Metronet (Western Australian government agency)
Metronet (styled METRONET) is a multi-government agency in Western Australia. It is responsible for managing extensions to Perth's transport network. It was formed to deliver commitments made by the McGowan Government during the 2017 election campaign.[1][2][3][4]
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2017 |
| Jurisdiction | Perth |
| Headquarters | Perth, Western Australia |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www |
Projects
Projects managed by Metronet are:
New railway lines
- Building the 8.5 kilometre Forrestfield-Airport Link with stations at Redcliffe, Airport Central and High Wycombe, construction underway[5]
- Building the 21 kilometre Morley–Ellenbrook line with stations at Morley, Noranda, Malaga, Whiteman Park and Ellenbrook, with provision for a future station at Bennett Springs[6]
Railway line extensions
- Byford Rail Extension: extending Armadale line services to Byford[7]
- Yanchep Rail Extension: extending the Joondalup line 14.5 kilometres with stations at Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep[8]
- Thornlie-Cockburn Link: connecting Thornlie Station on the Thornlie Line to Cockburn Central Station on the Mandurah Line, with stations at Nicholson Road and Ranford Road[9]
Stations
- Rebuild Bayswater Station to accommodate the Midland Line, Forrestfield-Airport Link and Morley-Ellenbrook Line connections[10]
- Relocating Midland Station[11]
- Building Lakelands Station and Karnup Station on the Mandurah line[12]
- Building a multi-storey car park at Mandurah Station[13]
- Upgrades to Claremont Station and add train turnback for the Airport Line[14]
Level crossing removals
- Removing up to six level crossings on the inner Armadale Line, along with Denny Avenue Level Crossing in Kelmscott and Caledonian Avenue Level Crossing in Maylands[15]
Signalling
- Introducing high capacity signalling[18]
Rolling stock
- Introducing 41 six-car C-series trains.[19] In August 2019, it was announced Alstom Transport Australia would be the supplier for the 246 new railcars, each with the capacity to hold 1,200 passengers.[20] The tender mandated the railcars contained 50% locally manufactured content.[20] The factory is being built in Bellevue but will be operated by Alstrom.[21] Back in 2017, 13 new six-car sets were to built at $410 million but was expanded in the 2019 announcement to 41 at a total $1.3 billion.[21]
See also
References
- Metronet Progress on Track Premier of Western Australia 21 August 2017
- Metronet drives Perth expansion plans Metro Report International 23 August 2017
- Budget 2017: Metronet construction to start in 2019 The West Australian 8 September 2017
- Western Australia budget backs rail projects International Railway Journal 11 September 2017
- Forrestfield-Airport Link
- Morley-Ellenbrook Line Metronet
- Byford Rail Extension Metronet
- Yanchep Rail Extension Metronet
- Thornlie-Cockburn Link Metronet
- New Bayswater Station Metronet
- New Midland Station Metronet
- Lakelands Station Metronet
- Mandurah Station Multi-Storey Car Park Metronet
- Claremont Station Project Metronet
- Level Crossing Removal Metronet
- Denny Avenue Level Crossing Removal Metronet
- Caledonian Avenue Level Crossing Removal Metronet
- High Capacity Signalling Metronet
- Railcar Program Metronet
- "Largest ever order for WA made railcars". Metronet. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- Zimmerman, Josh (27 February 2022). "Is Rail Promise Still On Track". Sunday Times (Perth). pp. 14–17.
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