Metronet (Western Australian government agency)
Metronet (styled METRONET) is 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 to be managed by Metronet are:
New railway lines
- Building the 8.5 kilometre Airport line with stations at Redcliffe, Airport Central and High Wycombe, construction underway, scheduled to open late 2021[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
- Extending Armadale line services to Byford[7]
- Extending the Joondalup line for 14.5 kilometres with stations at Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep[8]
- Relocating Midland station[9]
- Extending the Thornlie line for 14.5 kilometres from Thornlie to Cockburn Central on the Mandurah line with stations at Nicholson Road and Ranford Road[10]
- Building Lakelands station and Karnup station on the Mandurah line[11]
- Building a multi-storey car park at Mandurah station[12]
Station upgrades
- Rebuild Bayswater station to accommodate the Midland Line, Forrestfield-Airport Link and Morley-Ellenbrook Line connections[13]
- Upgrade 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 and Denny Avenue Level Crossing in Kelmscott[15]
- Hamilton Street, Wharf Street and William Street Cannington
- Mint Street, Oats Street and Welshpool Road Carlisle
- Denny Avenue, Kelmscott
- Caledonian Avenue, Maylands
Signalling
- Introducing high capacity signalling[16][17]
Rolling stock
- Introducing 41 six-car C-series trains.[18] 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.[19] The tender mandated the railcars contained 50% locally manufactured content.[19]
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
- "Perth Airport link delayed by one year after sinkhole". ABC News. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- Morley - Ellenbrook Line Metronet
- Byford Extension Metronet
- Yanchep Rail Extension Metronet
- Midland Station Project Metronet
- Thornlie - Cockburn Link Metronet
- Karnup Station Metronet
- "Mandurah Station Multi-Storey Car Park". Metronet.
- "Bayswater Station". Metronet. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Claremont Station Project". Metronet. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- Level Crossing Removal Metronet
- "High Capacity Signalling". Metronet.
- Tender released for Perth's ATC centre design Rail Express 14 February 2018
- Railcar Program Metronet
- "Largest ever order for WA made railcars". Metronet. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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