1. Melbourne Airport Rail Link Benchmark Study
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MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK Benchmark Study CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE Purpose of this document This document provides a review of several existing and planned airport rail links both within Australia and overseas. It also identifies some key considerations for the development of the Melbourne Airport Rail Link (MARL). The following airport rail links have been reviewed: Australia • Sydney - Airport Link • Perth - Forrestfield Airport Link (under construction) • Brisbane - Airtrain International • Hong Kong - Airport Express • Shangahai - Shanghai Maglev Train • Tokyo - Monorail Haneda Airport Line • Toronto - Union Pearson Express • London - Gatwick Express 2 MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK Benchmark Study Shanghai Maglev Train CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK 3 Benchmark Study TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE SYDNEY - Airport Link The Airport Link is a railway line connecting the CBD to Sydney and the south-western suburbs. The line is integrated with the wider Sydney rail network. Key facts - Railway line Additional Information • Sydney Airport 41.9 Million Not a separated airport line, but integrated into the wider metropolitan network Passengers (per year) • Airport patrons are competing for space on Line Length 10km trains with other commuters Opened 2000 • Wolli Creek station connects the Eastern Average operating speed 80km/h Suburns & Illawarra Line to the airport. Major No. of stations between 5 problems have been noted with this interchange Airport and City • Rolling stock has no special provision for Operation hours 04.30am - 01.30am luggage Frequency Weekdays: Every 10 • Public transport to airport mode share (2008): minutes 15%, 11% of which is rail Weekends: Every 15 minutes Considerations for MARL City - Airport time 13 minutes (Central • Rolling stock strategy must address the user station to International needs, factoring in luggage Airport) • A seamless interchange is imperative to the Rolling Stock Electric success of the line • Potential integration into the wider Victorian rail network could make line more feasible Comparable transport options Car Average journey time 17 minutes Distance 6.2 km Bus Average journey time 11 minutes Cost $17 Train Average journey time 13 minutes Cost $18 4 MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK Benchmark Study Sydney Trains Network 1 2 3 4 5 6 To Central Coast & Newcastle Line North Shore Berowra Mount Kuring-gai A A Mount Colah Asquith Richmond Richmond Northern Richmond Hornsby East Richmond Normanhurst Waitara Clarendon Wahroonga Thornleigh Windsor Warrawee Pennant Hills Turramurra Mulgrave Beecroft Pymble Vineyard Gordon Rouse Hill Kellyville Bella Vista Norwest Hills ShowgroundCastle Hill Cherrybrook Cheltenham B Killara B Riverstone CudgegongSydney Road Metro Northwest under construction CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCEEpping Lindfield TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA Schofields Carlingford Epping Roseville Carlingford Chatswood Quakers Hill Eastwood Artarmon Telopea Marayong University St Leonards Macquarie North Ryde Dundas Denistone Macquarie Park Wollstonecraft Crows Nest Rydalmere Waverton To Blue West Ryde Western North Sydney Mountains Line Camellia Victoria Cross Meadowbank Rosehill Milsons Point Circular QuayCity Penrith St Marys Rooty HillDoonside KingswoodWerrington Olympic Park Rhodes Barangaroo C Mount Druitt Pendle Hill BlacktownSeven ToongabbieHills Olympic Martin Westmead Wynyard Kings CrossEdgecliff Emu Plains Wentworthville Place Park Concord West Bondi Junction Pitt St Town Hall St James C Inner West North Strathfield Harris Park Parramatta Granville Central Museum Eastern Suburbs Clyde Redfern Merrylands Auburn Sydney Metro City and Southwest under construction Guildford Erskineville Waterloo St Peters Green Square Yennora Lidcombe Croydon Sydenham Flemington Burwood Ashfield LewishamPetershamStanmoreNewtown LidcombeBerala HomebushStrathfield Summer Hill Mascot Fairfield Macdonaldtown D Regents Park Hurlstone Park Tempe Domestic Airport D Station Access Fee applies Airport Canterbury International Airport T8 Canley Vale Campsie Wolli Creek Station Access Fee applies Marrickville Belmore Dulwich Hill Arncliffe Cabramatta Sefton CarramarVillawood Birrong Chester Hill Banksia Leightonfield Yagoona Turrella Warwick Farm Lakemba Bardwell Park Rockdale Bankstown Wiley Park Punchbowl Bexley North Liverpool Kogarah Kingsgrove Liverpool Carlton Casula Beverly Hills E Allawah Narwee Hurstville E Glenfield LeppingtonEdmondson Park Leppington Panania Padstow Penshurst East Hills Revesby Holsworthy Riverwood Leppington Mortdale Macquarie Fields Oatley Ingleburn Como Jannali Minto Sutherland oolooware KirraweeGymea MirandaCaringbahW