The Albanese and Carroll Labor Governments are getting on with building Melbourne Airport Rail Stage 2, with work set to begin in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It will include a new 7.4-kilometre rail line from Albion toward the Airport precinct via a brand-new Keilor East station, as part of the $12 billion joint commitment from the Albanese and Carroll Labor Governments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The line will connect directly to the Metro Tunnel and feature the same high-capacity signalling to enable frequent services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Built alongside the Jacana freight corridor, the new line will feature 1.1 kilometres of elevated rail and cross the Maribyrnong River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Site investigations, procurement and development works will begin in the coming weeks with community engagement and early designs to follow next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Major construction on Stage 2 will start in 2028 and finish in 2031, when trains will take passengers to Keilor East for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Melbourne Airport Rail Steering Committee is continuing to work through options for the final stage of Airport Rail, Stage 3 which will include an above ground station at the Airport precinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once complete, Keilor East station will connect an estimated 5,200 passengers a day to the city. Another 6,600 passengers and airport workers are expected to use the new line every hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project will be delivered alongside the $4.1 billion Sunshine Superhub project \u2013 the first stage of Melbourne Airport Rail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project will transform Sunshine Station into a six-platform superhub and untangle six kilometres of track between West Footscray and Albion, creating capacity for 1,000 trains a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due for completion in 2030, Stage 1 will deliver more trains, more often on the Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo lines, and pave the way for the electrification of the Melton Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We’re building Victoria’s future, unlocking capacity to run more trains, more often, and ensuring we have a train line to Melbourne Airport.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMelbourne needs a direct rail link to the airport, that\u2019s why we\u2019re getting on and delivering it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA new Keilor East Station will give locals direct access to the city via the Metro Tunnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly Labor will fast-track a train line to Melbourne Airport, delivering more frequent services for Melbourne’s west and brand-new stations at Tottenham, Albion and Keilor East.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is important progress that is getting us a step closer to a long-awaited rail connection to Melbourne\u2019s airport. Only Labor Governments at a State and Federal level are working to deliver it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis investment takes us closer to a train line to the airport and lays the groundwork for more trains across Melbourne’s west.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMelbourne\u2019s west is growing and previous Liberal Governments didn\u2019t invest in the infrastructure our communities needed. This new line and accompanying stations won\u2019t just give us a valuable link to the airport, but a direct line to the city for thousands of people in the west.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe heart of this project is people. Connecting workers to jobs; people to services; and every day providing 5,200 members of my community with access to the city through the new Keilor East Station.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cConstruction on Melbourne Airport Rail is already underway, with works ramping up to untangle six kilometres of track and to rebuild Sunshine Station \u2013 unlocking capacity for 1,000 trains a day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are delivering a new and accessible Tottenham Station, giving locals safer connections across the west.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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