Monash

The SRL East station at Monash will connect more people to Melbourne’s largest employment and innovation hub outside the CBD – providing students, employees and visitors with a direct train connection to the area for the first time.

Along with an interchange for bus services and local road improvements, the station will improve access to world-class education, health and research facilities, delivering important transport connections to Monash University.

Frequent services every few minutes will mean passengers can turn up and go when the new rail line is operating by 2035. It’ll take just 3-4 minutes between stations – a journey for a student travelling from Monash to their home in Box Hill will take just 12 minutes.

For more information, read the SRL East station at Monash fact sheet.

What's happening now

Early construction on SRL East started in June 2022 and is powering ahead.

Planning for the area around the new underground station at Monash is now in its early stages, in consultation with the local council and community and we're asking people to share their vision for their neighbourhoods.

What's your vision?

The neighbourhoods around the new SRL East stations will be magnets for activity and investment – attracting more people, businesses and jobs closer to home, along with new and diverse housing options.

Building on the characteristics of existing neighbourhoods, planning will set the vision for new and enhanced open and public spaces, community facilities and services like schools, parks, walking and cycling paths, plazas and retail areas.

Read more about planning the future of Monash.

Map: SRL Monash Station between Howleys and Blackburn roads

FAQs

The areas around the SRL stations will help people live locally – with open and green space, playgrounds, schools, jobs, universities, TAFEs, and health services all closer to home.

Planning for the 6 SRL East neighbourhoods is now underway. There will be many opportunities over the next few years to have your say on the future of Monash both online and in person.

You can stay up to date with planning activities, provide feedback or register your interest in attending particular events by visiting our Have Your Say page.

Read more about SRL East structure planning.

The new train station at Monash will be located north of Monash University, between Normanby and Ferntree Gully roads. The underground station will have 2 levels and be fully accessible for all passengers via lifts and escalators.

Two entrances are proposed, with a southern entrance providing a connection to Monash University and a northern entrance providing a connection to the industrial and business precinct.

The station will include buildings for ticketing and customer facilities, potential retail spaces, extensive undercover bike parking, as well as places for operational equipment and emergency and safety infrastructure.

We are investigating opportunities to create an efficient connection between the new Suburban Rail Loop station and Monash University. The new station adjacent to the University will provide students and staff with a connection to the train network for the first time.

The new station platform will sit around 20m below ground level and be accessible by lifts and escalators.

Monash Station platform concept design — Monash Station platform design. Concept only.

Monash Station platform concourse design — Monash Station concourse design. Concept only.

Monash Station concourse concept design — Monash Station concourse design. Concept only.

Monash Station entry concept design — Monash Station entry design. Concept only.