A last-gasp attempt is under way to overturn the NSW government's decision not to build a metro rail station at Camellia, as proponents argue a train stop is needed as a trigger for development of the industrial suburb | Mattonews
A last-gasp attempt is under way to overturn the NSW government's decision not to build a metro rail station at Camellia, as proponents argue a train stop is needed as a trigger for development of the industrial suburb near Parramatta.
A seven-kilometre stretch of the proposed line between stations at Parramatta and Olympic Park will easily be the longest section without a proposed stop if one is not built at Camellia.In contrast, eastbound trains that pick up passengers at Olympic Park will stop at four other stations before reaching one in Sydney's CBD once the line is opened by 2030. The government is also due to decide by the end of the year whether to construct an extra station at Pyrmont.
The council is pushing for a station to be built there to trigger a renewal of the precinct, which is earmarked for up to 10,000 apartments and more than 5000 jobs.A spokeswoman for Transport Minister Andrew Constance said the government confirmed last October that a station would not be built at Camellia due to contamination and flooding creating "considerable construction challenges".
Developer and business groups such as the Property Council and Western Sydney Business Chamber have also called for the government to "urgently" prepare an option for a station.
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