Airport monorail?
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 11:06 am
This has been up several times before. There are several dodgy figures, and falling for the ripoff-fare model.
For less than $1b, run two-tier services to Broadmeadows, and double the frequency of the bus route between there and the airport.
Let the ripoff bus continue on the tollway.
Roderick.
A Melbourne Airport monorail that will get travellers to the city in 16 minutes for a $25 one-way fare is being backed.
Sunday Herald Sun October 8, 2016.
A MELBOURNE Airport monorail that will get travellers to the city in 16 minutes for a $25 one-way fare is being backed as a fast solution to the city’s traffic congestion.
The Sunday Herald Sun can reveal a private consortium, which includes former premier Steve Bracks, has met with Treasurer Tim Pallas to discuss the radical $1.2 billion plan.
The Sunday Herald Sun understands Mr Pallas encouraged the consortium to develop and submit an unsolicited proposal to the State Government, after a similar attempt under the previous government fell through.
Artist impression of Mono Rail at Tullamarine airport.
Entrepreneur Peter O’Brien, who heads up the Airshuttle Australia consortium, said a monorail was the best way to improve public transport to the airport.
“It’s a fast, efficient, silent, cost-effective and quick to implement solution to an ever-growing problem,” he said.
Mr O’Brien, a former president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who was behind the Melbourne Aquarium and campaigned for the development of Federation Square, said the monorail would be first class.
“This technology has been used successfully around the globe and there is no reason why it should not be adopted in Melbourne,” he said.
Melbourne Airport has welcomed the idea, saying it “clearly needs a mass transit solution” that is “frequent, reliable and quick”.
“The solution, whether rail or something else, will need to provide frequent, reliable and quick services, which will need to be competitively priced,” spokesman Grant Smith said. “Ultimately it’s a State Government decision, but we welcome the conversation and we will continue to consult with community, business and government stakeholders as we all seek an appropriate solution.”
Infrastructure Victoria released a report this week that said a train to the airport was needed in 15 years, but assumed the solution would be a heavy rail link via the Albion East reservation, costing up to $5 billion.
The route, which would deliver a return of up to $1.40 for every dollar spent, would take 30 minutes from the city. But RACV public policy manager Brian Negus said that was too slow and airport passengers needed a “fast, frequent link”.
Melbourne's skyline.
He said the monorail was “fundamentally a good proposal” and the technology should be “in the mix”.
“It would be fast and it’s along an existing corridor so there aren’t the issues in terms of trying to find appropriate land,” he said. “Within the next decade or less, we are going to need an airport rail link.
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt also encouraged the “innovative proposal” which could use solar power to run the monorail trains.
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said the Andrews Government should consider all options for “rapid transport to Melbourne Airport”.
“A 65km/h suburban train is not going to attract business commuters to switch from a cab or an Uber,” Mr Guy said.
“At the moment, the Andrews Government is doing nothing.”
The private consortium wants the Government to underwrite at least $10 million for a feasibility study.
Premier Daniel Andrews said this week that a train to the airport would eventually be needed and “there’ll be a time when (it) stacks up”.
Government spokesman Chris Piper said: “Any market led submission would be treated in the normal way and rigorously assessed to ensure it stacks up and fits the Government’s busy infrastructure agenda.”
Sydney and Brisbane airports already have train lines and Melbourne Airport chief executive Lyell Strambi has previously warned the Tullamarine hub needed to improve to keep passenger growth rising.
DRIVERLESS SUPER RAIL WOULD SOAR OVER TULLA.
DRIVERLESS trains would travel at 100km/h above the Tullamarine Freeway in a cut-price plan for an airport rail link.
The $1.2 billion monorail promises a 16-minute trip from the city to the airport, half the time of a proposed heavy rail route through the Albion East reservation.
The consortium behind the plan has secured the backing of leading manufacturers Hitachi and Intamin to supply the prefabricated tracks and trains, which are already used in Europe and Asia.
Trains would ride on two elevated concrete tracks, each about 1.1m wide, above the western side of Footscray Rd, on to CityLink and along the Tullamarine Freeway.
Mono Rail route map for the proposed Mono Rail Melbourne to the Airport.
The consortium has had discussions with Transurban about buying the air rights above the toll road for the monorail.
Starting at a new platform in Southern Cross station, or another site nearby, the monorail would end in a loop at the airport.
This would run between terminals and carparks, with a $1 levy charge for people wanting to catch it from their vehicles straight to the terminal.
Peddle Thorp architects have developed sketches of a proposed “Central Station” above the pedestrian bridge into the international terminal.
A one-way trip to or from the city would cost about $25.
The private consortium hopes the monorail could be integrated with myki, while also allowing travellers to pay directly with their credit cards and smartphones.
The airport handled almost 33.9 million people in the 2015/16 financial year — international passengers were up 9.5 per cent.
The Tullamarine Freeway and CityLink, which is being widened, has been struggling to cope with current traffic levels.
Cab rides from the airport to the city can often take more than an hour, leaving many travellers frustrated.
