Melbourne left as one of few major airports without rail link

A rail link to Melbourne airport is another vital project that was axed by the Labor government.

It’s well known that Labor axed East West Link.  Less well known is that when Labor won office they also axed the airport rail link that was a key part of Coalition’s Melbourne Rail Link project.

 Instead, Labor insisted on reverting to their old, inferior Metro Rail Project, which doesn’t include an airport rail link, doesn’t include a station for Fisherman’s Bend, and doesn’t connect with South Yarra station.

 As a report in today’s Age highlights, the result is Melbourne will remain one of the world’s few major airports without a rail link, and travellers will remain stuck in traffic trying to get to the airport for years to come.

 For details of what Victoria would have gained under the Coalition’s Melbourne Rail Link, see  Melbourne Rail Link – a generational change to Public Transport.

 For today’s Age report, see Melbourne airport 50th busiest in the world but among only six without rail.