Eight new trains to ease Vic commuter pain

Eight new trains have been ordered to ease congestion on Melbourne's public transport network. Source: AAP

EIGHT new trains have been ordered to ease congestion on Melbourne's crowded metropolitan transport network.

The $176 million order will see the X'Trapolis trains imported from Europe and fitted out in the regional Victorian city of Ballarat.

They will be running on the network by 2015, Premier Denis Napthine announced on Wednesday.

The money will be allocated in next month's budget, along with $2 million to plan for procuring high capacity trains which will carry 1100 passengers, the state government said.

The order is in addition to seven trains ordered last year, four of which are already in service, Dr Napthine said.

The government made a commitment at the 2010 election to purchase 40 new trains.

Opposition transport spokeswoman Fiona Richardson said Wednesday's announcement means Melbourne commuters will be facing a shortage of 46 trains by 2017.

The Metro Strategic Operations plan stated an additional 54 trains are needed by 2017 and the order falls "ridiculously short" of what is required, she said.

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