Tokyo, Osaka and Okinawa airports in Japan and China’s Shanghai International Airport all have monorail links.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victor ... 60a81898e5
For less than $1b, run two-tier services to Broadmeadows, and double the frequency of the bus route between there and the airport.
Let the ripoff bus continue on the tollway.
Roderick.
A Melbourne Airport monorail that will get travellers to the city in 16 minutes for a $25 one-way fare is being backed.
Sunday Herald Sun October 8, 2016.
A MELBOURNE Airport monorail that will get travellers to the city in 16 minutes for a $25 one-way fare is being backed as a fast solution to the city’s traffic congestion.
The Sunday Herald Sun can reveal a private consortium, which includes former premier Steve Bracks, has met with Treasurer Tim Pallas to discuss the radical $1.2 billion plan.
The Sunday Herald Sun understands Mr Pallas encouraged the consortium to develop and submit an unsolicited proposal to the State Government, after a similar attempt under the previous government fell through.
Artist impression of Mono Rail at Tullamarine airport.
Entrepreneur Peter O’Brien, who heads up the Airshuttle Australia consortium, said a monorail was the best way to improve public transport to the airport.
“It’s a fast, efficient, silent, cost-effective and quick to implement solution to an ever-growing problem,” he said.
Mr O’Brien, a former president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who was behind the Melbourne Aquarium and campaigned for the development of Federation Square, said the monorail would be first class.
“This technology has been used successfully around the globe and there is no reason why it should not be adopted in Melbourne,” he said.
Melbourne Airport has welcomed the idea, saying it “clearly needs a mass transit solution” that is “frequent, reliable and quick”.
“The solution, whether rail or something else, will need to provide frequent, reliable and quick services, which will need to be competitively priced,” spokesman Grant Smith said. “Ultimately it’s a State Government decision, but we welcome the conversation and we will continue to consult with community, business and government stakeholders as we all seek an appropriate solution.”
Infrastructure Victoria released a report this week that said a train to the airport was needed in 15 years, but assumed the solution would be a heavy rail link via the Albion East reservation, costing up to $5 billion.
The route, which would deliver a return of up to $1.40 for every dollar spent, would take 30 minutes from the city. But RACV public policy manager Brian Negus said that was too slow and airport passengers needed a “fast, frequent link”.
Melbourne's skyline.
He said the monorail was “fundamentally a good proposal” and the technology should be “in the mix”.
“It would be fast and it’s along an existing corridor so there aren’t the issues in terms of trying to find appropriate land,” he said. “Within the next decade or less, we are going to need an airport rail link.
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt also encouraged the “innovative proposal” which could use solar power to run the monorail trains.
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said the Andrews Government should consider all options for “rapid transport to Melbourne Airport”.
“A 65km/h suburban train is not going to attract business commuters to switch from a cab or an Uber,” Mr Guy said.
“At the moment, the Andrews Government is doing nothing.”
The private consortium wants the Government to underwrite at least $10 million for a feasibility study.
Premier Daniel Andrews said this week that a train to the airport would eventually be needed and “there’ll be a time when (it) stacks up”.
Government spokesman Chris Piper said: “Any market led submission would be treated in the normal way and rigorously assessed to ensure it stacks up and fits the Government’s busy infrastructure agenda.”
Sydney and Brisbane airports already have train lines and Melbourne Airport chief executive Lyell Strambi has previously warned the Tullamarine hub needed to improve to keep passenger growth rising.
DRIVERLESS SUPER RAIL WOULD SOAR OVER TULLA.
DRIVERLESS trains would travel at 100km/h above the Tullamarine Freeway in a cut-price plan for an airport rail link.
The $1.2 billion monorail promises a 16-minute trip from the city to the airport, half the time of a proposed heavy rail route through the Albion East reservation.
The consortium behind the plan has secured the backing of leading manufacturers Hitachi and Intamin to supply the prefabricated tracks and trains, which are already used in Europe and Asia.
Trains would ride on two elevated concrete tracks, each about 1.1m wide, above the western side of Footscray Rd, on to CityLink and along the Tullamarine Freeway.
Mono Rail route map for the proposed Mono Rail Melbourne to the Airport.
The consortium has had discussions with Transurban about buying the air rights above the toll road for the monorail.
Starting at a new platform in Southern Cross station, or another site nearby, the monorail would end in a loop at the airport.
This would run between terminals and carparks, with a $1 levy charge for people wanting to catch it from their vehicles straight to the terminal.
Peddle Thorp architects have developed sketches of a proposed “Central Station” above the pedestrian bridge into the international terminal.
A one-way trip to or from the city would cost about $25.
The private consortium hopes the monorail could be integrated with myki, while also allowing travellers to pay directly with their credit cards and smartphones.
The airport handled almost 33.9 million people in the 2015/16 financial year — international passengers were up 9.5 per cent.
The Tullamarine Freeway and CityLink, which is being widened, has been struggling to cope with current traffic levels.
Cab rides from the airport to the city can often take more than an hour, leaving many travellers frustrated.
Tokyo, Osaka and Okinawa airports in Japan and China’s Shanghai International Airport all have monorail links.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victor ... 60a81898e5