Good to see the Libs finally coming to the party. Whether any of these would actually end up being removed under a hypothetical Liberal government is another matter - we all know their record.
Most of them actually don't look too bad. There's clear bias towards the east which is to be expected but it's not like Labor hasn't had some incredibly politically motivated crossing removals like on the Franga line.
Given the recent announcements about Geelong Fast Rail, I would like to see as many of the remaining Werribee line crossings (excluding the Altona Loop) go as possible, perhaps instead of the ones way out on the Belgrave or Hurstbridge lines or the Sandringham line ones they have proposed at least in the short term. I would also prioritise getting rid of all of the Pakenham and Sunbury line crossings so that the Metro Tunnel can run level crossing free. We should focus more on the train capacity side of things in removing the crossings that limit frequency the most.
From this it seems pretty clear that level crossing removals are here to stay in Melbourne. They are popular, and while they might potentially have limited benefits compared to other projects, they provide that feeling of satisfaction that you know longer have to worry about the crossing on your commute/journey. Hopefully the Libs have ditched their ridiculous road intersection plan as part of this.
I would expect Labor to commit to removing an additional 25 level crossings by 2030 anyway by the next election, with this hopefully including more of the crossings I mentioned.

Victoria Liberals now wanna endorse the level crossing removal project, with them picking the next 25 level crossings they wanna add to the list. Only thing I'd note is a lack of level crossing removals targeted on the Werribee line and the Northern lines.

And also some level crossings on the Belgrave, Lilydale and Hurstbridge lines are probably not the worse of the bunch.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/state-opposition-calls-for-more-level-crossing-removals-to-boost-jobs-with-100-in-the-gun/news-story/b9a76a231367c1f376a202647655518d?btr=49ac7b6ce39e56b727428f934b18cd68

News is paywall so I've listed what they've picked to be removed.
Frankston line:
— Warrigal Road, Parkdale
— Highett Road, Highett
— Wickham Road, Highett

Lilydale line:
— Dublin Road, Ringwood East
— Coolstore Road, Croydon

Glen Waverley line:
— Madden Grove, Burnley
— Glenferrie Road, Kooyong
— Tooronga Road, Malvern
— High Street, Glen Iris

Hurstbridge line:
— Marshall Street, Ivanhoe
— Main Hurstbridge Road, Diamond Creek.

Alamein line:
— Riversdale Road, Camberwell
— Prospect Hill Road, Camberwell

Belgrave line:
— Alpine Street, Ferntree Gully
— Railway Ave, Ferntree Gully

Baxter/Stony Point line:
— Moorooduc Highway level crossing to prepare for Baxter electrification.

Craigieburn line:
— Macaulay Road, Kensington
— Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds
— Park Street, Moonee Ponds

Sunbury line:
— Calder Park Drive, Calder Park

Upfield line:
— Barry Road, Campbellfield

Pakenham line:
— Officer South Road, Officer

Sandringham line:
— Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea
— South Road, Brighton

Mernda line:
— Keon Parade, Reservoir

Altona Loop crossings should be removed as part of duplication.

1. Re-route all Werribee trains via duplicated Altona Loop, giving Geelong trains free access to Newport-Laverton express tracks
2. Duplicate to Altona, then new track to Point Cook in anticipation of Metro 2.

Hopefully the Libs have ditched their ridiculous road intersection plan as part of this.

you sound like a true country entitled, who doesn't give a rats about city folk trying to get to work on time.

Great idea, reduce service for the many, in order to coddle the few.

you sound like a true country entitled, who doesn't give a rats about city folk trying to get to work on time.

Great idea, reduce service for the many, in order to coddle the few.

Maybe I should've been more clear. It was a one or the other, not both.

My preference is for Werribee-Newport to be quad track with local metro and express regional. Run that through metro 2.

Altona extended to Point Cook, as well as Williamstown run local via Footscray.

