Perth extends its suburban link

摘要

A decode-long vision to extend Perth's rail transport network to Mandurah has chugged into the design and construction phase. The 1.4 billion dollars urban roil expansion project, which will cover 105km From Clarkson in Perth's north to Mandurah In the south, will bring a new meaning to the reach of Perth's outer suburbs. Travel time between Mandurah and Perth will be sloshed to 48 minutes; Rockingham to Perth will take 33 minutes. The NewMetro project (previously known as Perth Urban Rail Development) incorporates the Parth-to-Mandurah railway (including the route through the city), the extension to the northern suburbs railway, the acquisition of 93 railcars, the spur line to Thornlie and upgrades to roil services and infrastructure through Victoria Park It's due to run to Mandurah by the end of 2007.