The Department of Transport had published a Level Crossings Assessment Report in 2008, based on the Australian Level Crossing Assessment Model (ALCAM) which identifies risks at railway crossings and provides the basis for prioritizing crossings for upgrade.

Table 1 below shows the Top 50 level crossings assessed for priority upgrading. You can click here to view the rankings for all the 1872 level crossings assessed for Victoria.


Table 1: Top 50 Ranked Level Crossings for Upgrade

Rank Street Suburb Risk Score
1 Springvale Rd Nunawading 14648
2 Springvale Rd Springvale 9783
3 Mitcham Rd Mitcham 8140
4 Main Rd St Albans 6280
5 Furlong Rd St Albans 5020
6 Bell St Coburg 4646
7 Werribee St Werribee 4540
8 Clayton Rd Clayton 4183
9 Macaulay Rd Kensington 3687
10 Bell St Preston 3686
11 Glenroy Rd Glenroy 3617
12 Grange Rd Carnegie 3578
13 Cherry St Werribee 3574
14 Union Rd Surrey Hills 3448
15 North Rd Ormond 3349
16 Aviation Rd Laverton 3249
17 Blackburn Rd Blackburn 3019
18 Buckley St Essendon 2948
19 Old Geelong Rd Hoppers Crossing 2948
20 Mc Gregor Rd Pakenham 2886
21 Riversdale Rd Camberwell 2882
22 Ferguson St Williamstown 2870
23 Lower Plenty Rd Rosanna 2783
24 Station St Fairfield 2681
25 Murray Rd Preston 2590
26 Station St Carrum 2502
27 Centre Rd Clayton 2480
28 Seaford Rd Seaford 2446
29 Moreland Rd Brunswick 2394
30 Heatherton Rd Noble Park 2376
31 Charman Rd Cheltenham 2369
32 Clyde Rd (Berwick-Cranbourne Rd) Berwick 2314
33 Toorak Rd Kooyong 2257
34 Hallam Rd Hallam 2140
35 Swanpool Av Chelsea 2137
36 Racecourse Rd Pakenham 2130
37 Koornang Rd Carnegie 2117
38 Webster St Dandenong 2069
39 Tooronga Rd Malvern 2042
40 Chandler Rd Noble Park 2022
41 Station St Bonbeach 1994
42 Skye Rd (Overton Rd) Frankston 1913
43 Keon Pde Keon Park 1895
44 Gaffney St Coburg North 1870
45 Sth Gippsland Hwy Dandenong 1869
46 Kororoit Creek Rd Altona 1854
47 Maidstone St Altona 1840
48 Scoresby Rd Bayswater 1839
49 Anderson Rd Sunshine 1760
50 Webb St Narre Warren 1741

 

Table 2 shows the number of metropolitan Melbourne suburbs with at least 3 level crossings that are ranked in the top 300 crossings for priority treatment. Altona and Brunswick top the list, each with 8 level crossings in the top 300.

Table 2: Suburbs with 3 or more level crossings in Top 300 ranking

Suburb No. of Level Crossings
Altona 8
Brunswick 8
Coburg 5
Preston 5
Northcote 4
Pakenham 4
Port Melbourne 4
Brighton 3
Chelsea 3
Cheltenham 3
Dandenong South 3
Frankston 3
Hampton 3
Noble Park 3
Seaford 3
Thomastown 3

 

Table 3 shows the 8 Altona level crossings that were assessed, their priority ranking, locations and respective risk scores.

Table 3 – Details of the Altona Level Crossings

Rank Street Location on Train Line Risk Score
46 Kororoit Creek Rd Newport-Laverton Track 1854
47 Maidstone St Newport-Laverton Track 1840
109 Maidstone St Altona Loop 660
151 Kororoit Creek Rd Altona Loop 251
199 Millers Rd Altona Loop 100
216 Pier St Altona Loop 68
235 Grieve Pde Altona Loop 43
238 Civic Pde Altona Loop 42