 - year ▁le ase ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁Rail ▁Track ▁Corporation ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁track ▁Se ym our - Al bury ▁section . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁neg ot iation ▁involved ▁Victoria ▁contrib uting ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁track ▁to ▁be ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁standard ised ▁and ▁for ▁W od ong a ▁to ▁be ▁by pass ed . ▁ ▁Today , ▁the ▁state ▁consists ▁of ▁four ▁networks : ▁the ▁elect r ified ▁metropol itan ▁system ▁operated ▁by ▁Metro ▁Tra ins ▁Melbourne , ▁the ▁country ▁passenger ▁network ▁operated ▁by ▁V / Line ▁and ▁upgrad ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Fast ▁Rail ▁project , ▁the ▁standard ▁gauge ▁inter state ▁lines ▁to ▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁the ▁gra in ▁network ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁state , ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁ports ▁at ▁Ge el ong ▁and ▁Port land . ▁ ▁Future ▁expansion ▁and ▁up gr ades ▁ ▁Regional ▁Rail ▁Rev ival ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁State ▁Government ▁under ▁Premier ▁Daniel ▁Andrew s ▁initi ated ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁Regional ▁Rail ▁Rev ival ▁program , ▁which