Metro Area Express (MAX) Light Rail project > An overview As Perth’s population grows to 2.65 million by 2031, MAX will help to ease congestion by providing frequent, high-capacity public transport along some of our busiest roads. MAX is part of the State Government’s ambitious plan to Subject to government approval and funding, the proposed transform Perth and prepare for a vibrant and prosperous MAX route will run between Mirrabooka in the north and future. It will join a growing list of visionary projects including through the CBD before splitting into two branches – to the Perth City Link, Elizabeth Quay and the new Perth Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Medical Centre in the west and to Stadium at Burswood. Victoria Park Transfer Station via the Causeway in the east. With MAX, Perth is joining the growing list of major cities around the world that are connecting people and making places by providing an attractive public transport system. MAX light rail will also provide new, prioritised high-capacity public transport links between major activity centres and the Perth CBD where previously none existed. > Benefits ject The ability to efficiently move a large number of people and ro reduce traffic congestion are only some of the benefits of P light rail. e h MAX will be a better transport option for the environment. Mirrabooka in the north Not only will light rail reduce our reliance on cars and T improve metropolitan air quality, it will support higher through the Perth CBD before population densities near stations – offering more lifestyle splitting into two branches to: and housing choices in Perth and reducing urban sprawl. • QEII Medical Centre to the west, and Higher density living tends to attract more restaurants, cafés, shops and other businesses, making for more vibrant • Victoria Park Transfer Station via the neighbourhoods. Causeway to the east. >>> Not only will light rail reduce our reliance on cars and improve metropolitan air quality, it will support higher population densities near stations. Light rail is ideal for developed areas because it can be built within existing streets. It’s far more cost effective than Futu heavy rail, requires less land and integrates better into the re community. Compared to buses, light rail is quieter and has e As Perth grows and x superior carrying capacity – one light rail vehicle carries the t public transport demands e equivalent of three articulated buses. increase, the MAX network could be n s Unlike much of our current bus network, MAX vehicles won’t expanded. i o get stuck in traffic. That’s because MAX will be separated Subject to feasibility and funding, possible n from general traffic along most of its route and will have a future extensions could include: s higher priority at traffic lights. This means the MAX system • QEII to Glendalough and Stirling stations. will have more reliable journey times as traffic congestion increases into the future. • The Causeway to the new Perth Stadium in Burswood. • The Causeway to Curtin University. • QEII to UWA. Light rail in Nice, France Light rail in Seville, Spain “Place-Massèna_03” by mistinguette18 (2008) available under Creative Commons “Seville Tram in the new pedestrian zone in the main city centre” by Sevilla Convention Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- Bureau (2007) available under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 nd/2.0/deed.en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/deed.en POWERING PERTH’S PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTO THE FUTURE V V I A R D A K O > Proposed Light Rail Network O BALGA CARINE R AB HAMERSLEY R E R I D RE M N ID A X HIGH WAY E L Legend A MALAGA RE AND BU ENT S S C T Polytechnic Polytechnic West MIRRABOOKA Rail lines G AT West IN IO P N P O ProposedY Light Rail H R HIGHWA S EID WESTMINSTER Y A A K Mirrabooka Proposed Light RailNORAND stationA W Mirrabooka Shopping O E Centre and Bus Station E O R B F A Proposed Light Rail terminal R DRIVE AN R G I I R YIR L M L CBD route still in planning E H E C V I T Cottonwood Crescent R T I O D M Major roads N K A I N K STIRLING L A L R E MORLEY R Major parks I N N Y A U I P MO RLEY DRIVE D C C TI EN A T U R R Q E A MORLEY DRIVE O DIANELLA A Areas of interest K D C A H Z Morley Drive North I Y Morley Drive G T H Y W R A DOUBLEVIEW Y R Dianella E Dianella T YOKINE Shopping Area LEY Breckler LAW Park T M TUART U HILL Woodrow Avenue C E S CAR BOR O E UG EMBLETON H OSBORNE V I PARK R B D E A C H JOONDANNA Terry Tyzack Wordsworth Avenue Aquatic Centre R O Yokine A BEDFORD D Reserve R