Wednesday, 15 October 2025

 Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (14:44): (1320) My question is for the Minister for Public and Active Transport. How will the opening of the Metro Tunnel, a year ahead of schedule and with hundreds of new services every week coming online from December, benefit passengers on the Craigieburn line? It is not just that passengers can transfer onto new Metro services in the city at two brand new stations, but from 1 February the Metro Tunnel will also create extra capacity in the city loop. The big switch will also allow trains to complement the new, improved and extended route 543, which started last Monday with 183 new bus trips per week and earlier starts and later finishes. The new extension connects hundreds of residents in Greenvale and Greenvale North to our public transport network for the first time, with buses running all the way between Craigieburn Central and Roxburgh Park station. There are also brand new stops across the route, with extra services and better connections, delivering for Greenvale and making it easier to get to work, school, shopping or recreation.