Broadmeadows train station needs investment: Hume Council

Hume Council has come on board with Leader to pressure the State Government to invest in the long-neglected Broadmeadows train station and provide a better amenity for the suburb.

Hume Mayor Carly More has joined the Leader to push for an upgrade of the Broadmeadows train station.

Hume Council has joined Leader to push for a Broadmeadows train station upgrade.

Earlier this month, the Leader launched its Fix The Station campaign to push for action on the long-overdue project.

It came after the council demanded the unsafe station be pulled down and replaced with a vibrant transport hub.

Hume Mayor Carly Moore said the council and the community had been calling on the State Government to invest in the Broadmeadows train station for many years.

“(We) … have been very disappointed that the funding and improvements so far have been underwhelming to say the least,” Cr Moore said.

Broadmeadows train station. Picture : George Salpigtidis

In 2009, the John Brumby Labor government allocated $80 million to develop the station and wider Broadmeadows, to much fanfare.

But before the shovel could hit the ground, Labor lost the election to the Coalition and the cash disappeared.

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So far the State Government has refused to commit to building a new station, saying it had recently delivered a $4 million upgrade there.