Suburban Rail Loop Stage One: Cheltenham

A new Suburban Rail Loop underground train station at Cheltenham is proposed to be located under part of Sir William Fry Reserve, improving access to nearby employment and industrial areas and connecting more people to one of ’s major retail and hospitality hubs near the Frankston line.

Stage One overview Connecting Cheltenham Suburban Rail Loop will transform ’s public to the Loop transport system, connecting our suburbs and The new Suburban Rail Loop station at Cheltenham making travel easier and more convenient. is proposed to be located under part of Sir William It will connect every major train line from the Fry Reserve, making it easier to access retail, Frankston line to the Werribee line via Melbourne hospitality and entertainment facilities, including Airport and improve access to housing, jobs, Westfield Southland Shopping Centre. schools, universities and hospitals in Melbourne’s The station will integrate with rail and bus services middle suburbs. and provide a pedestrian connection to Southland Stage One will create a new standalone line Station on the Frankston line, improving access to with 26 kilometres of twin rail tunnels and new nearby employment and industrial areas. underground stations at Cheltenham, Clayton, The new station will be configured over two levels Monash, Glen Waverley, Burwood and Box Hill. underground. Access between street level and the station platforms will be provided via lifts and elevators. A single station entry, oriented towards Bay Road is proposed, providing a connection for pedestrians

Nepean Highway to both the Westfield Southland Shopping Centre and Southland Station. Sir William Fry Reserve A new bus interchange on Bay Road will provide passengers a more convenient connection to bus services. Accessible drop-off and taxi bays and bicycle storage facilities are also proposed. Bay Road SRL Station Suburban Rail Loop Authority is working with key stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve pedestrian and cycling connections. Southland Station Westfield Southland

Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne. Stage One: Cheltenham to Box Hill Indicative underground stations and alignment What you told us about Cheltenham Whitehorse Rd KEW Box Hill We’ve been capturing feedback since June 2020 on how Suburban Rail Loop can contribute to making the areas around the new Stage One stations even better ALTONA NORTH Frankston railway line BLACKBURN places to live, work and visit.

Nepean Highway Elgar Rd TOORAK CAMBERWELL Sir William Fry You’ve told us: Reserve Burwood ALTONA WILLIAMSTOWN Burwood Hwy Open space and the natural BURWOOD ST KILDA Whitehorse Rd environment are valued by High St EAST KEW Bay Road SRL Station Box Hill the community

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FerntreeBox Hill Gully Road ALTONA NORTH Gardens Frankston railway line Glen BLACKBURN Southland Nepean Highway Elgar Rd Monash Traffic congestion is a Station Westfield Carinish Road TOORAK CAMBERWELL Clayton Road MedicalWaverley Southland Madeleine Road challenge, particularly in peak Glen WaverleyHaughton railway Road line Centre Sir WilliamGardiners Fry Creek Deakin

Presbyterian ReserveElgar Road UniversityWHEELERS hours and school drop-off time Warrigal Rd Burwood Coleman Parade Station StreetSRL Station ALTONA MURRUMBEENAWILLIAMSTOWNLadies’ College HILL Whitehorse Road Glen Waverley Burwood Hwy North Rd BURWOOD

Station Station Street Nepean Hwy ST KILDA Monash High St Burwood HighwayEAST Bay Road SRL StationSRL Station Pakenham & Cranbourne

railway line CAULFIELD SpringvaleRd Centre Rd SRLSRL Station Station EAST Market St Myrtle Street More walking and cycling BRIGHTON Blackburn Road Glen Box Hill Southland Monash Fwy

Springvale Road connections are needed, Station Station Westfield Waverley Clayton Howleys Road SRL Station Southland especially between local South Rd WHEELERS MOORABBIN Kingsway Warrigal Rd Centre Road MURRUMBEENA HILLshops and public transport Normanby RoadMcComas Grove North Rd SANDRINGHAM SPRINGVALE Nepean Hwy Monash

Princes Hwy Centre Rd Bay Rd Cheltenham EAST BRIGHTON Monash Fwy Clayton South Rd MOORABBIN CHELTENHAM SANDRINGHAM SPRINGVALE

Princes Hwy Bay Rd Cheltenham

Reserve Rd Moorabbin Indicative only Airport CHELTENHAM Building a new

Reserve Rd underground station

BENDIGO SEYMOUR Moorabbin

Y Airport odedos Legend Construction of the new underground station in Melbourne e Y Airport Cheltenham would be staged to reduce impacts Bundoora Y SRL Underground Station – edele BALLARAT esevo on public open space and the surrounding oncaster Stage One Y o ll road network. use SRL Rail Tunnel Alignment –

eee Stage One Works would also involve tunnelling activities to link GEELONG Burwood the new Suburban Rail Loop station at Cheltenham Underground Station Area TRARALGON le vele to the rest of Stage One. Monash Transport Super Hub Stage One You can read more about the proposed techniques lto Existing Rail Alignment to build the stations and tunnels in the Building DANDENONG elte Suburban Rail Loop: Stage One fact sheet. STONY POINT Protecting places and the environment How can I get In order to construct a major This work, alongside involved? infrastructure project such community and stakeholder We want to hear your feedback as Suburban Rail Loop, we feedback, will guide the on Stage One, including what recognise there may be some development of mitigation and areas, design considerations and impacts on the environment management measures and construction impacts are most and future land use. help us shape the design and important to you. construction of the station and A range of investigations and tunnels in Cheltenham. Feedback received from the assessments are considering community and key stakeholders, the potential environmental Like other major infrastructure along with technical and effects on the Cheltenham projects, Suburban Rail Loop environmental investigations precinct. Specialist studies requires extensive statutory will be considered as part of in this area will assess approvals. Rail infrastructure the planning and environmental ecological values, soil and for Stage One of Suburban Rail assessment process. ground conditions, traffic and Loop will be assessed through transport impacts, as well as an Environment Effects To have your say visit land use and amenity impacts Statement (EES). You can read suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au associated with station more about the approvals infrastructure. required in the Planning and environmental assessment: Stage One fact sheet.

More information To fi nd out more about Suburban Rail Loop: suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au

1800 105 105 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) It should be noted that this information is current at the time of printing, however changes may occur. Please visit Suburban Rail Loop Authority suuranrailloovigovau for the latest updates. PO Box 4509, Melbourne, VIC 3001 774