Victoria Transport Network Features with Road and Rail Infrastructure

Vicmap Transport is a seamless, topologically structured dataset representing the transport network of Victoria, Australia. It contains point, line, and polygon features for roads, rail, tramways, ferry routes, and air-related structures, supplemented by attribute tables for classification. The dataset is maintained by the Department of Transport and Planning.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network connectivity and hierarchy using road type classifications like freeway, highway, arterial, 2wd, and 4wd.
• Map and assess the distribution of road-related structures such as bridges, tunnels, intersections, and rail crossings for infrastructure planning.
• Model ferry routes and tramway networks alongside the rail network and related structures like stations and sidings for multi-modal transit analysis.
• Identify and classify air-related structures including airport extents, runways, and helipads for aviation infrastructure mapping.

Strengths

• Covers a comprehensive suite of transport modes including road, rail, tram, ferry, and air networks.
• Provides topological structure and is composed of multiple integrated datasets (e.g., TR_ROAD, TR_RAIL, TR_AIRPORT_INFRASTRUCTURE).
• Includes detailed feature classification via attribute tables supported by code lists for analysis.

Limitations

• Specific quantitative metrics like row count, column count, and dataset size are unknown.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial assessment of data structure and attribute values difficult.
• The dataset's temporal coverage and update frequency within the described time range are not specified.

Provenance

Source

Department of Transport and Planning.

Collection Method

Combination of multiple datasets from the Vicmap suite of products.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03 09.

Geography

State of Victoria, Australia.