Fact Sheet Preparing for Metro Two

Recommendation 61

\ Melbourne Metro Two involves the \ This project has the potential to \ Suburban services from and construction of a new rail Werribee would be diverted to a new connecting Newport to Clifton Hill, • generate significant economic benefits tunnel running through Fishermans accompanied by electrification for the state Bend, and travelling via Southern Cross to Geelong. • provide improved access to jobs from and Flagstaff to connect with and outer areas to an expanded central provide more services to the Mernda \ It is a city shaping project that will provide city with knowledge intensive jobs line. a significant uplift in rail services, relieve future pressure on the public transport • support population and economic \ There will also be additional services for network, improve access to jobs and growth in Geelong the Hurstbridge line on the Clifton Hill services and provide urban renewal • generate significant land use Group, and services along opportunities in key precincts. change benefits related to reduced the , which will continue transport costs to run via Sunshine and Footscray to \ The project will increase capacity Southern Cross. and frequency on several train lines, • improve amenity and wellbeing of particularly those passing through residents who benefit from this project. \ Increasing services will support projected Newport and Clifton Hill, and the population growth in the north and west, \ There are particular benefits for Regional Rail Link. The project also as well as servicing Fishermans Bend, Geelong and the west, with modelling provides the opportunity for new which is expected to grow to accommodate projecting additional population and electrified Geelong services to operate 80,000 jobs and 80,000 residents by 2051. growth as a direct result of the project. and provide a more direct route to There are also positive impacts on Southern Cross. otherwise declining populations in the \ Infrastructure ’s strategic west, including at Caroline Springs assessment and economic modelling and Deer Park. identified that the project is likely to have significant benefits, although with significant costs. The strategy recommends that more work be done to prepare for construction of Melbourne Metro Two. Fact Sheet Preparing for Melbourne Metro Two

Recommendation 61

Full separation of the Mernda

V/Line towards Seymour and Hurstbridge lines, no Wallan Craigieburn longer sharing the same City LoopV/Line track towards Seymourfor better V/Line towards Melbourne Airport Broadmeadows Upfield frequency, higher capacity and improved reliability Fawkner Mernda V/Line towards Melton /

Sunbury Reservoir Bundoora Hurstbridge

Supports additional services Heidelberg on Wyndham Vale RRL North Flagstaff Melbourne corridor (serving thoseMt Atkinson Doncaster Lilydale in Tarneit and Truganina) Melbourne Sunshine Footscray Central Box Hill Inner North Clifton Hill Wyndham Vale

Parliament Potential new Inner North Werribee Newport station. Consider alternatives, Belgrave Laverton Fishermans includingCamberwell a more direct Richmond Bend corridor between the CBD Burwood Altona and Northcote Geelong Southern Cross Burnley Alamein Williamstown

V/Line towards Flinders Warrnambool South Yarra Waurn Ponds Full separation of Street Glen Waverley Werribee and Facilitating serviceCaulfield uplift Provide more Williamstown/Laverton New station(s) for Williamstown/Laverton direct services at Fishermans Bend – Sandringham cross-city Suburban Rail Loop – Sandringham trains. Monash between Geelong No longer sharing the to support urban services (indicative alignment) and Southern same tracks from renewal – improving Clayton Cross with electric Newport to the city for the attractivness of the trains and better frequency, higher precinct for workers Sandringham realigning services capacity and improved and businesses Cheltenham Pakenham through MM2 reliability looking to invest (Southland) V/Line towards Traralgon Cranbourne

Port Phillip Bay Frankston

Stony Point line

Inner Melbourne inset

Flagstaff To Mernda Melbourne Potential Metro Two interchanges North Melbourne To Hurstbridge Footscray Melbourne Central Inner North To Werribee Clifton Hill via RRL Parliament

Newport Note: Additional new MM2 stations Fishermans not shown To Werribee/Geelong Laverton Bend To Laverton via Altona To Williamstown To Sandringham Southern Cross

Flinders Street