By Mitchell Clarke
More than 100 new car parking spaces have now opened at Lynbrook Station, providing relief for commuters preparing to use public transport again.
The new carpark, which can fit 374 vehicles, officially opened on Monday 23 November and is the most recent project to be carried out as part of the State Government’s Cranbourne Line upgrade.
The increase of 135 new carparks, as part of the ‘Car Parks for Commuters Program’, has boosted capacity at Lynbrook by more than 50 per cent.
The new and improved space will also feature improved lighting and CCTV. It follows the removal of the level crossing and reopening of the nearby Evans Road at Lyndhurst in October.
Cranbourne MP Pauline Richards said the “massive improvements” around the south east would provide “faster, more reliable and safer journeys” for tens of thousands of local people.
“Building more car parking at local stations together with the recently removed level crossing, and reopening of Evans Road after fifteen years, are making travel more convenient for the Lyndhurst, Cranbourne West and Lynbrook communities,” she said.
The $1 billion Cranbourne Line upgrade will see every single crossing removed between Cranbourne and the city by 2025.
So far, 12 level crossings have already been removed, with three more to go.
A new station at Merinda Park is also being built.
