Australia railway transport

Deer Park Station landscape architecture award has gone to the Melbourne station, which topped the National Landscape Architecture Awards for its station precinct design, as reported by Rail Express.

The Inland Rail Euroa station upgrade is steadily moving ahead, with a new pedestrian underpass now taking shape at Euroa Station in Victoria, a development also highlighted by Railway Supply.

Sydney Metro West marks a new tunnelling milestone as TBMs Jessie and Ruby pass the deepest section under Darling Harbour and move closer to Hunter Street station.

The Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project enters a fresh phase this month as Queensland unveils updated designs that reshape station precincts and pull residents more deeply into the consultation process.

Pilbara Rail Maintenance has agreed a $180m sale to Salcef, and the deal keeps its 300-strong workforce in place while anchoring future work on heavy-haul lines in the Pilbara.

The Melton Line enters a critical growth phase as crews push ahead with upgrades that modernise stations, add capacity, and prepare the corridor for long-term electrification across Melbourne’s fast-growing west.

Gadigal Station joins the Prix Versailles 2025 roll as one of the world’s most beautiful passenger stations, because design, sustainability, and art converge with a fast, deeply engineered metro.

The Southwest Metro train now runs at 100 km/h on the Sydenham–Bankstown corridor, because Sydney Metro expanded trials toward 9,000 hours and 70 integration tests ahead of the 2026 opening.

The export of Queensland’s coal will further attain robustness with the collaboration between CleanCo and Aurizon to provide renewable energy solutions to drive the transformation in the rail and export infrastructure in Queensland.

In a major development in high speed rail in Australia, the project has now embarked on a new journey after receiving approval for its Sydney to Newcastle connection by Infrastructure Australia.

The Metro Tunnel Melbourne will transform the way commuters travel in Melbourne, connecting the Cranbourne, Pakenham, and Sunbury lines with five new underground stations, reducing congestion on central lines.

The Melton Line Upgrade will revolutionize train travel in Western Melbourne with longer trains, expanded platforms, and work underway on the line to support future electrification, allowing more trains to run on the line.