Melbourne considers 'superfast' trains to ease costly congestion

MELBOURNE - Driverless fast trains could be the answer to resolving congestion in Melbourne as the city's population soars, a report released on Monday has found.

The SkyLink RapidTransit consortium has announced that it hopes to build driverless "superfast" train lines from the Tullamarine airport to Melbourne's Central Business District as well as from large suburban employment centers to the CBD.

Peter O'Brien, head of the consortium, said that $3.8 billion would be needed to build the much-needed rail-link to the airport as well as connecting the CBD to outer-suburban hubs such as Doncaster and Monash in the southeast.