The West Growth Corridor Plan - Growth Areas Authority
The West Growth Corridor Plan - Growth Areas Authority
The West Growth Corridor Plan - Growth Areas Authority
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4.6.3 <strong>Plan</strong>ning for<br />
Freight networks<br />
the rail freight network in the<br />
west comprises rail corridors of<br />
significance, including:<br />
> > tottenham-newport-altona-<br />
Geelong corridor (including<br />
Melbourne-adelaide-perth<br />
mainline);<br />
> > tottenham-sunshine-Melton-<br />
Ballarat corridor;<br />
> > sunshine-sydenham-Bendigo<br />
corridor;<br />
> > sunshine-Brooklyn-newport<br />
corridor including the<br />
sunshine grain terminal and<br />
hanson’s quarry terminal.<br />
<strong>West</strong><br />
Freight<br />
Concept><strong>Plan</strong><br />
Central Activity Area<br />
Principal Town Centre<br />
Major Town Centre<br />
Train Station<br />
Future Station<br />
Opportunity for future Rail Station<br />
Urban <strong>Growth</strong> Boundary<br />
Existing Urban Area<br />
Area Outside UGB<br />
Constrained Land<br />
Industrial<br />
Existing Industrial<br />
Freight Demand<br />
54 | <strong>Growth</strong> corridor plans<br />
Future rail proposals include<br />
the western interstate Freight<br />
terminal-deer park-sunshine-<br />
Jacana rail line and the outer<br />
Metropolitan transport ring<br />
corridor.<br />
the rail freight network is<br />
supported by terminals, rail<br />
yards and maintenance facilities,<br />
including: the altona intermodal<br />
terminal; spotswood intermodal<br />
terminal; altona north intermodal<br />
terminal; spotswood locomotive<br />
Maintenance centre; and the<br />
tottenham rail yards.<br />
Melton Woodgrove<br />
Melton<br />
Toolern<br />
Rockbank North<br />
Rockbank South<br />
parts of the arterial road and rail<br />
network in Melbourne’s west will<br />
be planned to carry freight as a<br />
key function. critical parts of the<br />
road freight network include:<br />
> > western Freeway<br />
> > princes Freeway<br />
> > the outer Metropolitan ring<br />
transport corridor<br />
> > Boundary road<br />
> > East-west link<br />
> > palmers road<br />
Sayers Road<br />
Wyndham Vale<br />
Werribee<br />
Hopkins Rd<br />
Plumpton<br />
Tarneit<br />
Werribee<br />
Employment<br />
Precinct<br />
Sydenham<br />
Melb Airport<br />
Sunshine
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