The Andrews Labor Government is making catching the train easier in Melbourne’s northern suburbs with car park upgrades underway on 440 new and upgraded spaces across Merlynston, Eltham and Wattle Glen stations.

Eltham Station parking will increase by 90 spaces and car parking capacity at Wattle Glen Station will double, with 60 more spaces.

At Eltham Station the new and upgraded spaces will be located within the western car park, extending parking south within the current train maintenance yard, along Youth Road and include a minor reconfiguration of the existing eastern car park.

At Wattle Glen Station, the new and upgraded spaces will be built within vacant land south of the station along Main Hurstbridge Road and through a reconfiguration of the existing car park. 

Commuters will also benefit from more bicycle parking, lighting and CCTV for improved safety, and additional accessible spaces across the three stations.

The project will also plant around 18,000 new trees, shrubs and grasses across the three sites.

The new Eltham car park will open in early 2023.

Works are also continuing on the Hurstbridge Line Duplication allowing more trains to run, more often. The project includes the opening of two brand-new stations at Greensborough and Montmorency, and a new 100-space car park and bus interchange at Greensborough Station to give people more options to park, catch the train and connect with essential services. 

Since 2014 almost 14,000 new and upgraded parking spaces have been delivered at stations across the state, and the Government is on track to deliver an additional 7,000 spaces.

Quotes attributable to Minister for Public Transport Ben Carroll

“Stations across the Northern suburbs will soon be safer and more accessible with hundreds of extra parking spaces, covered by CCTV and lighting, as well as additional bicycle parking.”

“Once the car parks are complete people driving to Merlynston, Eltham and Wattle Glen stations will find it much easier to connect to public transport.”  

Quote attributable to Member for Eltham Vicki Ward

“Car parking at our stations is such an important issue for local commuters, having these new additional car parks is a great win, helping even more people to use our public transport”.

Quote attributable to Member Yan Yean Danielle Green

“The project doubles the amount of parking available at Wattle Glen Station, and the extra car parks and bicycle facilities will provide more options for all members of the community to get to and from the station.”