{"id":84076,"date":"2024-07-10T17:53:24","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=84076"},"modified":"2024-07-10T17:53:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:53:53","slug":"premier-jacinta-allen-says-melbourne-airport-rail-link-wont-launch-in-the-next-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=84076","title":{"rendered":"Premier Jacinta Allen says Melbourne Airport Rail Link won\u2019t launch in the next decade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Premier Jacinta Allan has shot down any hope that Victorians could be boarding a train to Melbourne Airport by 2030 despite an apparent compromise by the airport boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Allan on Monday failed to guarantee the long-awaited train line will built in the next decade, claiming the airport\u2019s \u201cunreasonable demands\u201d about its terminal station over four years had caused immeasurable delays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It comes after Melbourne Airport chief executive, Lorie Argus, confirmed it would back down from its preference to build the station underground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a project that has been delayed by four years because of those frustrating negotiations that pretty much stalled last year,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe construction timeline we outlined back in 2019 was a very aggressive one \u2026 (and) the completion date there was 2029.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere we are in 2024 with years of delay caused by the airport\u2019s ongoing insistence for a more costly \u2026 underground station solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Allan also flagged that it was unlikely the original $10 billion budget for the project would be enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith delay does come cost and so this will be something the Commonwealth government will need to work through,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are hopes the rail link will get back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Premier said Ms Argus sent her a message late last night to let her know about the change in position before sending her a formal email this morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Allan said further negotiations were needed between the state and federal government and Melbourne Airport to kickstart the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Argus said she was prepared to compromise and accept an elevated station<\/a> because it was time to get on with building the vital project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVictorians have waited long enough for an airport rail line,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will work with the Victorian Government to deliver their preferred above-ground station at the airport so the rail line can become reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Argus said passenger numbers were set to soar at Tullamarine this decade, in the lead up to a third runway being added to the site by 2030, and more transport options were needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith an estimated 45 million travellers a year predicted to be using our airport when the third runway opens, the rail link will support a massive increase in passenger numbers and billions of dollars in additional economic activity for Victoria,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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