Rowville-Rail-Study-Final-Stage-1-Report-FINAL

Contents
Foreword ................................................................................................................................ 1
Executive summary .............................................................................................................. 2
1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 7
2. History of Rowville rail line ........................................................................................... 8
2.1 Melbourne Transport Plan (1969) .......................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Scoresby Transport Corridor (1998) ...................................................................................................... 9
2.3 City of Knox study (2004) .................................................................................................................... 10
2.4 This study ............................................................................................................................................ 11
2.5 Policy context ...................................................................................................................................... 11
3. Existing and future conditions ................................................................................... 12
3.1 Overall context ..................................................................................................................................... 12
3.2 Study area ........................................................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Land use .............................................................................................................................................. 13
3.4 Demography ........................................................................................................................................ 15
3.5 Travel patterns ..................................................................................................................................... 17
3.6 Existing transport provision .................................................................................................................. 19
3.7 Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 24
4. Community and stakeholder views ............................................................................ 25
4.1 Consultation process ........................................................................................................................... 25
4.2 Summary of responses during the study ............................................................................................. 26
4.3 Overall support during the study .......................................................................................................... 28
4.4 Response to the Draft Stage 1 Report ................................................................................................. 29
5. Possible solutions ....................................................................................................... 31
5.1 Rowville rail line overview .................................................................................................................... 31
5.2 Alternatives to Rowville rail line ........................................................................................................... 31
6. A Rowville rail line concept ........................................................................................ 33
6.1 Train operations ................................................................................................................................... 33
6.2 Physical details of the rail line .............................................................................................................. 38
6.3 Sustainability considerations ............................................................................................................... 48
6.4 Constructability .................................................................................................................................... 49
7. Travel demand effects ................................................................................................. 52
7.1 Background and assumptions ............................................................................................................. 52
7.2 Rail line patronage ............................................................................................................................... 53
7.3 Station usage ....................................................................................................................................... 54
7.4 Mode shifts .......................................................................................................................................... 57
7.5 Conclusions on demand modelling ...................................................................................................... 59
8. Costs, benefits and impacts ....................................................................................... 60
8.1 Capital costs ........................................................................................................................................ 60
8.2 Operating costs ................................................................................................................................... 60
8.3 Economic appraisal ............................................................................................................................. 60
8.4 Wider economic benefits ..................................................................................................................... 61
8.5 Environmental and social effects ......................................................................................................... 62
8.6 Initial appraisal ..................................................................................................................................... 62
8.1 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................... 64
9. Findings and recommendations ................................................................................ 65
9.1 Summary of findings ............................................................................................................................ 65
9.2 Recommended actions ........................................................................................................................ 66
Appendices.......................................................................................................................... 67
A. Stakeholders consulted ....................................................................................................................... 67
B. List of supporting reports ..................................................................................................................... 67
C. Risk register ......................................................................................................................................... 67