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InterCityandAirTrain
The Rail Futures blueprint for faster and better regional trains in Victoria and
re-balancing population growth
Presenta0ontoMAVNa0onalLocalGovernmentInfrastructureandAssetManagementConference-8June2018
JohnHearschandPeterTesdorpf-RailFuturesIns0tute
WhatisRailFutures?
RailFuturesIns.tuteisanindependentnon-par.sangroup.Itwasformedtoadvocatecost-effec.verailandintermodalsolu.onsforpublictransportandfreightproblemsbasedonsoundcommercial,economicandsocialreasoning.
RailFuturesmembersincludeexperiencedrailprofessionals,engineers,urbanplannersandeconomists.
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WhatisInterCity?
InterCityisRailFutures’proposalfordevelopingacomprehensivefasterandmoreintegratedregionalrailnetwork,respondingtothreemainaims-
• morebalancedpopula.ongrowth,• beAerconnec.vityandreducedjourney.mesacrossthe
state,and
• mee.ngwidespreaddemandsforimprovedrailservicesthroughoutregionalVictoria.
InterCityandAirTraintogetherprovidea30-yearblueprintforaconnectedrailtransportnetworkprovidingspeedytravelbetweenMelbourneandregionalVictoriathataddressestheState’stransportneedsto2050andbeyond.
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WhyInterCity?
• Toleadandsupportregionalgrowthanddevelopment
• Tosignificantlyimproveconnectednessandsupportneweconomicac.vity
• ToexpandtheareaofregionalVictoriawithgoodaccesstojobsandservices
• Tosignificantlyimprovecommu.ngjourneystoMelbourneand,mostimportantly,journeysintoregionalcentres
• TocreateaEuropean-stylerailnetworkwithgreaterserviceintensityandintegra.onbetweentransportmodes
• Tohaverailtravelcompe..vewithtravel.mesbycar• Toensurerailjourneysarecomfortableandallowthe.metobeusedproduc.vely.
ThreeKeyProposi0ons
1. Popula.ongrowthneedstoberebalancedfromMelbournetoregionalVictoria.
2. AStateofCi0esrequireswell-defineddevelopment,popula.onandlandusepolicyintegratedwithtransportstrategy.
3. Investmentinfaster,morefrequentandmorereliablerailservicesisessen0altoenableandleadregionalgrowth.
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BalancedPopula0onGrowth
• Victoria’spopula.onisexpectedtodoubleto10millionby2050,with8millionofthosepeopleinMelbourne
• OfficialfiguresshowtheimbalancebetweenMelbourneandtheregionswillworsenby2050withunchangedpolicies
• FasterInterCitytrainswillshrinkdistanceandextendtheareawithaccesstoMelbourneandmajorregionalcentresforemploymentandotherserviceslikehealthandeduca.on
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Usingrailtoshrinkdistanceisnotanewidea,asthis1936VRpostershows
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RegionalDemandsforTrainServiceReinstatementand/orUpgrading
• RFR,RRLandVLocityinvestmentsdemonstratedthestrongimpactofmodern,faster(160km/hmax)trainservices
• Theseinvestmentsproducedover200%patronageincreasesandsignificantjourney.mereduc.ons
• Butcommuni.esbeyondRFRgenerallyreceiveservicestandardsestablishedinthe1980s(several,includingtheAlburycorridor,areworsethan30yearsago)
• Andthosecommuni.esthatareservedbyRRL,par.cularlyontheGeelongandBallaratcorridors,nowfacetheproblemsofsuccess,suchasovercrowding–drivenmainlybymassivegrowthincommu.ngfromMelbourne’swestonlinesthatdonothavetheirownmetroservice.
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TheRFR,RRLandV/Locityinvestments–nowavic.moftheirownsuccess!
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InterCity–mainserviceobjec5ves
• FasterrailserviceslinkingSouthernCrossandmajorregionalcentres,withmore160km/handsome200km/hopera5on.
• MorefrequenttrainsGeelong,Ballarat,Bendigo,SeymourandTraralgonroutes(4-6trainsperhourweekdays).
• Muchimprovedservicereliabilitybysegrega5onofallregionaltrainsfromsuburbantrains.
• A15minuteCBDtoAirportAirTrainevery10minutes.
• EasytonavigateMelbourneAirporthubservedbyregionalrailanddesignedforfutureHighSpeedRail.
• Afullyconnectednetwork:air>metrorail>regionalrail>regionalcoach
• NewlongdistancetrainsforWarrnambool,SwanHill,Albury,Bairnsdalelinesandaccelera5ontoreducejourney5mes.
• ReinstatementofHorshamandHamiltontrainservices,Cross-Countryrailroutes(Geelong-Ballarat-Bendigo),be[ercoachserviceslinkingregionaltownsandci5esandre-workthecasefortrainstoMildura.
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RailFuturesAirTrainproposal–anintegralpartofInterCity
• AnewlinefromSouthernCrosstoamajornewMelbourneAirporthubservedbyregionalrailanddesignedforfutureHighSpeedRail
• MelbourneAirporttobecomeakeymul5-modaltransporthubaswellasanairtransporthub
• ACBDtoAirportAirTrainevery10minutes
• Connec5onsatSunshinewithMelbourneMetrolinesSunburytoDandenongviaFootscray,Parkville,newCBDsta5onsandDomain,andregionallinestoGeelong,Warrnambool,BallaratandHorsham
• DirectregionalrailservicesattheAirporttoCastlemaine,Bendigo,Seymour,Shepparton,Benalla,Wangara[aandAlbury
• Connec5onsatSouthernCrosstoallothersuburbanlinesandtoWarragul,Traralgon,SaleandBairnsdale
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WhyheavyrailforAirTrain?
• Providesaquick,comfortabletripindedicatedrollingstock
• AirTrainfromSouthernCrosstotheAirportin15minuteswithonlyaSunshinestop–easyataveragespeed106km/h
• Useswellproven,lowrisk,off-the-shelftechnology• MuchmorethansimplyanAirportrailway–amul.-func.oncorridorforreconfiguringtheregionalnetworkwithfullsegrega.onfromthemetropolitanrailnetwork
• Construc.onstagedtoextendbeyondMelbourneAirporttolinkwiththeBendigolineatClarkefieldandtheOMRreservedcorridortojointheSeymourlineatWallan
• Onlyamodernheavyrailcorridorhasthecapacityandspeedneededforthisapplica.on.
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StatewideAirport/RailConnec.vity–MetropolitanandRegionalVictoria
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MelbourneAirportRailwaypoten.al.melines
• Strategicreviewofnetworkintegra5on,demand,railcorridorandopera5onalop5ons–3to6months(complete2018)
• Technicalstudies–12months(complete2018-19)• Implementa5onPlan–6months(complete2019)
• BusinessCase–12months(complete2020)
• Planning,StatutoryApprovalsandTenderPhase–36to48months(complete2023-24)
• Construc5onandImplementa5onPhase–48to60months(complete2027-28)
InterCity-anexpresstracktoVictoria’sfuture
Ques.onsandDiscussion
ReadthefullInterCityreport
www.railfutures.org.au
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