THE HUB : Master Plan for the Lowering of the Fremantle Lines
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PERTH CITY LINK RAIL MASTER PLAN Lowering of the Fremantle Railway in Perth March 2010 kconnecting www.perthcitylink.wa.gov.au In 2009, the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (PTA) undertook planning for the Perth City Link Rail and Bus Projects. During this time the project was known as ‘The HUB’. In March 2010, the PTA’s ‘HUB’ project and the East Perth Redevelopment Authority’s ‘Link’ project were joined to form the ‘Perth City Link’ Project. This Master Plan outlines the PTA’s Rail project works for the Perth City Link Project. Throughout this document ‘Perth City Link Rail’ will be referred to as ‘The HUB’. THE HUB : Master Plan for the Lowering of the Fremantle Lines THE HUB Master Plan Part 1 : Lowering of the Fremantle Railway in Perth FINAL Latest version March 30, 2010 PRODUCED BY: Infrastructure Planning and Land Services Division Public Transport Authority of Western Australia Level 5 Public Transport Centre West Parade PERTH WA 6000 ISBN : 978-0-646-51795-7 Capital funding for this project is provided by the State of Western Australia, the Australian Government and the City of Perth THE HUB : Master Plan for the Lowering of the Fremantle Lines CONTENTS 4.5 Passenger Transfer between Platforms ......................................... 17 FOREWORD .................................................................................................. iii 4.6 Connecting Perth Station and Perth Underground ........................ 18 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW.................................................................................. iv 4.7 Passenger Transfers between Perth Station and Perth Underground 19 THE MASTER PLAN PROCESS .........................................................................1 4.8 Evaluation of Feasible Interconnection Solutions........................... 19 1.1 Background ...................................................................................... 1 4.9 Operational Staging ....................................................................... 21 1.2 What is a Master Plan ...................................................................... 1 5. HUB PROJECT SCOPE DETAIL ...............................................................27 1.3 Master Planning Steps ...................................................................... 1 5.1 Civil works ...................................................................................... 27 2. BACKGROUND .......................................................................................3 5.2 Geotechnical issues ........................................................................ 34 2.1 Early History ..................................................................................... 3 5.3 Railway Infrastructure and Services ............................................... 39 2.2 Immediately Post World War 2 ........................................................ 4 5.4 Perth Station .................................................................................. 59 2.3 Effect of Gauge Standardisation ...................................................... 4 6. HERITAGE ............................................................................................79 2.4 Railway Developments over the last 20 Years .................................. 5 6.1 Changes to Elements of Cultural Heritage Significance ................. 79 2.5 The HUB Project ................................................................................ 7 6.2 Perth Railway Station ..................................................................... 79 3. THE NEED ..............................................................................................9 6.3 Horseshoe Bridge ........................................................................... 80 3.1 The Drivers of This Project ................................................................ 9 6.4 Barrack Street /Beaufort Street Bridge .......................................... 80 3.2 The impact on Future Public Transport Growth ............................... 9 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ...............................................................................82 3.3 Capacity to Meet Future Demand .................................................. 10 7.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 82 3.4 The Northbridge Link ...................................................................... 11 7.2 Environmental Risks ....................................................................... 82 4. HUB PROJECT SCOPE OVERVIEW ......................................................... 16 7.3 Impacts ........................................................................................... 82 4.1 High Level Objectives ...................................................................... 16 7.4 Consultation ................................................................................... 83 4.2 Impact on Perth Station.................................................................. 16 7.5 Management.................................................................................. 84 4.3 Changes to Fremantle Track Alignments and Profiles .................... 17 7.6 Noise and Vibration ........................................................................ 84 4.4 Changes to Perth Station Platforms ............................................... 17 8. OPERATIONAL STAGING ......................................................................85 i March 2010| Public Transport Authority of Western Australia THE HUB : Master Plan for the Lowering of the Fremantle Lines 8.1 Maintaining a Viable Station during Construction ......................... 85 9. COST ESTIMATES, BUDGET AND FINANCE ........................................... 86 9.1 Factors Affecting costs .................................................................... 86 9.2 Estimate Reliability ......................................................................... 86 9.3 Estimate Benchmarking .................................................................. 87 9.4 Escalation ....................................................................................... 87 9.5 Base Capital Cost ............................................................................ 87 9.6 Outturn Cost ................................................................................... 88 9.7 Financing Assumptions ................................................................... 88 9.8 PTA Associated Costs ...................................................................... 88 9.9 Operating costs ............................................................................... 89 9.10 Asset lifecycle costs ......................................................................... 89 9.11 Financial Impacts: loss of advertising and rental income ............... 90 9.12 Source of Funds ............................................................................... 90 10. IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................... 91 10.1 Risk Management ........................................................................... 91 10.2 Insurance and Risk Transfer ............................................................ 92 10.3 Project risk profile ........................................................................... 93 10.4 Risk Engineering ............................................................................. 94 10.5 Insurance options ........................................................................... 95 10.6 Procurement Strategy ..................................................................... 95 10.7 Preliminary Implementation Program ............................................ 98 10.8 Statutory Considerations and Approvals ...................................... 101 Public Transport Authority of Western Australia | March 2010 ii THE HUB : Master Plan for the Lowering of the Fremantle Lines FOREWORD A number of the people involved in developing the PURD Supplementary Master Plan and construction of the central underground route played key Two Master Plans have been prepared to facilitate the requirements of roles in this Master Plan. In that regard may I record the contributions the Link Implementation Deed: this one to lower the Fremantle railway made by the late Graham Guilford who passed away in March this year lines between Milligan Street and the Horseshoe Bridge; the other, to after a brief illness. Graham contributed much to the train service and build a new underground Wellington Street Bus Station immediately after rolling-stock requirements of the PURD Supplementary Master Plan and the railway has been sunk. These Master Plans follow five previous to the service and passenger requirements that were addressed in Master Plans prepared over the last twenty five years to expand and preparing this Master Plan, especially his advocacy of the need to extend develop Perth’s Suburban Railway System. The two new plans have been the underground pedestrian connection from the William Street prepared by a specialised team that began work on the Rail Master Plan in underground platforms into Perth Station. January 2009, and completed both plans by March 2010. Then there were the contributions to both the PURD Supplementary Preparation of the plans followed a proven, structured process of: Master Plan and this Master Plan by Andrew Cartledge, Robert Lowe, Eric providing background information; describing motivation and justification Hudson-Smith,