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= __New Network/Future__ =

Home | Mind Map | History of Trains | Southern Cross and Flinders St Stations Public's View | Types of trains | **New Network/Future** | Bibliography The Metcard has been around for 10 years now and is now considered out of date. That's why several years ago the Victorian Government decided to change over to a new system called Myki. Myki is a new 'smart card' system that is already in place in other cities around the world (Singapore and London). It is not yet set up in Melbourne but country areas like Geelong and Ballarat already have Myki in place.
 * Myki**

Myki has started to replace the old system. In order to go on a train/tram/bus you'll need a Myki card. Though you can still purchase a daily or 2 hour ticket, it works out cheaper to have a card that you top up. You can purchase a card online, on the Myki hotline or purchase them at a milkbar, newsagency, premium station etc. Once you have this card every time you get on a form of public transport you must touch it on a reader and it will show a green light if you have enough money left to travel. Then you do the same when you get off and if it says there's no money left in your account you have to top up. You can either top up online or on the normal machine, which accepts notes as well as coins.

The Government decided to change over to this system because of a few reasons. Firstly, the card is plastic so it can't bend like the current paper Metcards. You also don't have to look around for change to buy a ticket every day because you can put in lots of money and not have to worry about it. Myki will also save you money. One card allows you to travel anywhere in Victoria with all 3 different types of transport (tram, train, bus).


 * Metro Trains Melbourne**

The current train system, Connex Melbourne, has been overtaken by a new company. The state government has selected Metro Trains Melbourne (MTR Corporation) to be the new franchise operator of the suburban railway network of Melbourne. The eight year contract will begin on November 30th 2009. The system consists of 17 train lines, has a fleet of 323 trains and is will provide over 12,000 services, which will carry 680,000 people ever day. The same system is currently in place in Hong Kong. Metro Trains Melbourne will continue operating the fleet of Comeng, Hitachi, Siemens, and XTrapolis trains. They will also receive 38 new XTrapolis trains to run on the system. For the Stony Point line, 2 sprinter trains (leased from V/line) will be used. This system will operate on all of the lines (Alamaine, Belgrave, Cragieburn, Cranbourne, Epping, Frankston, Glen Waverly, Hurstbridge, Lilydale, Pakenham, Sandrigham, Stony Point, Sydneham, Upfield, Werribee, and Williamstown) as well as the City Loop. It will also be resposible for the day to day operations of 200 railway stations. It will first use the Metcard Ticketing but eventually will use the smartcard ticketing system.

Hopefully the new system will produce cleaner trains, more on time services, better scheduling, more jobs, no delays, more services, and an overall better train system in Melbourne.


 * Major Project in the Future**

Melbourne Public Trains system is always improving. As well as the new trains, John Brumby has also announced that there will be new state of the art train stations in Parkville, South Morang and the City Domain. The first part of the billion dollar project will see a new line connect Parkville and City Domain through an underground railway system. This will start in 2012, and hopefully finished by 2018. The second part will see the line extend to Caulfield and Footscray. To learn more about Melbourne's exciting train future, you can visit []