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Project Update Project Update June 2021 Western Ring Road (M80), Tullamarine — concept image only, subject to planning approvals and stakeholder engagement. Melbourne Airport Rail is a transformational public transport project giving Victorians the choice to travel to and from Melbourne Airport by train for the first time. The Australian and Victorian turn-up-and-go service from Have your say governments are delivering Melbourne Airport and a Melbourne Airport Rail, which will continuous journey into the CBD Concept designs for Melbourne connect Victoria’s entire regional through the Metro Tunnel which Airport Rail have now been and metropolitan rail network to will take around 30 minutes. released, and we are seeking the airport via Sunshine and the community and stakeholder Thirty stations will have direct Metro Tunnel and support up to feedback on key scope elements. access to Melbourne Airport 8,000 jobs during construction. without changing trains, with Visit the project website at Airport trains will provide passengers from all other airportrail.vic.gov.au and then passengers with a 10-minute metropolitan stations only have your say by completing needing to change once. the online surveys at engage.bigbuild.vic.gov.au Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne. Project route Epping Melbourne Upfield Airport Hume Freeway New premium Tullamarine Freeway station at Melbourne Airport Campbellfield Camp Rd Ring Road Calder Freeway High St Bridge over the Sunbury/ Glenroy Reservoir Bendigo Western Ring Road (M80) Western Ring Road Sydenham Plenty Rd Essendon Bridge over the Airport Maribyrnong River Valley Preston Twin tracks next to Coburg the Albion-Jacana line Bell St Main Rd Essendon CityLink St Albans St Georges Rd Furlong Rd Shared use overpass Direct city access in Sunshine North from Melbourne Airport via MetroBrunswick Tunnel Ballarat Brunswick Rd Albion Deer Park Sunshine Melbourne Grange Rd Grange Albion flyover Arden Parkville and station works State Library Kew Sunshine Station transport superhub CBD Town Hall Richmond West Gate Freeway CityLink Port Melbourne Anzac Toorak Rd Williamstown St Kilda Prahran North Geelong Williamstown Pakenham Cranbourne Gippsland Direct access from Melbourne’s south-east to Melbourne Airport Caulfield Legend Nepean Highway Melbourne Airport Rail Brighton Metro Tunnel Bridge over the Maribyrnong River Valley A second rail bridge will be built over the Maribyrnong River Valley to stand alongside the existing heritage bridge which was built in 1929. The new bridge will be around the same length and height as the existing bridge, which is over 550 metres long and around 50 metres high. Its design and position will seek to complement the existing heritage rail bridge and minimise impacts to the landscape. The new rail bridge will provide Melbourne Airport Rail passengers with spectacular views across the Maribyrnong River Valley. Maribyrnong River Valley Bridge, Keilor East — concept image only, subject to planning approvals and stakeholder engagement. Albion flyover and station works A section of elevated Building the flyover is the best At Albion Station, there will rail—a flyover—will be built outcome for this section of the be a new forecourt area, extra between Sunshine and the rail network to minimise impacts bike cages and some minor Albion rail junction, less than to existing infrastructure, reduce modifications to car parking. two kilometres in distance. This disruption to road and rail users Airport services will not part of the rail corridor is highly during construction, and provide stop at Albion, however this active, complex and constrained more reliable travel times for design will not preclude future with several tracks, major roads Melbourne Airport rail services. opportunities to revitalise the and a critical jet fuel pipeline Heritage will continue to be an area and upgrade existing to consider. important consideration as the infrastructure including Albion design progresses. Station and Ballarat Road. Other elements of scope being considered As part of the current planning and design process, additional elements may be considered, such as a new station between Sunshine and the airport. Information will be provided to the community should further scope be added to the project. We are also investigating power requirements along the new rail corridor to run trains to and from Melbourne Airport. An assessment is underway to identify the number and location of potential electrical substations. Albion flyover and Albion Station, Albion — concept image only, subject to planning approvals and stakeholder engagement. Sunshine Station Superhub The transport Sunshine Station will nearly double in size with: superhub at Sunshine — A new, accessible