Editing Bendigo (section)

=== Transport ===
[[File:Bendigo Tourist Tram.jpg|thumb|Tram on [[Pall Mall (Bendigo)|Pall Mall]]]]
[[File:A Vline train at Bendigo station .jpg|thumb|A Vline train at [[Bendigo railway station]]]]
Bendigo is connected via the [[Calder Freeway]] to Melbourne, which is fewer than two hours by car.<ref>Google Maps calculates the distance from Bendigo to Melbourne to be {{convert|153|km|0|abbr=on}} and the time of travel is estimated to be 1 hour 47 minutes.</ref> The remaining section of highway nearest Bendigo has been upgraded to dual carriageway standard ensuring that motorists can travel up to speeds of {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} for most of the journey. Many other regional centres are also connected to Melbourne via Bendigo, making it a gateway city in the transport of produce and materials from northern Victoria and the Murray to the Port of Melbourne and beyond.

Bendigo acts as a major rail hub for northern Victoria, being at the junction of several lines including the [[Bendigo railway line|Bendigo line]] which runs south to [[Southern Cross railway station|Melbourne]] and lines running north including the [[Yungera railway line|Swan Hill]], [[Deniliquin railway line|Echuca]] and [[Eaglehawk–Inglewood railway line|Eaglehawk–Inglewood]] lines. [[V/Line]] operates regular [[V/Line VLocity|VLocity]] passenger rail services to Melbourne with the shortest peak journeys taking approximately 91 minutes from [[Bendigo railway station]], generally however services take two hours or longer. While there are several rail stations in the urban area, only three other stations currently operated for passengers: [[Kangaroo Flat railway station]] on the Bendigo Line, [[Epsom railway station, Victoria|Epsom Railway Station]] on the Echuca railway line, and [[Eaglehawk railway station]] on the Swan Hill railway line. There are also additional train services to and from [[Swan Hill railway station|Swan Hill]] and [[Echuca railway station|Echuca]]. The [[Regional Rail Revival|Regional rail revival]] project will upgrade the Swan Hill and Echuca lines and build three new stations. On the Echuca line, Huntly station (for the outer suburb of Huntly), Goornong Station (A town in greater Bendigo) and on the Swan Hill line Raywood station (A town in greater Bendigo) All set to open between 2021 and 2022. Residents celebrated the opening of the new Goornong Railway Station at a community event on the weekend of 11–12 December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trains arrive to put Goornong back on track for good times|url=http://www.railpage.com.au/news/s/trains-arrive-to-put-goornong-back-on-track-for-good-times|access-date=2021-12-15|website=Railpage}}</ref>

Victoria's electronic ticketing system, [[Myki]], was implemented on rail services between Eaglehawk and Melbourne on 17 July 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Myki to start on VLine Commuter Services|url=http://www.vline.com.au/about/news/mediareleases/96766932/Article.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827131931/http://www.vline.com.au/about/news/mediareleases/96766932/Article.aspx |archive-date=2013-08-27|publisher=VLine Pty Ltd.|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Bendigo is also served by an extensive bus network that radiates mostly from the CBD with the main terminus at the railway station towards the suburbs. The city is also served by several taxi services.

[[Trams in Bendigo]] have historically operated an extensive network as a form of public transport, but the remains of the network were reduced to a tourist service in 1972.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.bendigotrust.com.au/bendigotramways.html
 |title=The Bendigo Trust
 |publisher=bendigotrust.com.au
 |access-date=7 June 2008
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617055859/http://www.bendigotrust.com.au/bendigotramways.html
 |archive-date=17 June 2008
 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Short trials of commuter tram services were held in 2008 and 2009 with little ridership. The second, "Take a Tram", proved more successful, running twice as long as the previous trial. By the end of the "Take a Tram" program, ridership had increased and was increasing. However, due to lack of government subsidy or backing, the program ended.<ref name=results>{{cite web |url=http://www.bendigotramways.com/20_friends/2009_tramtalk_autumn.pdf |title=Tram trial gets mixed results |work=Tram Talk |date=2009 |publisher=Friends of the Bendigo Tramways |access-date=7 July 2010 }}</ref>

Bendigo is served by the [[Bendigo Airport (Australia)|Bendigo Airport]], which is located to the north of the city on the [[Midland Highway (Victoria)|Midland Highway]]. The Bendigo Airport Strategic Plan was approved in 2010 for proposed infrastructure upgrades including runway extension and buildings to facilitate larger planes and the possibility of regular passenger services from major cities in other states. In 2016, Bendigo Airport was upgraded with a new taxiway system, new lighting, and a new 1.6-km north–south runway. On 10 December 2018, [[Qantas]] announced that they would fly between Sydney and Bendigo six times a week, the first of which commenced on 31 March 2019.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091011190714/http://www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/Files/Bendigo_Airport_Strategic_Plan_adopted_3_June_2009.pdf Bendigo Airport Strategic Plan] City of Greater Bendigo, June 2009.</ref>