In Melbourne's train system several new train lines, electrification of existing lines, extensions to existing lines, and new stations on existing lines, have been seriously considered at various times (some were so advanced in plans that they were even printed on Hitachi train destination rolls). However, many were never constructed and you could consider them 'closed' before the first piece of track was laid. Shortcut: WP:CU Marking articles for cleanup This page is undergoing a transition to an easier-to-maintain format. ... This Manual of Style has the simple purpose of making things easy to read by following a consistent format — it is a style guide. ... A ferry operating on the Yarra River // Public transport Melbourne is served with a robust public transportation network. ... Metlink is the marketing name of the public transport network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Metcard is the ticket used to access public transport in Melbourne, Australia (under the moniker Metlink). It is a universal ticket which allows commuters to ride on the citys trains, trams, and buses. ... myki Logo and Plain Card mykiâ„¢ (pronounced my key) is the brand name of the smartcard ticketing system to be introduced in 2007 on public transport in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to the third largest tram network in the world, consisting of 245 kilometres of track, 500 trams, and 1770 tram stops. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, features an extensive bus network. ... This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of tram routes operated by Yarra Trams in the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of the numerous bus routes in Melbourne, Australia. ... V/Line is the name of the regional train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. ... Connex Melbourne is wholly owned by French company, Veolia Environnement. ... Yarra Trams is a tram operating company in Melbourne, Australia. ... Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, has a long history of railway development. ... A Hitachi train (left) and newer XTrapolis (right) at Flinders Street Station Hitachi on a Belgrave service The Hitachi train (often called tachis or Silvers) is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. ...

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Proposals

Some of these proposals include:

Inner city

North South Rail Tunnel Metropolitan

• A proposal suggested by the Melbourne City Council in 2005 was to build an underground rail line, the North South Rail Tunnel Metropolitan, through the inner city of Melbourne.^[1] This tunnel would run from Jewell in Brunswick through to Windsor station, stopping at a new station at Parkville at Melbourne University, Melbourne Central, Flinders Street and a new Domain station to the south. As well as providing train transport to these new areas the proposed line would greatly speed travellers running north-south through the CBD - the same journey by tram takes 36 minutes.^[2]

The arms of the City of Melbourne The flag of the City of Melbourne The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Entrance to Jewell railway station. ... Braunschweig may also refer to the administrative region of Germany. ... Windsor is a railway station (station code WIN) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. ... The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). ... Comeng train at Melbourne Central Melbourne Central is an underground railway station in the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. ... Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne, Australia. ... A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ...

Western suburbs

Melton line

• Electrifying part or all of the Melton greater metropolitan line, creating new train stations at Deer Park West and Caroline Springs.

The Melton line is a greater-metropolitan subsection of the Ballarat line in Victoria, Australia. ... Caroline Springs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Werribee line

• Two new stations on the Werribee line have been discussed.^{[citation needed]} One between Werribee and Hoppers Crossing at Derrimut Road and another between Hoppers Crossing and Aircraft to serve Point Cook residents. The Government's latest transport statement, Meeting our Transport Challenges, listed construction of the new station in the 1911—1916 period.

• An extension of the electrified Werribee line to Wyndham Vale with a new station at Werribee West.

• Reopening Werribee Racecourse railway station for special events. The platform is still in reasonably good condition.

The Werribee railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Werribee railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Platform 3 ,Werribee Werribee is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Werribee on the Werribee railway line. ... Hoppers Crossing is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria located in the suburb of Hoppers Crossing on the Werribee railway line. ... Hoppers Crossing is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria located in the suburb of Hoppers Crossing on the Werribee railway line. ... Aircraft (station code: ACF) is a small unmanned railway station with very basic waiting facilities on the Werribee line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Point Cook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Werribee railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Wyndham Vale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

Northern suburbs

A new Melbourne Airport line

• A rail link to the Melbourne Airport, branching off either the Albion-Jacana freight line or the Broadmeadows line.

Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. ... The Broadmeadows railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...

A new Albion-Jacana line

• Electrifiying the current Albion-Jacana freight line. Stations would be built at Sunshine North, Keilor East and Westsfield Shoppingtown Airport West. A branch line from this could go to Melbourne Airport.

Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL, ICAO: YMML) is located to the north of the city, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine, Victoria, Australia. ...

Broadmeadows line

• As of November 2006 the line between Broadmeadows and Craigieburn is being electrified to become the Craigieburn line. A new station at Roxburgh Park is being built on Somerton Road - this is on the site of the old Somerton station. New stations also discussed for this extension are Patullos, on Pattulos Street, and Coolaroo, on Pascoe Vale Road. During the 2006 State election campaign, the Government promised to build Coolaroo Station by 2010.

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North-western suburbs

Sydenham Line

• Adding Diggers Rest and Sunbury to the Metropolitan Train Network.

• Building an additional station at the Calder Park Thunderdome.

North-eastern suburbs

Epping line

• An extension of the Epping line, along the original Whittlesea line, to South Morang

• Another Epping line extension being considered is to the developing Aurora Estate. It may branch off at Lalor, and pass Epping Plaza & Epping North.

The Epping railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Epping railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Epping railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... South Morang was a Steam-era railway station on the Whittlesea line in South Morang, Victoria, Australia. ... The Epping railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Lalor Railway Station opened in 1949. ...

Eastern suburbs

A new Doncaster line

• A Doncaster East line; Earlier planning for this line had it branching off the Hurstbridge/Epping lines at Victoria Park and travel down the median strip of the Eastern Freeway to Bulleen Road, Bulleen, where it would travel between houses and through proposed tunnels to Doncaster East. Proposed stations are Bulleen, near Kampman Road, Bulleen; Doncaster, at King Street near the corner of Williamsons Road, Doncaster; and Doncaster East, at the corner of King Street and Blackburn Road, Doncaster East. Since the reservation for this was sold off in the 1980s(??) more recent proposals have suggested the line would run in a tunnel from Bulleen Road to a station at Doncaster Hill (Shoppingtown) ^{[verification needed]}.

• It has alternatively been suggested that the Doncaster East Line be built as a branch from the proposed Jewell-Windsor line at Parkville station. In this case, an additional station would be built at Carlton before the line reaches the Eastern Freeway ^{[verification needed]}.

Doncaster East (postcode: 3109) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Manningham. ... Victoria Park is a railway station on Hurstbridge railway line and the Epping railway line in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Australia. ... Bulleen is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Doncaster East (postcode: 3109) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Manningham. ... Bulleen is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Doncaster (postcode: 3108) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Manningham. ... Doncaster East (postcode: 3109) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Manningham. ... Doncaster (postcode: 3108) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Manningham. ... Carlton is an inner city suburb to the north-east of the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Lilydale line

• Extending the Lilydale line to Coldstream by electrifying an additional stretch. This would require reusing the former rail link between Lilydale and Healesville.

• An additional station at Cave Hill, between Mooroolbark and Lilydale

The Lilydale railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Lilydale railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Coldstream is a closed railway station, located in Station Street, Coldstream, Victoria, Australia, on the now-closed Healesville greater-metropolitan line. ... Location of Healesville in Victoria (red) Healesville is an outer-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 52km from the Melbourne centre and situated on the Watts river, a tributary of the Yarra River. ... View of the entry to Platform 1 Mooroolbark is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Mooroolbark, on the Lilydale railway line. ... Lilydale is a railway station (station code: LIL) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

A new line to Rowville

• A new line to Rowville has been much discussed extending from Huntingdale station to Monash University and on to Rowville.

Rowville is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Huntingdale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Huntingdale, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. ... Monash University is Australias largest university with about 55,000 students. ...

Glen Waverley line

• Somehow extending the Glen Waverley to Monash University and the new Mirvac redevelopement of Waverley Park and finally to Rowville. Stations could be Wheelers Hill, Monash University, Mulgrave (Waverley Park), Dandenong North and Rowville. And additional extension could go to Endeavour Hills which has little public transport access.

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Alamein line

• Extending the Alamein to Oakeigh, along the old Outer Circle reservation, primarily to serve Chadstone Shopping Centre.

For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ... For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ... Oakleigh railway station building. ...

