Victoria’s busiest train lines is projected to increase by more than 80% within the next 10 years, Public Transport Victoria says in Planning for Victoria’s growth report.
A Public Transport Victoria spokesman said the figures highlighted the need for the government’s USD 11b billion Melbourne Metro rail project, which will boost capacity and see five new underground stations constructed at Arden, Parkville, CBD North, CBD South and Domain.
But the project is not scheduled for completion until 2026, and so will do little to ease the demand for services projected by the Public Transport Victoria report.
Public Transport Victoria said it hoped a USD 38 million upgrade to the signalling and communication systems occurring over the next year would help ease congestion, he said.
The Victorian government has renewed its appeals to the federal government to help fund the Melbourne Metro by allowing it to use USD 1.5 billion of federal money that had been allocated to the now-scrapped East West Link toll road.
By 2025, passenger numbers will have increased by 90% along the Newport Corridor, 82% along the Sunbury line, 58% along the Dandenong corridor and 79% along the Upfield line, the report found.
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