Victorian Government, Australia, has officialy opened the Regional Rail Link that will improve the commuter rail services in regional centres and in Melbourne’s west.
The project included the construction of 90km of new track, five new or upgraded stations, 13 grade separations, two level crossing removals and improvements to cycling and civic infrastructure across Melbourne’s west.
“The Regional Rail Link has expanded Victoria’s rail network by laying 50km of dedicated dual track and 40km of single track from West Werribee through to Southern Cross Station. The completion of this project has seen regional rail services separated from metropolitan rail services, providing additional capacity for passengers across the rail network,” Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said.
The project will deliver will also benefits to the regional cities of Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong. “Dedicated regional tracks will give passengers on the Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat lines a streamlined journey through the metropolitan system, providing increases in reliability and capacity. The additional transport capacity created by Regional Rail Link will be equivalent to taking about 45,000 cars off the road during peak periods,” Allen Garner, COO al Regional Rail link Authority said in an interview for Railway PRO.
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