BAYSWATER E WEMBLEY COOLBINIA D DOWNS N Wordsworth A ENA X Reserve AR E H L T A ER P ECU and MT ECU Mount Lawley Mt Lawley GLENDALOUGH HAWTHORN High School HERDSMAN M MENORA Precinct IT C H E N CENT L OW RE L T AD H RO T T E R RD E FO E D F P UIL R R Woodville G E T E H MT LAWLEY S W T A R Y O North Perth North Perth N LEEDERVILLE Town Centre NORTH WEMBLEY PERTH D L A NTRE R CE ASCOT L E MAYLANDS A G IC Z T D I E WEST F LEEDERVILLE M II Robertson Park Robertson NORTHBRIDGE E Park HIGHGATE Q JOLIMONT Aberdeen Street HA GRA M F WEST AR Perth Arena M PERTH E SUBIACO R F DAGLISH H R AY E S City Square E TREE W T T A E Y E TR S EAST PERTH D BURSWOOD CB HA MT CLAREMONT Y H MAS T PERTH ST O RE R ET E TH P King’s Park C O AU R LATHLAIN R SEW O N HEIRISSON A G Y ISLAND QEII and Victoria R Hollywood Hospital O Park Transfer A Station T RAIL VE D IGH HIC KARRAKATTA A L LE E CLAREMONT ID S N University I F of Western VICTORIA O Australia PARK E SOUTH L PERTH P CRAWLEY K M B W R I A A OA N L A X B N E A D NEDLANDS A T N W E Y E A R Y T S EAST VICTORIA T H N PARK I E G H F K W R A E Y E W A Y DALKEITH COMO ST JAMES BENTLEY Curtin POWERING PERTH’S PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTO THE FUTURE University KARAWARA > Why was this route chosen? > Funding As outlined in the State Government’s draft plan Public Funding for the delivery of MAX is expected to come from a Transport for Perth in 2031, published in July 2011, the Central combination of State, Federal and private sector sources. A Northern Corridor was identified as a priority for rapid Public Private Partnership (PPP) model is being considered transit services. This is because it is a key public transport as an option, which offers greater value for taxpayers, corridor that is not currently served by any high-capacity efficiency and access to expert knowledge. transport and falls in a gap between the Joondalup and The State Government has invested $11.8 million and the Midland rail lines. Alexander Drive is one of Perth’s busiest Australian Government has invested $4 million to the initial public transport bus corridors – it has reached capacity and MAX planning phase, which includes stakeholder and is unable to meet current and future demand, despite buses community engagement, feasibility, engineering, design, running at high frequency. environmental, economic and land use studies. >>> A new rapid transit system, with the capacity The total project cost has been estimated at $1.88 billion. to move large volumes of people during peak hours, is needed for the central northern suburbs. The fleet capacity needed to serve the Central Northern Corridor can be used to provide a seamless link through the CBD and to QEII Medical Centre, eventually expanding (as part of future stages) to the University of Western Australia, Curtin University and the new Perth Stadium. The chosen alignment links important activity centres such as Mirrabooka, Dianella, Edith Cowan University (Mt Lawley) and North Perth, as well as health, education, recreation and retail centres. RAPID TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE Two Rocks COMBINED STAGE 1 AND Yanchep Eglinton Alkimos STAGE 2 PROJECTS Butler Clarkson Ellenbrook Joondalup Whitfords City Hillarys Guildford Midland Warwick Balcatta Karrinyup Morley Mirrabooka Stirling Bassendean Scarborough Bayswater Airport West Glendalough Mt. Lawley ECU Burswood Claisebrook Airport Terminal Subiaco Belmont Artist impression of light rail suburban station and vehicle Shenton Park TH PER Victoria Park Oats St QEII Esplanade UWA Cannington Claremont Curtin Thornlie Canning Bridge Riverton Maddington Booragoon Fremantle Murdoch Southlands Canning Vale Armadale Cockburn Central Byford Success / Mandogalup Mundijong Rockingham City Rockingham Baldivis KEY Warnbro Railway Infrastructure at 2031 * Karnup Keralup Light Rail Infrastructure at 2031 Bus Rapid Transit Infrastructure at 2031 Nambeelup Rapid Transit Infrastructure beyond 2031 Mandurah Lakelands Please Note: Mandurah Station * Only new train stations and stations linking with the proposed rapid transit network are shown. Rapid Transit Infrastructure sourced from draft Public Transport for Perth in 2031 Light rail in Nantes, France POWERING PERTH’S PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTO THE FUTURE > Stations > Ticketing The 22 km MAX network will connect strategic centres of Ticketing on MAX will be fully integrated with Transperth’s Perth which already have large workforces or are growing existing SmartRider system, with passengers able to use the centres of education or health.