Six million people a year would use train to Melbourne Airport

[Pushka]

Dang, you were in MEL last night. As was I.

Ah. Dammit.

 

[TomVexille]

How is the train line to Melbourne Airport plan going? Has it made it into the 2050 funding plan?

It's okay, your Transurban shares are safe for now...

 

[OZDUCK]

I'm not normal but I will quite often walk to/from Mascot station to avoid the airport penalty. However, if it rains I accept the penalty.

How much further away is the "domestic" station from the airport station?

Actually, to my mind, the station past the airport will be too far to comfortably walk back to the International Terminal. It will be past the rail marshaling yards east of the airport and would be a long walk The rail tunnel between the two stations is 8.5km. - with a major freight line between you and the airport.There will only be 3 stations on the new line. - one near the "old" Domestic/QANTAS Terminal, "Airport Central" and Forrestfield. Airport Central will bring you up near the Control Tower and be connected to the terminal by an elevated & covered walkway..

I am not sure why you would want to walk as there is, currently at least, not intended to be an "Airport Rail Tax". It will be a normal 2 zone fare, currently $4.70, and cheaper if you have a "Smart Rider" card. The trip to the CBD will be about 18 minutes and have a frequency of 10 minutes at peak times.

Interestingly the only problem that seems to have been encountered so far is disposing of a lot of sand spat out by the tunneling machine. The route went via the old Fire & Emergency Services training site and has been contaminated by toxic fire fighting foam.
That toxic soil from the new Perth airport link? The WA Government doesn't know what to do with it

 

[whatmeworry]

It's okay, your Transurban shares are safe for now...

With the next Federal Government likely to be a Labor government headed by a Victorian, funding for a MEL airport link might be sooner then later.

 

[Franky]

With the next Federal Government likely to be a Labor government headed by a Victorian, funding for a MEL airport link might be sooner then later.

God help us in that case..

 

[TomVexille]

With the next Federal Government likely to be a Labor government headed by a Victorian, funding for a MEL airport link might be sooner then later.

With citylink over capacity (well every time I seem to drive on it) and Transurban getting the contract for the Westgate Tunnel, an airport rail link isn't going to make a dent in their profits.

 

[cove]

I am glad you all love my road. I should have bought a bit more of it but didn’t. Instead I went for a bit of an airport to the north of Melbourne in a place called Sydney.

 

[whatmeworry]

With citylink over capacity (well every time I seem to drive on it) and Transurban getting the contract for the Westgate Tunnel, an airport rail link isn't going to make a dent in their profits.

IIRC the Transurban deal hasn't gone through. But Geez if even Jeff Kennent is questioning the deal, one must must wonder about the parasites of Transurban.

Mr Kennett said that it was time the CityLink contract underwent a "forensic review", because it had been changed so many times.

"It's now 20 years after the [contract was signed]," he said. "The time has come for there to be authorised by the parliament an absolutely independent review of how the conditions of that contract are being delivered and met."

Mr Kennett warned the billions flowing to Transurban from the West Gate Tunnel tolling deal might instead have gone directly to Victorians.

Jeff Kennett started road tolls. Now he wants a review of Transurban's contract

 

[whatmeworry]

God help us in that case..

Well the Liberal government is splintering and the Nationals have chosen Miners over Farmers. Could be a blood bath next election.

 

[Strategic Aviation]

I will quite often walk to/from Mascot station to avoid the airport penalty.

The 400 bus is good. The one time I walked from Mascot is also the only time I've ever needed to shower in a domestic lounge.

 

[cove]

I won’t do that walk when it is a steamy Sydney day.

 

[Isochronous]

State Coalition under Napthine promised an Airport Rail Link but it was junked when Daniel Andrews won. I wouldn't count on a change of government to affect this longrunning issue - Transurban seems to be more powerful than the government.

 

[travelislife]

State Coalition under Napthine promised an Airport Rail Link but it was junked when Daniel Andrews won. I wouldn't count on a change of government to affect this longrunning issue - Transurban seems to be more powerful than the government.

I agree with your comment on transurban. But have you actually read the PTV rail strategy? I don’t agree with a lot of what PTV does but the Melbourne Metro is one of a number of projects to occur that will lead to the ability for a rail line to the airport to be constructed, it is bloody well overdue. It is great that a state government finally had the balls to invest in a multi government term, generational project despite no federal or PPP help whilst running a good surplus. Would never have happened under the liberals despite whatever do nothing Dennis and beholden Baillieu promised.

 

[cove]

Is the road toll charge to the Melbourne Airport still about $8? I don’t have a car in Melbourne so I don’t see that direct charge.

 

[whatmeworry]

Is the road toll charge to the Melbourne Airport still about $8? I don’t have a car in Melbourne so I don’t see that direct charge.

Don't know, I just go around it.

 

[cove]

We use a driver coming to and from the airport and I think the parking out at all of our Australian airports has become pretty hexy too. If the one way Transurban charge is less than $10 each way then that seems pretty reasonable. A new train line would probably need to charge $15 per person so I don’t think it is an easy thing to do as a Government.

 

[travelislife]

Is the road toll charge to the Melbourne Airport still about $8? I don’t have a car in Melbourne so I don’t see that direct charge.

Has never been near that. It is $2.42 from the city/flemington road to the airport. Jumps to $7.86 if you decide to go over the Bolte.

 

[travelislife]

We use a driver coming to and from the airport and I think the parking out at all of our Australian airports has become pretty hexy too. If the one way Transurban charge is less than $10 each way then that seems pretty reasonable. A new train line would probably need to charge $15 per person so I don’t think it is an easy thing to do as a Government.

This is looking at it too simply, a government needs to and has to account for lost productivity. If I have an 8pm flight on a Friday night I have to leave my office in South Yarra by 4pm to allow a good 2 hours to the airport. If there was a 20 minute train that would mean I would work an extra hour and a half benefiting the economy. I do this is Sydney all the time. Sometimes not leaving the City until 1 hour before take off. Can’t do that it Melbourne.

 

[cove]

We go from Southbank in Melbourne and generally we get to the airport in about 35 minutes to check in. There is quite a bit of traffic around South Yarra and Toorak as homes get demolished and replaced by multi residences. More people and more traffic must make living /working out there in the burbs less pleasant than a decade ago.

 

[travelislife]

We go from Southbank in Melbourne and generally we get to the airport in about 35 minutes to check in. There is quite a bit of traffic around South Yarra and Toorak as homes get demolished and replaced by multi residences. More people and more traffic must make living /working out there in the burbs less pleasant than a decade ago.

Yes the traffic is bad around here, but it is pretty much at a standstill on the Freeway regardless of where you are. If you can get from Southbank to the Airport in 35 minutes on a Friday afternoon I would be amazed!