VicTrack
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 to the right, 2007 | |
| Corporation overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 1997 |
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| Type | Statutory corporation |
| Jurisdiction | Victoria |
| Headquarters | Docklands |
| Employees | 387 (June 2018) |
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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, the trading name of the Victorian Rail Track Corporation, is a business enterprise of the Victorian Government which owns all railway and tram lines, associated rail lands, track corridors and other infrastructure in the state of Victoria, Australia, with the exception of the Puffing Billy Railway, which is owned and run by the Puffing Billy Railway Board.
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. VicTrack retains responsibility for the freight lines around the Dynon Intermodal Freight Terminal, South Dynon Locomotive Depot and in North Melbourne.
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.