Melbourne Metro Projects Reach Significant Milestones

Victoria’s Melbourne Metro projects have recently marked critical milestones, with new station designs revealed and others completed. These advancements highlight the city’s commitment to improving transport infrastructure. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

New Mordialloc Station Design Unveiled

The Big Build project revealed the final design for Mordialloc Station, part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. This project aims to elevate or bury stations, freeing up space for road traffic and additional development in vital suburbs.

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The Mordialloc Station design features improved safety and amenities while also eliminating three level crossings. Rail bridge construction is already underway to elevate the station and remove crossings at McDonald Street, Mordialloc, and Station Street, Aspendale. The Bear Street crossing will also be closed.

Along with upgraded entrances and modern facilities, the project will enhance accessibility and public spaces. Over 1,000 trees and 85,000 plants, including native species, will line Station Street. Additionally, the existing station building and historic water tower will be preserved.

Scheduled to open in 2026, the new station is part of a broader plan to remove all level crossings on the Frankston Line.

Metro Tunnel Stations Handed Over to Victorian Government

The Victorian Government has received keys to the first three completed stations of the Melbourne Metro Tunnel project. With the tunnel set to open later this year, Metro Trains staff will conduct operational trials at Parkville Station. Meanwhile, rail workers are preparing Arden and Anzac stations for management and system operation.

Since mid-2023, trains have covered over 100,000 km within the tunnel, testing equipment and systems. Testing continues on the future continuous line from Sunbury to Cranbourne and Pakenham, with disruptions scheduled for mid-April. Work also advances on the Town Hall and State Library stations beneath Melbourne’s CBD.

The Metro Tunnel represents Melbourne’s largest train network upgrade since the 1981 City Loop opening, with five new underground stations planned.

Sydney Metro Western Airport Line Takes Shape

Track laying has officially started for the Sydney Metro—Western Sydney Airport line, a 23km metro railway connecting to the new airport. The initial track was laid at Luddenham, just north of a rail bridge set to carry services over the future M12 motorway.

Work continues north towards St Marys, with up to 60 workers laying between 70m and 100m of track per day. The project will use more than 6,400 tonnes of Australian-made rail steel along the 106.8km route, including tracks at Orchard Hills’ stabling and maintenance facility.

Each 20m section of rail is manufactured in South Australia and shipped to Newcastle before being transported to Luddenham South for installation. The project is set for completion by mid-2026.

Source, photo: www.theurbandeveloper.com

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