Melbourne’s Rowville Rail study released

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The Minister for Public Transport Terry Mulder has released the draft Stage 1 Rowville Rail feasibility report.

Mr Mulder said the independent study – the first detailed analysis of the proposed extension to Rowville ever undertaken – outlined a proposed route, station locations, patronage and engineering solutions.

The report by Sinclair Knight Merz also detailed a range of construction challenges and constraints on the existing rail network that would need to be addressed before the rail extension could be delivered.

“The draft report proposes new railway stations at Monash University, Mulgrave, Waverley Park and two options for a station at Rowville, with an altered station layout at Huntingdale,” Mr Mulder said.

“It is clear there is strong support for a Rowville rail line with direct, regular connection to Melbourne’s CBD and Monash University.

“However the report also outlines a range of work that needs to be undertaken on the existing Dandenong rail corridor and in the central network to provide capacity for any future Rowville services.”

The study found that based on the preliminary design concepts, construction of a Rowville rail line is possible but has significant complications due to the surrounding urban environment and the lack of historical protection of a route.

Running Rowville train services direct to the city would also require improvements on the Dandenong line from Huntingdale to Caulfield and add to pressure for rail capacity improvements in central Melbourne as well.

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