page_title: Fishermans Bend, Victoria
section_title: Public transport links
hierarchical_section_title: Fishermans Bend, Victoria / Redevelopment / Public transport links
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of the proposed tram extensions to the major urban renewal precinct in Melbourne, according to the 2018 Fishermans Bend Precinct Framework. Map depicts two tram proposals along a new six-metre bridge across the Yarra from Collins St, along Turner St in the proposed Employment Precinct, and along Plummer St in the proposed residential suburbs of Sandridge and Wirraway. The map also shows two alternatives of the proposed alignment for the Melbourne Metro 2 tunnel, connecting the Werribee line with the Mernda line. All these proposed alignments come from the Framework, released by the State Government in 2018.
context_page_description: Fishermans Bend is a precinct within the City of Port Phillip and the City of Melbourne. It is located on the south of the Yarra River in the suburb of Port Melbourne and opposite Coode Island, close to Melbourne city centre. Fishermans Bend originally included the area now known as Garden City, which was renamed in 1929.
  Since 2012 the area has been designated as a major urban renewal area, with plans for 80,000 residents by 2050. The future framework for Fishermans Bend includes one major employment precinct and four primarily residential suburbs.
context_section_description: Along with new planning controls, the 2018 Framework proposed two tram lines through Fishermans Bend: one running through the new suburbs of Sandridge and Wirraway along Plummer Street, and the other running through Lorimer and the Employment Precinct along Turner Street. The Framework gives a 'medium term' delivery timeframe of 2020-2025, while Infrastructure Australia also identified the project as a 'medium term' priority. The 2019-2020 state budget allocated $4.5 million to plan the tram routes to Fishermans Bend and develop a preliminary business case for the project.
  The Framework also outlined two possible options for metro stations as part of the proposed Melbourne Metro 2 tunnel, which would connect the Werribee line with the Mernda line through a new underground rail link. After the release of the plan, industry figures and some media outlets called for funding for the proposed public transport links.
caption: Map showing the two proposed extensions of the tram network through Fishermans Bend and two options for the proposed metro rail tunnel, according to the State Government's 2018 framework.
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