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.

From 3 December 2023 to 3 March 2024, we sought community feedback on the draft precinct visions for the areas around each new SRL East station. These draft visions build on the priorities and feedback gathered over several years. The draft visions identify areas of opportunity, preliminary ideas and draft precinct plans that connect the place today to what it could look like in the future.

Read the draft precinct vision for Monash

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback via the online survey. A report summarising what we heard and how it is being considered will be released in the coming weeks.

What's next?

We are continuing to refine the precinct plans to ensure the SRL East precincts are thriving centres with quality housing options, services and job opportunities close to home.

SRL will be back out in the community shortly to get your feedback on the next steps being taken to realise the vision for Monash.

Read more about planning the future of Monash.

Map: SRL Monash Station between Howleys and Blackburn roads

Artists impression of SRL station at Monash

Artists impression the SRL station at Monash

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.