维多利亚州反对党领导人杰斯·威尔逊宣布了一项17亿澳元的公共交通投资方案，计划在议会下一任期内部署25列混合动力列车，以改善梅尔顿线和温德姆谷线的服务1。这些新型列车可在城郊轨道使用架空电力，在乡村轨道使用柴油或电池动力1。反对党声称该方案将比工党承诺的电气化方案更快地为西墨尔本快速增长的地区提供城市级列车服务1。
该地区的人口压力日益增大，梅尔顿地区人口从135,000增至231,000，温德姆市从217,000增至348,0001。2019年至2024年间，梅尔顿和温德姆谷线8个车站的乘客数增加了26%1。现有6节VLocity列车的容量仅为444名乘客，而城市列车可容纳1,300名乘客，突显了增加运力的必要性1。
威尔逊表示，"工党两次承诺两次失败，我们的计划将更快为墨尔本西部提供地铁级列车服务"1。与此同时，工党的电气化计划延期至2030年后1，而维州与联邦政府已承诺投入1.52亿澳元用于该计划的开发1。电气化方案的总成本估计为80亿澳元1。
Victoria's opposition leader Jess Wilson has announced a $1.7 billion public transport initiative aimed at rapidly expanding rail services across the state's fastest-growing western regions.1 The plan commits to deploying 25 hybrid-powered trains during the next parliamentary term to serve the Melton and Wyndham Valley lines.1
The hybrid trains are designed to operate using overhead electric power on metropolitan tracks while switching to diesel or battery power on regional sections, offering a faster alternative to the Labor government's electrification scheme, which is not scheduled to complete until after 2030.1 Wilson stated that "Labor has promised twice and failed twice, and our plan will deliver metro-standard train services to Melbourne's west faster."1 The opposition argues this approach addresses severe overcrowding during peak hours, particularly as both regions have experienced dramatic population growth—Melton's population surged from 135,000 to 231,000 and Wyndham's from 217,000 to 348,000.1 Passenger numbers at eight stations on the Melton and Wyndham Valley lines increased by 26 percent between 2019 and 2024.1
A single VLocity train currently carries 444 passengers, while the proposed urban-standard trains would accommodate 1,300 passengers per service.1 The state and federal governments have already committed $152 million toward developing the electrification project, which carries an estimated total cost of $8 billion.1
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