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5. Possible solutions
Final Stage 1 Feasibility Report
Possible solutions
There are many possible solutions to improve transport in the subject area generally. This
Chapter summarises these, drawing on comments made to us by the public and
stakeholders during our study.
5.1 Rowville rail line overview
An initial concept for the Rowville rail line, inherited from the 2004 prefeasibility study and
contained in the brief for our study, is illustrated in Figure 13.
Figure 13 – Rowville rail line initial concept
The rail line would link into the Dandenong line at Huntingdale, then run along the North
Road/Wellington Road corridor past Monash University, Mulgrave, Wheelers Hill and
Waverley Park to Rowville. Four rail stations are envisaged at Monash University, Mulgrave,
Waverley Park and Rowville, with the possibility of a fifth at or near EastLink.
Ultimately, train services on the Rowville rail line would run to and from central Melbourne,
thus reducing the need for passengers to change trains.
As the principal focus of this first stage of the study, we have investigated the overall
implications of this route concept in some detail, as summarised in Chapter 6.
5.2 Alternatives to Rowville rail line
Although this first stage of the study is focussed on a rail link specifically between
Huntingdale and Rowville along the Wellington Road corridor, previous studies and the many
comments we have received from the community and stakeholders over recent months have
raised other ideas and possibilities, which we summarise diagrammatically in Figure 14.
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