Electrification of the Melton and Wyndham rail lines.
New train stations at Mt Atkinson and Thornhill Park.
Two more tracks to provide four tracks from Sunshine to Caroline Springs to allow for faster Geelong, Ballarat and Wyndham Vale V/Line services.
Works to commence concurrently with the Sunshine Station Sup Hub upgrade for services to be available from 2030 when Sunshine Station is completed.

Electrification of the Melton and Wyndham rail lines.
New train stations at Mt Atkinson and Thornhill Park.
Two more tracks to provide four tracks from Sunshine to Caroline Springs to allow for faster Geelong, Ballarat and Wyndham Vale V/Line services.
Works to commence concurrently with the Sunshine Station Sup Hub upgrade for services to be available from 2030 when Sunshine Station is completed.

Bus Network Reform

Why it matters

Buses are critical to connecting people with essential services including health, employment, education and wellbeing. Rapid growth in Melbourne's west has left many communities without adequate bus services, and some new suburbs in Melton and Wyndham have none at all.

Our ask:

For the Victorian Government to deliver a frequent, direct and accessible bus network for all of Melbourne’s west.

What LeadWest is advocating for

The expansion and reconfiguration of the bus network in Melbourne’s West to provide a more frequent, direct and accessible service, seven days a week.

Supporting information

Benefits

The benefits of transforming Melbourne’s bus network are comparable to any one of Victoria’s big road and rail projects – at a much lower cost.

Currently, Melbourne’s west has some of the highest levels of car use in Melbourne. We need to change this. We need to get people out of cars and on to public transport.

An integrated, reliable and safe bus network would provide a viable and cost-effective alternative to driving a car and would help reduce traffic congestion on our road network.

Without access to an effective and reliable public transport network, our communities face increased financial hardship, impaired health and wellbeing outcomes, and reduced access to services, jobs, education and social connections.

Infrastructure Victoria – Victoria’s infrastructure strategy 2025-2055

“More people use buses when they offer better quality services. More than a third of Melburnians have never caught the bus, even though 8 out of 10 homes are within
400 metres of a bus stop. The most disadvantaged areas commonly have the least
public transport. This is most often in growth areas” – Infrastructure Victoria

Infrastructure Victoria has recommended an overhaul of the state’s bus network with faster bus services, more often and a new rapid bus transit network with routes that connect train stations and busy destinations, including from:

Tarneit (Wyndham) to Highpoint (Maribyrnong), via Ashley Street and Tottenham railway station
Point Cook (Wyndham) to Watergardens (Brimbank)
Melton to Broadmeadows.

Infrastructure Victoria estimates to build each of the new bus rapid transit routes will cost between $200 million to $900 million, depending on the route selected.

See more at Infrastructure Victoria