Introduction to the ProjectSydney Metro is one of the largest public transport projects in Australia that are actually happening. It is happening in Sydney and it is all about making travel times around Sydney much quicker than what they are now. It also means that existing train stations in Sydney will be heavily upgraded, rebuilt or having a new station. Sydney Metro started planning in 2012 and after 7 years, the first line of Sydney Metro opened.
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Introduction to the ProjectThe Metro Tunnel is an amazing new infrastructure project for Melbourne in Australia. Melbourne is the 2nd most populated city in Australia and Flinders Street Station is one of the busiest train stations in the world. Because Melbourne is so busy, it has a large train network with over 200 stations and 800 km of track. The City Loop is the most congested part of the network with nearly every line using it. Because of this, a lot of services are getting stuck and delayed. This means less passengers and income as well as more work for the staff all around the network. What is the Metro Tunnel?The Metro Tunnel is a huge new infrastructure project for Melbourne. It is already under construction and it is said to open in 2025 or 2026. The tunnel will run from South Kensington on the Sunbury line to Anzac in the tunnel before arriving on the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines at Caulfield Station. It will have 5 new underground stations including: Arden, Parkville, State Library (Melbourne Central), Town Hall (Flinders Street) and Anzac before arriving in the outside and at Caulfield station, where you will continue your journey until the terminus at Cranbourne or Pakenham stations. Why do we need the Metro Tunnel?As I said in the Introduction, Melbourne's City Loop is extremely congested with nearly every single line using the loop. This is causing delays. To fix that PTV has created a new infrastructure project called Metro Tunnel. When the tunnel opens, the Sunbury, Cranbourne and Pakenham lines will not use the City Loop. You might be thinking that you can't go to any CBD stations but State Library is connected to Melbourne Central and Town Hall is connected to Flinders Street. Another good thing is that, you can get from one side of the CBD to the other by taking the Metro Tunnel. Now to the downsides. The tunnel means that Sunbury, Cranbourne and Pakenham line users will have to get out at Melbourne Central or Flinders Street to get to other CBD stations. Is there more?Melbourne still doesn't have an Airport Rail Link but very soon they will have one. So what does it have to do with the Metro Tunnel? Services will at Metro Tunnel stations every 10 minutes which will then go up to Melbourne Airport. Why is it going through the Metro Tunnel? It is going through the Metro Tunnel because it will connect with the Sunbury line and go into the Airport. The project is proposed and is already in its planning stage. The project will commence construction in 2022 and open to the public in 2029. BLOG 3 Sydney has been waiting for new Intercity trains for such a long time. We did have the release of the OSCAR trains in December 2006 but they were only used on two routes and on suburban lines. It is good that Transport for NSW is finally releasing a new set of Intercity trains for Sydney and NSW on all of the intercity lines except for the Southern Highlands line. These new trains are already in testing! They are very accessible for disabled people and visually impaired people but that's not all! They also have amazing features such as a completely different toilet design with baby changing facilities, luggage racks, modern heating and cooling system, USB, USB-C and power plugs, tray tables, high-backed seats and secure bike racks. These new trains will also have completely new and amazing technology on the doors and screens which will not only be inside but also outside the train. The new trains will be called the Mariyung trans or the D set. The trains were built in a city in South Korea called Changwon. I have provided a map below. Something a lot of train enthusiasts have been waiting for is, the old Intercity V set trains retiring. They will be retiring in 2022 or when the new trains get released.
Blog #2 of MANY I absolutely love trains and I know so much about them. This blog website will be all about trains and other types of transport. This blog is based in Australia so most of the blogs will be about Australia and New Zealand. I would also love to talk about countries such as Japan, China, South Korea, Russia, Sweden, France and Britain as well as so many more. I would love to have a count of how many blogs I have and if you want to request anything or ask a question, I will research and respond as soon as possible. I will post at least once a week and I will check comments on my blog everyday at 7PM AEST.
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