Rail link to Rowville possible: Vic study A GOVERNMENT study has found a rail link to Melbourne's outer southeastern suburb of Rowville is possible, but will be at least a decade away. The Victorian government released the final stage one report for the Rowville rail line feasibility project on Tuesday, which envisaged that 68,000 people would use the line daily by 2046. While the study found the Rowville line is feasible, upgrades will be required on the Dandenong line and the Melbourne Metro underground rail tunnel will need to be built. The state government has asked Infrastructure Australia to help fund both projects, but costings have not been released. Ian Dobbs, chief executive of the Public Transport Victoria, estimated the Melbourne Metro tunnel would not be ready until 2022 at the earliest, even if funding was immediately approved. The Melbourne Metro rail tunnel project, which includes plans for five new Melbourne stations, will enable the rail network to move an extra 25,000 passengers per hour.