<span class="" id="parent-fieldname-description"> The Victorian Government has announced the commencement of stage two of the Rowville Rail Study, after stage one of the study found that a rail link between Huntington Station and Rowville Station in Melbourne was feasible. </span> <p>Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu said the stage one report, which was put together by Sinclair Knight Mertz, confirmed that a Rowville rail line could be feasible after improvements to the Dandenong rail corridor capacity and the Metro Melbourne rail tunnel project were delivered.</p><p>The stage one final report recommends further work for a preferred alignment that runs from Huntingdale Station along the median of Wellington Road to terminate in the vicinity of Stud Park. It includes above-ground and tunnelled sections, as well as options for four new stations at Monash University, Mulgrave, Waverley Park and Rowville (Stud Park).</p><p>“The Coalition Government will now commence work to plan the future alignment of a Rowville rail line,” Baillieu said.</p><p>State minister public transport Terry Mulder said the stage one report was the most comprehensive investigation ever undertaken into the feasibility of a rail line to Rowville.</p><p>“The report provides government with a greater understanding on a range of important aspects such as construction, operational, land use and environmental considerations” he said.</p><p>But state treasurer and Kim Wells assured that the report made it clear that the Dandenong Rail Capacity and Melbourne Metro projects were required before a Rowville Rail line could be delivered, blaming the Labor government for the delay.</p><p>“The Coalition Government is delivering a record infrastructure investment, however Commonwealth funding will be essential to address Victoria’s infrastructure backlog and achieve maximum economic and liveability benefits.</p><p>A Rowville rail line was first proposed in 1969 but this is the first comprehensive feasibility study undertaken into the topic, the state government says</p><p>The independent study, which commenced in mid-2011, ran over twelve months. The study involved a series of technical investigations and extensive consultation with the community, including feedback on a draft report released in March last year.</p>
