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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