South-eastern suburbs

Frankston line

• Extending the Frankston line to Baxter by electrifying part of the Stony Point greater metropolitan line

• Building a station between Highett and Cheltenham on the Frankston line, to be located outside the Southland shopping centre. (currently the focus of a feasibility study)^{[citation needed]}

The Frankston railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Frankston railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Baxter is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Stony Point line is a greater-metropolitan railway line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Highett is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Highett, on the Frankston railway line. ... Cheltenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Cheltenham on the Frankston railway line. ... The Frankston railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Westfield Southland is a major shopping centre, owned by the Westfield Group and located in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne. ...

Dandenong line

• Re-opening General Motors Station. The platform remains intact and possible names include Doveton or Eummemering.

• Building a train line instead of the proposed Dingley Freeway. Starting at Dandenong Station then possible stations at Dandenong South, Parkmore SC, Keysborough, Springvale South, Dingley and Clarinda before rejoining the Pakenham at Clayton. Benefits of this are it would give alternative methods for V/line trains to pass. It would provide public transport for residents of above suburbs and would ease congestion and over use over the stretch between Dandenong and Clayton.

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Pakenham line

• Building a station between Officer and Pakenham on the Pakenham railway line. The Meeting our Transport Challenges ^[3] strategy was released by the State Government in May 2006 and lists the new station for construction in the 2011—2016 period.

The Pakenham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Pakenham railway station platform. ... The Pakenham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Cranbourne line

• Building Lynbrook station (possibly to be built in the next two to three years) between Dandenong and Merinda Park stations on the Cranbourne line. The Meeting our Transport Challenges strategy was released by the State Government in May 2006 and lists the new station for construction in the 2011—2016 period.

• Extending the Cranbourne line to Cranbourne East. The station would be ideally built at the complex on the corner of Berwick-Cranbourne Road and Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road.

The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Status and future of these proposals

Many of these proposals were created decades ago, and are no longer seriously being considered by transport authorities. Of these, only the Lynbrook, Pakenham Lakes & Southland stations, plus the South Morang, and Cranbourne East extensions, and perhaps Rowville and Doncaster, appear likely to be built in the foreseeable future.

In the case of South Morang on the Epping Line, both the Department of Infrastructure and the local council have recommended its construction, and development work is being undertaken. This would fulfil a promise by current Premier Steve Bracks upon coming to power in 1999. At the subsequent 2002 election this promise was deferred, with the "Trainlink" bus service discussed below introduced instead. Until recently, this project had been sidelined in favour of the extension of the Broadmeadows line to Craigieburn. The main reason for the delay is the capacity problems on the Epping line (& in turn the Hurstbridge line) mainly related to the various sections of single track. Meeting our Transport Challenges was released by the Government in 2006 and indicates construction could commence between 2016 and 2021. List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... Steve Bracks (born October 15, 1954), Australian politician, has been Premier of Victoria since 1999. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

The Cranbourne East proposal has re-emerged in recent years, but a commercial feasibility study conducted by M>Train, former operator of that half of the city's rail system, found that it would not be commercially viable in the near future, but should be examined as a longer-term project. M>Train was the former operator of half of Melbournes suburban railway network. ...

While some of the other proposals here have also come back into the spotlight in recent years, one which might one day be built is the Rowville line. While the Department of Infrastructure does not appear to be taking this seriously at present, the local council has begun a campaign to demand the extension of the line. Mooted routes are from Glen Waverly, tunnelling under residential areas and along the Dandenong Creek valley ^{[verification needed]}, or from the Dandenong line near Huntingdale and following the alignment of North and Wellington Roads.

As a medium-term solution, the government introduced two "Trainlink" bus routes in late 2003. No. 896 serves estates in Cranbourne East and the other, No. 571, is serving Plenty Valley Shopping Centre, Mill Park North, and South Morang. These link to Cranbourne and Epping stations respectively, connecting with each train arrival and departure, seven days a week, from 4:30am to after 1am. These have recently received State Government funding to continue until mid-2009. Cranbourne is the termius for the Cranbourne railway line. ... Epping is the termius for the Epping railway line. ...

See also

• List of Melbourne railway stations
• List of closed Melbourne railway stations

This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of former railway stations in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

References