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The True Value of Rail
Andrew Lezala, CEO Metro Trains Melbourne
New Zealand Rail Conference
June 2016
Melbourne Rail Network
“A railway is 10% iron”
• ‘Spider Network’ with central body, long legs
• 15 lines
• 218 railway stations
• 210 six-carriage trains
• 4,700+ employees
• 2,300+ weekday services
• 14,000+ weekly services
• 800,000+ daily journeys
• 800+ kms of track
• 227 million trips p.a.
The Spine Of Melbourne
▪ Melbourne is the fastest growing capital city in Australia
▪ Every week 1800 new residents come to live in our city
▪ South Morang is the fastest growing suburb in Australia
▪ 7 out 10 fastest growing regions are in Greater Melbourne
▪ Rail patronage has soared over the last decade
▪ The railway will do the heavy lifting into the future
Melbourne train patronage
Metropolitan Train PatronageMelbourne Train Patronage (millions trips/year)
230 million
trips per year
150 million
trips per year
Population growth in Melbourne
“A railway is 10% iron”
Melbourne train patronage - comparison
Metro Trains Melbourne | Oct 2015
Number of lines 15 16 10 11
Number of stations 218 300 85 270
Route length 392km 428km 175km 402km
Population 4.0 mil 11.8 mil 7.0 mil 7.5 mil
Daily ridership 0.4 mil 4.5 mil 3.9 mil 3.0 mil
Overall Ridership 10% 38% 56% 40%
% of city population
Melbourne Paris Hong Kong London
Rail Value…
Ecology – road carbon emissions million t
Road emissions 1990-2020Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics
Ecology – transport emissions by mode
Rail vs other transport modesEconomics
Ecology
In one year, the average passenger train reduces carbon
emissions by a factor equivalent to planting 320 hectares of trees
In one year, the average freight train travelling between Melbourne and
Brisbane reduces carbon emissions by a factor equivalent to planting 600
hectares of trees (or a household of 3 people giving up electricity for 46 years)
* Deloitte Access Economics
Safety
▪ On average, every year there are 1500 road fatalities and
over 30,000 road injuries costing Australia $35 billion annually
▪ By comparison rail accrues 37 fatalities and 130 injuries
* Deloitte Access Economics
▪ One passenger train reduces accident costs by an amount that
could fund 505 hospital beds per day or 6 doctors for one year
Congestion
▪ Traffic congestion costs Australians $15 billion every year
▪ The average passenger train takes 525 cars off the road,
that’s equivalent to 3.2 million vehicle kilometres a year
▪ The average freight train takes 110 trucks off the road,
that’s equivalent to 49.7 million truck kilometres a year
* Deloitte Access Economics
Total domestic freight task by transport mode, billion tonne-kms
Congestion
Total passenger travel by transport mode, billion passenger-kms
Congestion
Estimated congestion cost in American cities
Congestion
Reducing social exclusion
Poor transport contributes to social exclusion in two ways:
1. Poor transport restricts access to activities that enhance people’s life
chances such as work, learning, health care, food shopping and more
2. Deprived communities suffer disproportionately from pedestrian deaths,
pollution and the isolation which can result from living near busy roads
* London Social Exclusion Unit
** Australian Bureau of Statistics
ABS figures suggest that 2.6 million Australians live under the poverty line,
meaning that 11.8% of residents are in need of low cost transport options
Social exclusion in Melbourne
Melbourne suburbs by growth
Facilitating growth and prosperity
▪ The CBDs of Sydney and Melbourne – just
7.1 square kilometres – generate $118 billion
(triple the contribution of the agriculture sector)
* Grattan Institute
** Australian National Accounts
Infrastructure is of critical importance to the
productivity of businesses – governments must
look for new ways to meet our infrastructure
needs over the long term – there is no shortage
of private sector financing available for projects.
