Tuesday, 14 November 2023

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Nick McGOWAN (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:56): (540) Consistent with my approach, my question comes from a constituent, and in this case it comes from Lachlan Rae. Lachlan has written to me in respect of the Suburban Rail Loop. He has a number of ideas about how the Glen Waverley train station might look in the future, so I thought it would be a good idea for us to pass these ideas on, given we are probably in the drafting stage or the predrafting stage or the pre-predrafting stage. Some of the ideas that Lachlan has include increasing the number of entry and exit gates to reduce bottlenecks during peak commuter times – that is a good idea to me; and building a dedicated low-incline ramp for wheelchairs, mobility scooters, bicycles and prams to better support accessibility for all commuters – that is a great idea too. Number 3 is widening the incredibly narrow main platform at the ticket entry to improve the flow of foot traffic in and out of the station – another great idea; moving the customer support booth closer to the walkway connecting Railway Parade and Coleman Parade; and, last but not least, building a dedicated underground entrance at the west end of the platform close to the main car parks to reduce the foot traffic burden at the existing entrance. I would welcome a response from the Minister for Transport Infrastructure.