Connex Melbourne

Connex Melbourne was a wholly owned subsidiary of French company Veolia Environnement, which had a franchise from the State Government of Victoria to operate all suburban passenger rail services in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In August 2007, Connex's contract was extended to 30 November 2009. However, Connex lost the bid to renew its contract with Victorian Government on 25 June 2009. Hong-Kong-backed and -owned MTR Corporation, operating locally as Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM), took over the network on 30 November 2009.

The company operated 15 train lines, a fleet of 331 trains, provided over 12,000 weekly services, and carried about 680,000 passengers each weekday. In 2008, over 200 million passenger trips were made.

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