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Monash Railway Station
Monash railway station is a rapid transit station currently under construction on the Suburban Rail Loop East line in Melbourne, Victoria. It is scheduled to open in 2035 and will serve Monash University, CSIRO and Notting Hill. History For many years, the Monash precinct has been recognised as lacking adequate public transport, prompting a series of proposals aimed at improving connectivity. The earliest formal plan for the Rowville rail line can be traced to the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan, which outlined a heavy rail extension from Huntingdale to Ferntree Gully, passing through the university then towards Rowville. However, because the corridor was never fully reserved, subsequent construction became increasingly challenging as urban development intensified. Over the decades, various feasibility studies have examined potential alignments, station locations, and integration with the existing network. The most comprehensive of these such as one in 2012, identified t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Transport Victoria
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) is the brand name for public transport in the Australian state of Victoria. It was previously the trading name of the Public Transport Development Authority (PTDA), a now-defunct statutory authority in Victoria, responsible for providing, coordinating, and promoting public transport. PTV began operating on 2 April 2012, taking over many of the responsibilities previously exercised by the Director of Public Transport and the Department of Transport. It also took over the marketing of public transport in Victoria from Metlink and Viclink, as well as responsibility for the myki ticketing system, formerly handled by the Transport Ticketing Authority. PTV's functions were transferred to the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) on 1 July 2019. However, PTV continues to exist as the brand for public transport services in Victoria and refers to the Public Transport division of DTP. Governance PTV was the trading name of the Public Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowville
Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. Rowville recorded a population of 33,571 at the 2021 census. Rowville is one of the largest suburbs south-east of Melbourne. It houses the Rowville branch of the Eastern Regional Library, adjacent to the Rowville Community Centre under the Clock Tower. The Stringybark Festival is held at the centre on the third weekend of every October and attracts over 25,000 visitors. The event is organised by the Knox Council, and is one of Australia's longest running sustainability events. There are three golf courses within Rowville. Stud Park is currently being expanded. Rowville is at the intersection of many local government areas with the suburb connecting to suburbs within the Yarra Ranges Shire, City of Monash, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey and City of Knox. History Rowville is named after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringwood Railway Station, Melbourne
Ringwood railway station is a commuter railway station and the junction point for the Belgrave and Lilydale lines, part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ringwood in Victoria, Australia. Ringwood is a ground level premium station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with two faces and one side platform, connected by an accessible overground concourse. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 2016. The original single story brick station buildings, located on Platform 3, are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register and today function as the ticket and staff offices. The station was reopened in January 2016 as part of a multimillion dollar redevelopment of the Eastland Shopping Centre, Ringwood Town Square and Railway Place. History Ringwood station opened on 1 December 1882, when the railway line from Camberwell was extended to Lilydale. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheltenham, Victoria
Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 18 km south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the Cities of City of Bayside, Bayside and City of Kingston, Kingston Local government areas of Victoria, local government areas. Cheltenham recorded a population of 23,992 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Cheltenham is currently undergoing significant gentrification and development. The eastern side of the area's metropolitan railway line and Charman Road north is located within the City of Kingston, while the suburb's western region towards extensive golf links, parks and Port Phillip Bay falls within the City of Bayside. A significant feature in Cheltenham is Westfield Southland, a major shopping centre which opened in 1968. History The Boon wurrung, Boon Wurrung people had used natural springs in the area and when European settlers arrived they established market garden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southland Railway Station
Southland railway station is a commuter railway station on the Frankston line, which is part of the Melbourne railway network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of Cheltenham, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Southland station is a ground-level host station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 26 November 2017. History 19th century The first proposal for a railway station between Highett and Cheltenham, at Bay Road, occurred during the construction of the Frankston line in the early 1880s. The push was led by the Shire of Moorabbin, whose president for some of that decade was Thomas Bent, a land developer and, later, Premier of Victoria. Agitation continued through the 1880s, but was discontinued in the early 1890s, by which time the shire's attention had to be directed to a major economic crisis. 20th century 1960s When Westfield Southland (then known as Southland Shopping Centre) opened in September 1968, discussions were raised on whether a railway station woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Hill Railway Station, Melbourne
