Under a game-changing proposal being considered by the Andrews government, fast trains from Geelong would speed into the city via a new rail link connected to the proposed Melbourne Metro 2 underground railway.
Fast trains from Geelong would speed into the city via a new rail link connected to the proposed Melbourne Metro 2 underground railway, under a game-changing proposal being considered by the Andrews government.
The proposal is understood to have been pitched to the Morrison government in a bid to win support for an above-ground airport rail link, which would mean ditching plans for a tunnel between the city and Sunshine.The Morrison government has previously said that a tunnel to Sunshine was crucial for delivering fast rail to Geelong, which it has pledged $2 billion to build.
But the Melbourne Metro 2 was needed sooner to achieve the full benefits of the proposed Geelong line upgrade, he said.There is currently no more room to run extra services on Werribee's city-bound tracks via Footscray. He said the $15 billion express airport rail link between the city and Sunshine, proposed by the private AirRail consortium, could be built within eight years and allow fast Geelong services.
A spokesman for federal Cities Minister Alan Tudge said faster rail to Geelong was a "complex project and the final design is still being worked through.”
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