John Fraser | Secretary to the Treasury
Facilitating growth and prosperity
64.7%
Sustainable industry – jobs and $$$
▪ The High Capacity Metro Trains (HCMT) Project is the largest single
investment in new rolling stock in Victorian history at 65 new trains
leading to 120 by 2025 (with 50% local content)
▪ Sydney and Melbourne alone will invest $55 billion in rail assets in
the next 10 years
▪ Inland Rail Project -1700km of new freight line, enabling goods
to be delivered Melbourne-Brisbane in less than 24 hours
Tens of thousands of jobs
Making it happen…
Planning and mobility demand
▪ There is a vital need for carefully developed urban blueprints
such as those developed for Shanghai and other major cities
▪ A national transport plan would provide cohesion and direction
▪ We must plan and build smart cities not dumb cities… why build
in Point Cook and Cranbourne without public transport infrastructure?
▪ Change to high rise close to CBD - or mobility demand becomes exponential
Funding… get joined-up plans
▪ Federal and State government alignment supporting the plans
▪ Private sector finance for appropriate elements
▪ Value capture – plan it in from the start
▪ Alternative sources of funds e.g. benefit tax, congestion charging etc
▪ ARA should play a key role in influencing outcomes in this space
Customer centric approach
A customer centric approach will help to drive rail patronage in the future:
Clean
Accessible
Reliable
Safe
Capacity
High capacity trains
“A railway is 10% iron”
High capacity signalling
Bus feeders into stations
Creating a smart metro
Build… build…build
Project delivery
There are major rail electrification projects underway in key cities:
Melbourne
Auckland
Wellington
Sydney
Sydney Metro Northwest
Sydney Metro Northwest
50 Level Crossing Removals
$5-6 billion 50 level crossings to be removed
over 2 full terms of government
A huge program of works with
estimated investment to be
approximately $5-6 billion
Cranbourne-Pakenham Rail Upgrade Project
$2.5 billion The Cranbourne-Pakenham Line
upgrade will deliver more services:
▪ 37 high-capacity trains
▪ 9 level crossing removals
▪ 4 stations to be rebuilt
▪ Power and signalling upgrades
▪ New train depot at Pakenham
▪ Line capacity boosted by 42%
▪ Extra 11,000 customers in AM peak
Melbourne Metro Rail Project
$11 billion The Melbourne Metro Rail Project
will double the size of the city loop:
▪ 2 x 9km rail tunnels running from
South Kensington to South Yarra
▪ New underground stations at Arden,
Parkville, CBD Nth, CBD Sth, Domain
▪ Train/tram interchanges to be built
at Parkville and Domain
Line Extension to Mernda
$600 million The South Morang line will be extended
to Mernda, catering for the significant
population growth in Melbourne’s north
Affordability . . .
Affordability
▪ Strive to reduce overheads and public transport subsidies
▪ Sensible pay deals – currently construction costs are prohibitive for many much-needed projects
▪ Better engineering standards, design and processes – lower cost by design
▪ Affordable high speed – ART
Air Rail Transit (ART)
▪ Ultra light construction
▪ Utilising existing road / rail corridors
▪ 360 km/h moving 9,600 customers/hour
▪ Cabin design based on the layout of a regional aircraft
Air Rail Transit (ART)
▪ TGV France & Spain $40 million/km (€ 5.97 million/km)
▪ Shinkansen $50 million/km (¥4.27 billion/km)
▪ Channel Tunnel Rail Link $358 million/km (£ 92.08 million/km)
Air Rail Transit (ART)zzzz
▪ Melbourne to Geelong = 16 mins
▪ Tullamarine to Avalon = 13 mins
▪ Melbourne to Sydney = 2 hrs 29 mins
True value of rail
▪ Ecology - a better world legacy
▪ Reduced transport related death and injury - $35 bn pa
▪ Reduced congestion - $15 bn pa
▪ Reduced social exclusion
▪ More growth and prosperity
▪ More jobs and $$$
▪ Planning and blueprints
▪ Aligned and multi-faceted funding models
▪ Integrated mobility
▪ Customer centric approach
▪ Affordability
Thank You