Box Hill railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, Belgrave and Lilydale line, Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Box Hill, Victoria, Box Hill, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Box Hill station is a below ground premium station, featuring four platforms, an island platform with two faces and two side platforms connected by a ground level precinct. It opened on 1 December 1882, with the current station provided in 1985. The station is located underground, beneath the Box Hill Central shopping centre. East of the station, towards Lilydale railway station, Lilydale and Belgrave railway station, Belgrave, the three tracks merge into double-track railway, two. History Box Hill station opened on 1 December 1882 when the railway line from Camberwell railway station, Melbourne, Camberwell was extended to Lilydale. When the station opened, Box Hill was a separate town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburban Rail Loop
The Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) is a rapid transit system currently under construction in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria and second largest city of Australia. The system is divided into four distinct sections. The two main sections, Suburban Rail Loop East, SRL East and SRL North, are planned to form a single automatic train operation, fully automated circle route, orbital metro line through the city's middle suburbs, with 13 stations between Cheltenham, Victoria, Cheltenham and Melbourne Airport connecting to eight existing Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne rail lines across four sections: SRL East, SRL North, SRL Airport and SRL West. The SRL is a key part of Victoria's "Big Build" initiative, aiming to make Melbourne the second Australian city (after Sydney) to build a fully automated rapid transit system. Several orbital rail schemes have been proposed and some constructed throughout Melbourne's history, but the rail network has remained largely radia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trackless Train
A trackless train — or tram ( U.S. English), road train, land train, or parking lot train is a road-going articulated vehicle used for the transport of passengers, comprising a driving vehicle pulling one or more carriages connected by drawbar couplings, in the manner of a road-going railway train. Similar vehicles may be used for transport of freight or baggage for short distances, such as at a factory or airport. Often depending on use, land train may or may not be skeuomorphically styled to look like traditional, often steam trains. Terminology ''Trackless train'' or ''land train'' are descriptive terms for the rubber tired road-going vehicles to distinguish them from rail mounted trains. ''Parking lot tram'' is a common name in the US, reflecting its use in parking lot transport. The lack of a widely accepted generic name for trackless trains often leads to them being called trams, people movers or road trains. Due to cultural terminology differences, ''trackless tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicinity Centres
Vicinity Centres , previously known as Federation Centres and Centro Properties Group, is an Australian Real Estate Investment Trust specialising in the ownership and management of Australian shopping centres. As at December 2021, it had stakes in 60 shopping centres. It is headquartered at Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne. History Vicinity Limited was established by diversified property construction Jennings Industries on 18 February 1985 as Jennings Properties, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. In January 1991, it was renamed Centro Properties. In September 1997, Centro was restructured to become a stapled security structure named Centro Properties Group. Centro was a stapled security comprising one unit in Centro Property Trust (CPT) stapled to one share in Centro Properties Limited (CPL). CPT is the owner of Centro's interests in the properties and CPL, along with its subsidiaries, provides management services to CPT. In September 1999, Centro a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadstone
Chadstone is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Chadstone recorded a population of 9,552 at the 2021 census. Landmarks include the Waverley Basketball Centre, Jordanville Community Centre and the Matthew Flinders Hotel. Scotchmans Creek runs along Chadstone's southern boundary, the Glen Waverley railway line along the northern boundary, Warrigal Road to the west and Huntingdale Road to the east. The Monash Freeway runs through the suburb. History Many of the houses in the Chadstone area were built in the postwar period using prefabricated concrete produced at the current site of Holmesglen Institute. The houses tend to be quite small, with two to three bedrooms and large blocks. It is relatively common for houses to be demolished and larger houses built to take advantage of the block size. Chadstone Post Office opened on 8 April 1957 and Chadstone Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caulfield, Victoria
Caulfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Caulfield recorded a population of 5,748 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. It is bounded by Kooyong Road in the west, Glen Eira Road in the north, Glen Huntly Road in the south and Booran Road in the east. Caulfield is best known as the location of Caulfield Racecourse and the Caulfield campus of Monash University. History Toponymy The origin of the name of Caulfield is not known for certain, but the name seemed to be linked with Baron Caulfield of Ireland, perhaps through John Caulfield, a pioneer of the colony. The name Caulfield was in use by 1853, and the early maps always place it somewhere around the racecourse. Pre-European history The local Yalukit people were coastal and dependent on seafoods, so few Aboriginal relics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferntree Gully Railway Station
Ferntree Gully railway station is a Commuter rail, commuter railway station on the Belgrave railway line, Belgrave line, part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Ferntree Gully in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Ferntree Gully is a ground level premium station, featuring two side platforms. It opened on 5 December 1889, with the current station provided in 1976. Initially opened as Lower Ferntree Gully, the station was given the name Ferntree Gully on 1 October 1962, before it was renamed Fern Tree Gully on 29 February 1972 and finally reverted back to its current name of Ferntree Gully in May 1977. History Ferntree Gully station opened on 5 December 1889, when the railway line from Ringwood railway station, Melbourne, Ringwood was extended to Upper Ferntree Gully railway station, Upper Ferntree Gully. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after a fern tree gully that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