second concourse with escalators and lifts for better passenger connections between regional, Epping Station will provide metropolitan and Melbourne Airport trains Melbourne Airport — Platform extensions and better access to existing platforms Melbourne Upfield Airport Rail passengers with including more weather protection Hume Freeway — Extra ticketing gates at the main entrance to improve accessibility easy connections to for people, including those with luggage Tullamarine Freeway Victoria’s regions and — Double the number of lifts, making it easier for travellers with luggage to move around the station. Campbellfield metropolitan areas. Camp Rd Ring Road These improvements to Sunshine Station will complement future investments being considered by government to transform Sunshine Calder Freeway into a key transport precinct and jobs centre for western Melbourne. Upgrades that will nearly double the size of the existing Sunshine Station — High St concept image only, subject to planning approvals and stakeholder engagement. Glenroy Reservoir Sunbury/ Existing Sunshine Station Bendigo Western Ring Road Hampshire Road Sydenham New second concourse, Plenty Rd Platform extensions escalators and lifts Essendon Airport Preston Coburg Bell St Main Rd Essendon CityLink St Albans St Georges Rd Furlong Rd Brunswick Ballarat Brunswick Rd Future opportunity for cross corridor Albion connection with the potential to extend the new concourse, to connect the carparks Deer Park Sunshine Melbourne on either side of the of the rail line. Grange Rd Grange Arden Parkville Bridge over the Western Ring Road (M80) State Library Kew A new rail bridge will be built Melbourne Airport Rail trains will The new rail bridge will be CBD Town Hall over the top of the Western Ring travel under the Calder Freeway over 80 metres long and over Road (also known as the M80 next to the existing rail line 13 metres high, with the bridge to Richmond West Gate Freeway CityLink Ring Road) and Steele Creek, before branching off onto the be built in a way that minimises connecting with the new rail new rail bridge over the top of the number, duration and tracks being built towards the Western Ring Road. severity of closures to the busy Port Melbourne Melbourne Airport. freeway during construction. Anzac Toorak Rd Williamstown St Kilda Prahran North Geelong Williamstown Pakenham Cranbourne Gippsland Caulfield Nepean Highway Brighton Western Ring Road (M80), Tullamarine — concept image only, subject to planning approvals and stakeholder engagement. Constructing Melbourne Airport Rail Building Melbourne Airport Rail — signalling upgrades Melbourne Airport Rail services will be a massive job working — building bridges and elevated mainly travel at ground level and in a complex rail environment. structures in some areas within existing rail corridors, with As with any major infrastructure rail bridges or elevated rail only project, surrounding — utility relocations required in sections over the communities may experience — construction access roads, Maribyrnong River, the Western impacts during construction. fencing and vegetation clearing. Ring Road and Albion. Major construction will take Further information on potential Planning approvals and place between Sunshine and construction impacts will be environmental matters Melbourne Airport including communicated as planning and Before construction begins on along the existing Albion-Jacana design for the project progresses. Melbourne Airport Rail a range rail corridor including: We are committed to working of planning and environmental — laying new tracks and ballast together to minimise disruption approvals are required from (crushed rock) for local residents, businesses state and federal authorities. — realigning existing tracks and rail passengers as much Our team of planning, as possible. — changes to stations environmental and heritage experts assess the project areas to identify and minimise any potential impacts before, during Community Land Heritage Environment Transport and after construction. As part of this process, extensive community and stakeholder State planning approvals Federal planning approvals consultation is being undertaken, along with site investigations throughout the wider project area. This information will help us shape Melbourne Airport Rail the design and construction of Melbourne Airport Rail. Walking and cycling Along with delivering a new rail to the broader walking and This area of the rail line will service connecting Victorians to cycling network. also be fenced to keep the the airport, Melbourne Airport community safe. A safe and accessible shared use Rail will also deliver safer overpass will also be built over Additionally, we are working connections for pedestrians
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