Full steam ahead for the METRONET rail line to Ellenbrook
16 August 2019
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Route and station locations finalised for newest job-creating METRONET project
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Morley-Ellenbrook Line election commitment on track, servicing the north-eastern suburbs
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The 21km rail line will include stations at Morley, Noranda, Malaga, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook, with a future station to be developed at Bennett Springs East
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When complete the train line will halve the travel time from Ellenbrook to Perth on public transport
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Thousands of local jobs will be created over the life of the project
The McGowan Labor Government has today announced the
route and station locations for the much anticipated
Morley-Ellenbrook
Line, another job-creating
METRONET project.
For passengers travelling direct from Ellenbrook to the CBD, the trip on
the Morley-Ellenbrook Line will take about 30 minutes - half the current
travel time for local residents using
public transport.
A major election commitment, the 21km line will spur off the Midland
Line at Bayswater, run down the middle of Tonkin Highway, through land
north of Marshall Road, along the New Lord Street alignment and finish
in the growing Ellenbrook town centre.
Stations will be built at Ellenbrook, Whiteman Park, Malaga, Noranda and
Morley, with a future station to be developed at Bennett Springs East,
when planning in the area is finalised.
Thousands of local jobs will be created over the life of the project,
with works to begin later this year as part of the major redevelopment
of
Bayswater Station.
Perth's north-eastern suburbs are one of Australia's fastest growing
areas, with the population expected to almost double to more than
415,000 by 2031, compared to 2006 levels.
By 2031, it is estimated the
rail line will take more than 10,000 car trips off roads in the
north-eastern suburbs each day.
After 18 months' worth of research, consultation and planning, the
business case and Infrastructure Australia submission is now being
finalised and will be submitted in the coming months.
The State Budget currently includes a record $4.1 billion for METRONET
and $4.2 billion for road projects across Western Australia,
highlighting the McGowan Government's commitment to job-creating,
congestion-busting infrastructure.
Comments attributed to Premier Mark McGowan:
"The rail line to Ellenbrook is the signature METRONET project.
"We promised to build it, and we're delivering on that promise.
"This is a transformational project for our rail network - delivering
world-class public transport to residents of Ellenbrook and the
north-eastern suburbs.
"It is another job-creating METRONET project and will also help reduce
congestion on local roads."
Comments attributed to Transport Minister Rita Saffioti:
"Currently it takes residents in Ellenbrook around one hour to get to
the CBD when using public transport, the Morley-Ellenbrook Line will
halve that journey time.
"Planning for the Morley-Ellenbrook Line started from scratch when we
took office, so we have consulted widely and it's been a huge
achievement to get the project to this exciting point.
"Under the Liberals, the north-eastern suburbs were ignored and told
they didn't need a rail line until 2050. This has all changed under a
Labor Government, the rail line to Ellenbrook will be built, just like
we promised.
"This rail line will finally connect the-north eastern suburbs to the
broader rail network, linking residents to more employment, education
and recreation opportunities, and reducing congestion on our
roads.
"Combined with Ellenbrook, we have growing suburbs like Brabham and
Dayton, that will continue to attract thousands of families who will
soon be directly connected to world class public transport.
"Together with major road projects underway, the Morley-Ellenbrook Line
will be a transport game-changer for thousands of passengers and
motorists."
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