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Martin PakulaMinister for Public Transport

Select Committee on Train Services

2 March 2010

1734 58% 6.68 million

1783 75% 4.35 million

Improvements in service delivery in hot weather

PunctualityDelays

Passenger-weightedminutes

28 January 2009

11 January 2010

Peak-hour cancellations significantly reduced

Servicesoperated

Cancellations spread evenly across the network

Better deployment of rolling stock

How the improvements were achieved

Improved train fault management

Better next-day recovery

129 trains on the network

139 trains on the network

29th January 2009

12th January 2010

Dealing with the heat

Rolling stock availability

Sandite and sanding

Rising metropolitan train patronage 1999-2009

1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

(boardings)

220m

200m

180m

160m

140m

120m

100m

80m

Source: Department of Transport

Additional $500 million on rail maintenance

Higher service standards

Key changes to Metro contract

Accelerated sleeper replacement program

Key changes to Metro contract

Additional $500 million on rail maintenance

Higher service standards

Accelerated sleeper replacement program

Increases in weekly metro rail services 1999-2009

Aug 99 Apr 2004 Oct 2006 Sep 2007 Apr 2008 Nov 2008 Jul 2009

(number ofweekly services)

13,000

12,500

12,000

11,500

11,000

10,500

10,000

Source: Department of Transport

North MelbourneStation Upgrade

Cranbourne Stablingand Station Upgrade

Westall RailUpgrade

Laverton RailUpgrade Project

Clifton HillRail Project

Craigieburn TrainStabling and Maintenance

Denotes work underway

Additional stablingfor five trainsCBD

700-space car park

Cranbourne Stablingand Station Upgrade

Clifton HillRail Project

CBD

Craigieburn Train Stablingand Maintenance Facility

Dandenong

CBD

2.7 kilometres of new track

New platformAdditional stabling

for five trains

Westall Rail Upgrade

CBD

Altona Loop

WerribeeNew extra kilometre of track

New platform

Laverton RailUpgrade Project

Metro rail network

Rail extensions, stabling and stations

VTP rail projects

Regional RailLink

South Morang Extension

Sunbury Electrification

Melbourne Metro

Cranbourne EastExtension

38 new X’trapolis trains

50 new trams

270 new buses

74 new VLocity carriages

Expanding regional rail services

Martin PakulaMinister for Public Transport

Select Committee on Train Services

2 March 2010