Cronulla Leumeah Cronulla Loftus Campbelltown F Engadine F Macarthur Heathcote South T8 Illawarra Waterfall To Southern Highlands Line To South Coast Line Sydney train lines NORTH North Shore, Northern Bankstown Line Cumberland Line Olympic Park Line InterchangeInterchangeEnd of line & Western Line Liverpool Leppington Olympic Park Stop North Shore Western Lidcombe Richmond Lidcombe Northern Richmond City G Epping G Check timetables and trip planners Inner West Eastern Suburbs Carlingford Line Airport & South Line for train services and connections & Leppington Line & Illawarra Line Carlingford T8 Airport Inner West Eastern Suburbs Clyde South Visit transportnsw.info Leppington Illawarra City MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK 5 City Cronulla Benchmark Study 1 2 3 4 5 6 Copyright © 2017 Transport for NSW 1709TMS-E-MWT-A4P TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE PERTH - Forrestfield - Airport Link (Under construction) Once complete, the extension of the existing Perth rail network from Bayswater Junction to Forrestfield will provide direct access to Perth Airport and support the continued growth of the metropolitan area. Key facts - Railway line Additional Information • Perth Airport Passengers 13.6 Million Cost of $1.86 billion is jointly funded by state and federal government (per year) • New line separates from the existing Midland Line Length Additional 8.5km (7.1km Line, and descends below ground tunnel) • Forrestfield interchange will include bus Opened 2020 (planned) services to enable wider connectivity Average operating speed TBC • Estimated patronage - 20,000 (2021), 29,000 No. of stations between 3 new stations (2 (2031) Airport and City underground, including airport station) Considerations for MARL Operation hours TBC • Potential to integrate the fare structure with Frequency Every 10 minutes current metropolitan zoning City - Airport time 18 minutes • Ability to interface with the airport and provide Rolling Stock TBC efficient interchange for travellers Comparable transport options Car Average journey time 15 minutes Distance 10.5 km Bus Average journey time 43 minutes Cost $4.50 Train Average journey time 18 minutes Cost TBC 6 MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK Benchmark Study CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK 7 Benchmark Study TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE BRISBANE - Airtrain The Brisbane Airtrain is a privately owned and operated service that provides a direct rail connection to both Brisbane and the Gold Coast, where it integrates with the light rail network. Key facts - Railway line Additional Information • Brisbane Airport 23.2 Million Construction of the Brisbane Airtrain was entirely privately financed by Airtrain Citylink Passengers (per year) Limited Line Length 15.9km from Central • Queensland Rail rolling stock is used to operate Station (including 8.5km the service, as part of a commercial of elevated viaduct from arrangement with Airtrain, to ensure seamless Eagle Junction) integration with the city network Opened 2001 • Initial passenger numbers were well below Average operating speed Approx. 43km/h expectations, but Airtrain now operates at a No. of stations between 11 profit Airport and City • $18.50 one-way, $35 return (Domestic Terminal to Central Station) Operation hours 05.00am - 22.00pm • In 2011 8% of visitors to the airport used an Frequency Weekdays: Every 15 Airtrain Service minutes Weekends: Every 30 minutes Considerations for MARL • Private ownership and operations provide City - Airport time 20 minutes to alternative financing options to the traditional international terminal, 24 approach to construction, operation and minutes to domestic maintenance of public transport infrastructure terminal • Ability to provide practical interchange Rolling Stock Electric opportunities for airport travellers at key destinations or onto other transport modes Comparable transport options Car Average journey time 19 minutes Distance 17.2 km Bus Average journey time 43 minutes Cost $18.50 Train Average journey time 20 minutes Cost $18.50 8 MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK Benchmark Study CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA MELBOURNE AIRPORT RAIL LINK 9 Benchmark Study TRANSPORT FOR VICTORIA CABINET-IN-CONFIDENCE HONG KONG - Airport Express The Airport Express links the international Airport and AsiaWorld-Expo, to with the urban region of Hong Kong. It is a designated line with specific rolling stock. Key facts - Railway line Additional Information Hong Kong Airport 72.9 Million • Check in service in Hong Kong and Kowloon Stations Passengers (per year) • Free shuttle bus service from Kowloon and Line Length 35.3km/h Hong Kong stations to major hotels Opened 1998 • Approximately 47,000 daily users Average operating speed 130km/h • Free porter service at all Airport Express No. of stations between 5