THE WA Liberals have promised to build an airport rail link if they win next month's state election, after Labor announced an ambitious Metronet project in late January.
If re-elected on March 9, the Liberals have pledged to build a $1.895 billion airport rail link transporting domestic and international passengers to and from Perth Airport.
Premier Colin Barnett says as well as offering public transport to travellers, the rail link will also offer more options to residents in the eastern suburbs wanting to travel into the city, as well as businesses at the proposed airport business and industrial park.
"Our airport line will take Western Australians and tourists straight to the doorstep of the airport terminal, delivering maximum convenience and cost savings for travellers," he said.
Under the Liberal model, trains would run at least every 10 minutes at peak times and airport trains would integrate with services on the existing Midland line, meaning increased train frequencies between Bayswater and Perth.
Transport Minister Troy Buswell said the project would have three stations and 3000 car bays and would be built by 2018.
"Unlike the Labor party's airport rail line, the Liberal Party will not leave you sweating or shivering waiting for a shuttle bus more than 1km down the road," he said.
"We will take you directly to both the international and domestic terminals."
Labor's Metronet project would include a 10.5km rail line to Perth's international airport - and would serve domestic terminals when they are relocated to adjacent land in coming years - at an estimated cost of $731.5 million, not including rail cars.
Labor's entire Metronet project servicing the metropolitan area is expected to cost $3.8 billion but the Liberals have mocked the ambitious scheme, saying it is more likely to cost $6.4 billion.
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