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

Final Stage 1 Feasibility Report
A Rowville rail line concept
Figure 27 shows a schematic layout for a station in this location. The platforms would be
alongside Wellington Road, with a bus interchange and a large park-and-ride facility further
south. The main vehicular access to the station could be via a new entrance road opposite
Bergins Road. The aim would be to retain as much of the existing vegetation as possible to
screen the site from housing areas on the opposite sides of Stud and Wellington Roads. The
vegetation is of relatively high value (possibly classified as Valley Grassy Forest) and any
removal would require Ministerial approval and offset planting beforehand.
Although this option would provide a lower-cost alternative to Stud Park Shopping Centre as
the location for a Rowville station, the majority of submissions on the Draft Stage 1 Report
that commented on this issue were in favour of the Stud Park alternative. A preliminary,
summary comparison of the two station options is given in Table 10; this should be explored
in more detail in Stage 2 of the study to enable a decision to be made between them.
Figure 27 – Rowville station layout (Wellington/Stud Roads option)
PARK AND RIDE AREA
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