Sorry, that's my mistake - it's the extension to Mernda that they'll keep waiting for, until 2027! Just making the point, I suppose, that until they actually start digging, it's all pie in the sky stuff.
But that's all off the topic. cheers.:)
Here's a link to some further info re the Parkville rail station:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/under-city-rail-plan-to-cut-melbourne-congestion/story-e6frf7jo-1225770794938
Note that at this stage it's only a proposal. I think most Victorians would be familiar with this government and...