Suburban Rail Loop The proposed Suburban Rail Loop is a new ease the pressure on existing train lines and take around 200,000 cars off our major roads. underground rail network connecting Melbourne’s suburbs. Project facts The proposed underground network would circle Melbourne, connecting every major railway line from Up to 90-kilometre circle line connecting our the Frankston line to the Werribee line via suburbs Melbourne Airport. Connecting every major rail line from the Frankston line to the Werribee line via the Airport With at least 12 new underground stations, the At least 15 new station connections, including 12 Suburban Rail Loop would connect the Monash, La new potential underground stations Trobe, Sunshine and Werribee National Employment Slashing travel to the airport to around 45 and Innovation Clusters (NEIC) with key precincts minutes from Cheltenham and 25 minutes from such as Box Hill, Burwood, Broadmeadows and the Box Hill Airport. The busiest line in Melbourne by 2051 with Melbourne is Australia’s fastest growing city, and a around 400,000 passengers per day powerhouse of its economy with strong population, Attracting 150,000 new public transport trips by economic and jobs growth. In the coming years, our 2051 transport system will face continued pressure as we Taking around 200,000 vehicle trips off major continue to grow. roads by 2051 Around 20,000 jobs to be created during The proposed Suburban Rail Loop would change the construction. way that people move around Melbourne. Modelling indicates it would become our busiest line by 2051 with around 400,000 passengers per day. It would Challenges of a radial system Next steps Melbourne’s train system has developed over time to A project of this scale amongst the largest in the — support the transport of people to and from their world would be constructed over multiple — homes in the suburbs to jobs in the central city. This decades, with the first sections forecast to take radial system will face future pressure as our outer around a decade of construction. suburbs continue to grow. It would be possible for planning to commence in 2019, with work on the first sections underway by the end of 2022. State, Commonwealth and private
Suburban Rail Loop The proposed Suburban Rail Loop is a new underground rail network connecting Melbourne’s suburbs. The proposed underground network would circle Melbourne, connecting every major railway line from the Frankston line to the Werribee line via Melbourne Airport. With at least 12 new underground stations, the Suburban Rail Loop would connect the Monash, La Trobe, Sunshine and Werribee National Employment and Innovation Clusters (NEIC) with key precincts such as Box Hill, Burwood, Broadmeadows and the Airport. Melbourne is Australia’s fastest growing city, and a powerhouse of its economy with strong population, economic and jobs growth. In the coming years, our transport system will face continued pressure as we continue to grow. The proposed Suburban Rail Loop would change the way that people move around Melbourne. Modelling indicates it would become our busiest line by 2051 with around 400,000 passengers per day. It would ease the pressure on existing train lines and take around 200,000 cars off our major roads. Project facts Up to 90-kilometre circle line connecting our suburbs Connecting every major rail line from the Frankston line to the Werribee line via the Airport At least 15 new station connections, including 12 new potential underground stations Slashing travel to the airport to around 45 minutes from Cheltenham and 25 minutes from Box Hill The busiest line in Melbourne by 2051 with around 400,000 passengers per day Attracting 150,000 new public transport trips by 2051 Taking around 200,000 vehicle trips off major roads by 2051 Around 20,000 jobs to be created during construction. Challenges of a radial system Melbourne’s train system has developed over time to support the transport of people to and from their homes in the suburbs to jobs in the central city. This radial system will face future pressure as our outer suburbs continue to grow. Next steps A project of this scale — amongst the largest in the world — would be constructed over multiple decades, with the first sections forecast to take around a decade of construction. It would be possible for planning to commence in 2019, with work on the first sections underway by the end of 2022. State, Commonwealth and private