House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Northfield Rail Line NORTHFIELD RAIL LINE Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett NORTHFIELD RAIL LINE 273 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (21 October 2008). Was any consideration given to re-opening the Northfield line and establishing a park and ride facility between Port Wakefield road and Main North road? The Hon. P.F. CONLON House of Assembly Elder Minister for Transport Minister for Infrastructure Minister for Energy NORTHFIELD RAIL LINE The Hon. P.F. CONLON (Elder—Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Minister for Energy): I provide the following information: The State Government's $2 billion investment in Adelaide's metropolitan passenger rail network focuses on upgrading existing lines, as well as providing a new Coast to Coast light rail service. In particular, the program includes: concrete re-sleepering of the metropolitan passenger rail network electrification of the Noarlunga (including Tonsley), Outer Harbor, Grange and Gawler lines and the subsequent purchase of 50 new electric trains gauge standardisation across the whole network interchange, station and Park 'n' Ride infrastructure upgrades; and further extension of the tramline to provide a coast to coast service running from Glenelg through the City, to West Lakes and on to Semaphore through the heart of Port Adelaide. There is no intention at this time within this current investment program to re-open the Northfield line or to establish a park and ride facility between Port Wakefield road and Main North road.