Either way, Altona Loop should be fully duplicated no matter what, which I've said all along. How's that for giving a rats about city folk trying to get to work on time?

so you're still suggesting the Werribee train should take 38min SAS Laverton to Flinders St, instead of the current 24min semi-express.
Such an improvement, which duplicating the loop would not change one iota.
All so Geelong pax can have exclusive use, booting out the vastly greater number of Weeribee etc.

Quad track, really !!!    All for  that 4 tph ??

What happened to Mont Albert and Surrey Hills?  Surely these would be of higher priority than some of the others?  In any case, a line which carries express trains should not have any level crossings.  

....  or are they in the "wrong" electorate?

so you're still suggesting the Werribee train should take 38min SAS Laverton to Flinders St, instead of the current 24min semi-express.
Such an improvement, which duplicating the loop would not change one iota.
All so Geelong pax can have exclusive use, booting out the vastly greater number of Weeribee etc.

Quad track, really !!!    All for  that 4 tph ??

You have a great imagination.

Nothing stopping there being a two tiered service for werribee, with half the trains going via Altona and half going express either.

In my opinion for Altona Duplication should be done in 2 stages, because the Seaholme - Westona section will generally be painful to complete.

They should do the easier sections now, such as duplicating fully from Newport to just before Seaholme, and Laverton - Westona. This would assist in boosting reliability and would help squeeze more TPH out of the Altona Loop.

What happened to Mont Albert and Surrey Hills?  Surely these would be of higher priority than some of the others?  In any case, a line which carries express trains should not have any level crossings.  

....  or are they in the "wrong" electorate?

My sister-in-law's aunt works for the LXRA in the team responsible for property acquisition. That's what's delaying it, they started initial proceedings in 2017 I think. It's going to be a doozy.

My sister-in-law's aunt works for the LXRA in the team responsible for property acquisition. That's what's delaying it, they started initial proceedings in 2017 I think. It's going to be a doozy.

Some projects acquisition proceedings can take over a decade.

My sister-in-law's aunt works for the LXRA in the team responsible for property acquisition. That's what's delaying it, they started initial proceedings in 2017 I think. It's going to be a doozy.

Some projects acquisition proceedings can take over a decade.

Just look at the trouble V/line have had trying to acquire a paddock to build their new facility at Waurn Ponds. Feels as if that has been going on for about a decade.

My sister-in-law's aunt works for the LXRA in the team responsible for property acquisition. That's what's delaying it, they started initial proceedings in 2017 I think. It's going to be a doozy.

Some projects acquisition proceedings can take over a decade.

Just look at the trouble V/line have had trying to acquire a paddock to build their new facility at Waurn Ponds. Feels as if that has been going on for about a decade.

Look at moi! Now I've got two words to say to you.
Compulsory Acquisition.

I'm guessing the gov doesn't want to be seen as being too heavy handed.

I'd merge Surry Hills + Mont Albert stations by placing the new station exactly halfway between each and extending the platforms a little to trick the eye. Doubt it would happen but they're really so close together that most people would only have to walk an extra minute or two considering that it's only around "12" minute walk between them currently.

I'd merge Surry Hills + Mont Albert stations by placing the new station exactly halfway between each and extending the platforms a little to trick the eye. Doubt it would happen but they're really so close together that most people would only have to walk an extra minute or two considering that it's only around "12" minute walk between them currently.

Things like that have been suggested plenty of times - merge Hartwell and Burwood into a new station at the Burwood Hwy (better tram integration etc etc).  Probably a great idea operationally, but closing stations is a vote-loser to Joe Public.

I'd merge Surry Hills + Mont Albert stations by placing the new station exactly halfway between each and extending the platforms a little to trick the eye. Doubt it would happen but they're really so close together that most people would only have to walk an extra minute or two considering that it's only around "12" minute walk between them currently.

The existing Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations are located directly adjacent to activity centres, which provides convenient access to adjacent facilities.  Replacing the two existing stations with one in the middle would put the station within a residential area requiring people to walk to access either of the activity centres.

Note an ideal outcome in my opinion.

Ross