CRR Inquiry: Metro Melbourne Tunnel an example of transparency

[ozbob]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Tunnel

The Metro Tunnel (previously known as the Melbourne Metro Rail Project or Melbourne Metro 1) is a metropolitan rail infrastructure project currently under construction[1] in Melbourne, Australia. It includes the construction of twin 9-kilometre rail tunnels between South Kensington station (north west of the Melbourne City Centre) and South Yarra (in the south east) with five new underground stations. The southern portal for the tunnel is to be located to the south of South Yarra station. As a result, the tunnel will connect the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines with the Sunbury line, and allow these lines to bypass Flinders Street station and the City Loop while still stopping in the Melbourne central business district.

The project will allow for the operational separation of various existing lines and increase the capacity of the rail network to metro-style frequencies. The project is part of the PTV Network Development Plan. ...

https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/about-the-project/project-overview

Construction is underway on the Metro Tunnel which will untangle the City Loop so more trains can run more often across Melbourne.

The Metro Tunnel will create a new end-to-end rail line from Sunbury in the west to Cranbourne/Pakenham in the south east, with bigger and better trains, next generation signalling technology and five new stations.

The Metro Tunnel will create capacity on the network to enable more than a half a million additional passengers per week across Melbourne's train network to use the rail system during the peak periods. See the peak capacity increase for your train line. ...

This project will be completed in 2025 the same time as Cross River Rail.  There is a lot of information available on rail service plans and how the Melbourne rail network will operate.  Contrast this to the vacuum in Queensland with respect to Cross River Rail.

MM-Business-Case-Feb-2016-APPENDIX-04.PDF
Proposed (Rail) Service Plan
https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/40481/MM-Business-Case-Feb-2016-APPENDIX-04.PDF

The complete business case for CRR has never been made public.

[ozbob]

Benefits for your train line

https://metrotunnel.vic.gov.au/about-the-project/benefits-for-your-train-line

Much information is available through this page.

Every line has a diagram showing how will be when Metro Tunnel opens

For example:

Craigieburn Line

The Metro Tunnel will create room for 54,000 passengers every week on the Craigieburn Line during peak periods. That's 27 per cent more peak capacity.

Craigieburn Line passengers will be able to access Metro Tunnel services by interchanging at Melbourne Central station and Flinders Street Station.

The Metro Tunnel will save around 5 minutes on a journey to Parkville or St Kilda Road.



Contrast this for Cross River Rail.  Nothing but ' Checkmate ' and waffle.

[ozbob]

This is an embarrassment for the Queensland Government, DTMR, CRRDA. 

I don't think there is any doubt about it.  They are hopeless.  Absolutely hopeless. As well as being duplicitous and devious in my opinion.

On it lurkers ...