Popular places rail don't go in Melbourne

[Peter Berrett VK3PZ <pberrett@tbsa.com.au>]

Hi all

Here is a thread I am sure people will pick up on. The rail authorities
in Melbourne operate a system that fails to deliver the public to the
popular places people want to go.

Here is a list of places that lots of people visit in Melbourne for
various reason. Arguably a well planned rail system should service all
of these.


- Princes Park

solution: dedicated spur with new station)

- Waverley Park

solution: dedicated spur via Monash Uni Clayton to Knox City

- Victorian Baseball Centre (or is it softball?) out on Werribee line

solution: new railway station

- Southland Shopping Centre

solution: realignment of Frankston line with retention of existing
alignment

- Northland Shopping Centre 

solution: dedicated spur from Reservoir, via Kingsbury

- Knox City Shopping Centre

solution: new lines from Glen Waverley and Monash

- Maribyrnong Shopping Centre

solution: dedicated spur extending from existing Flemington line

- Airport West Shopping Centre
- Airport

solution: new Broadmeadows line via Sunshine with Airport spur

- Yarra Glen Racecourse

solution: extension of line to Yarra Glen (diesel only)

- RMIT Bundoora

solution: spur from Epping?

- La Trobe University

solution: see Northland line above - Kingsbury station would service La
Trobe students

- Monash University (Clayton OR Frankston)

solutions: see new line to Knox City via Monash, extension of
electrification to Monash University

- Victoria University (Footscray)

solutions: Too hard basket 

- Deakin University, Burwood

solution: Too hard basket

- Forest hill Shopping centre

solution: Too hard basket 

- Chadstone shopping centre

solution: extension of Alamein line to Chadstone then joining up with
Dandenong line (would be a truley awesome line)


I realise it is a bit of a wish list but I hope it makes people realise
how the train service is failing to service the Melbourne public
adequately.

Does anyone have any other suggestions of pupular places that warrant a
train service?

cheers peter