▁V ale ▁and ▁Wer ri be e ▁is ▁also ▁being ▁considered ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁project , ▁with ▁the ▁potential ▁for ▁that ▁link ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sub urban ▁Rail ▁Loop . ▁ ▁High ▁Speed ▁Rail ▁to ▁Ge el ong ▁The ▁proposal ▁for ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁to ▁Ge el ong ▁came ▁not ▁too ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Regional ▁Rail ▁Link ▁Project , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁Ge el ong ▁via ▁Wy nd ham ▁V ale ▁and ▁Tar ne it ▁was ▁originally ▁created . ▁Early ▁investig ations ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁will ▁focus ▁on ▁more ▁frequent ▁and ▁more ▁reliable ▁regional ▁services , ▁dedicated ▁rolling ▁stock ▁capable ▁of ▁spe eds ▁around ▁ 2 5 0 - 3 0 0 km / h , ▁more ▁than ▁anything ▁currently ▁operating ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁transport ▁super h ub ▁at ▁Sun sh ine ▁to ▁facil itate ▁better ▁integration ▁of ▁rail ▁services . ▁The ▁high ▁speed ▁rail ▁would ▁enable ▁a ▁ 3 2 ▁minute ▁journey ▁between ▁Ge el ong ▁and ▁Melbourne . ▁Daniel ▁Bow en , ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁Public ▁Transport ▁Users ▁Association , ▁said ▁the ▁high - speed ▁train ▁project ▁would ▁boost ▁regional ▁development , ▁and ▁rel ieve ▁over c row ding ▁and ▁del ays ▁on ▁city bound ▁trains ▁from ▁the ▁west . ▁Daniel ▁Andrew s ' s ▁government ▁gave ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁business ▁case . ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁has ▁also ▁promised ▁to ▁provide ▁$ 2 ▁billion , ▁provided ▁the ▁Andrew s ▁Government