Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail

Then-CEO of PTV Ian Dobbs (whose contract was not renewed in 2015) estimated the whole plan would cost about $30 billion.

[3] In 2019 PTV was abolished as an independent, statutory government body and absorbed into the Victorian Department of Transport.

High-capacity signalling planned to be extended from West Footscray to Ginifer when Airport rail link opens.

Ongoing negotiations between Melbourne Airport and Victoria Government regarding whether to build an overground or underground station has put uncertainty to the project being completed on time.

The final stage involves further utilisation of extra capacity and preparing for future growth in Melbourne.

[1] The reconfiguration of the metropolitan rail network will create seven independently operated lines similar to other rapid transit systems Some projects listed are planned to be completed in the next decade but are still in their early stages.

In October 2018, a Victorian Rail Plan prepared by Transport for Victoria (TFV) was leaked to the press, containing a similar staged approach to the PTV NDMPR.

[25][26] The first stage of the TFV plan had an intended completion date of 2025, aligning with the start of service on the Metro Tunnel.

Ongoing negotiations between Melbourne Airport and Victoria Government regarding whether to build an overground or underground station has put uncertainty to the project being completed on time.