{"id":56159,"date":"2024-05-30T14:13:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T04:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=56159"},"modified":"2024-05-30T14:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T04:13:38","slug":"six-new-train-stations-will-open-in-melbourne-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=56159","title":{"rendered":"Six new train stations will open in Melbourne this winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Six new stations are set to open and another seven boom gates will be removed along the Frankston, Lilydale, Mernda, Pakenham lines.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This Victorian government\u2019s Big Build is heating up this winter with a firm focus on delivery \u2013 including opening brand new stations, removing dangerous level crossings and progressing vital upgrades to keep Victorians moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lilydale Line will become the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beat.com.au\/melbournes-first-totally-boomgate-free-train-line-will-arrive-in-2024\/\">first level crossing free rail line<\/a>&nbsp;in early July. Buses will replace trains at times on the Belgrave, Lilydale, Pakenham, and Frankston lines while this work is delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New train stations in Melbourne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Six new stations are set to open along the Frankston, Lilydale, Mernda, Pakenham lines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another seven boom gates will be removed along those same lines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Lilydale Line will become the first level crossing free rail line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With major construction recently completed at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beat.com.au\/the-second-metro-tunnel-station-is-officially-complete-with-massive-artworks-and-natural-light-32-metres-underground\/\">Arden and Parkville stations<\/a>&nbsp;to prepare for the Metro Tunnel opening a year ahead of schedule in 2025, work is forging ahead on State Library, Town Hall, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/beat.com.au\/anzac-station-opens-to-trams-as-metro-tunnel-hits-first-milestone\/\">Anzac stations<\/a>&nbsp;deep underground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Friday, 21 June for approximately three weeks, the project will close Flinders Street between Swanston and Elizabeth streets to install a critical stormwater drain \u2013 with the eastbound lane of Flinders Street to remain closed until late 2024, along with the La Trobe Street eastbound lane between Swanston and Elizabeth streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tunnelling on the North East Link will begin this winter to build the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/beat.com.au\/making-the-metro-tunnel-explores-construction-through-art\/\">6.5-kilometre tunnels<\/a> that will take 15,000 trucks off local roads and slash travel times, with two 4000-tonne TBMs in the final stages of assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suburban Rail Loop work is underway<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Suburban Rail Loop, crews are working at all six station sites between Cheltenham and Box Hill \u2013 and there will be some lane and road closures across the Burwood Highway, Clayton Road and Nepean Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an Australian first, a 2.5 kilometre cycling super-highway is being built as part of the West Gate Tunnel Project above Footscray Road to give cyclists a safer and more direct express route to the CBD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will be lane closures on Footscray Road in both directions between Shepherd Bridge and Waterfront Way until late August, along with a continuous citybound closure from Dock Link Road to Appleton Dock Road for two weeks from late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On our roads, works are continuing across 14 projects including the Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road Upgrade, Pakenham Roads Upgrade and Bridge Inn Road Upgrade \u2013 which will reduce congestion and make journeys safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tram tracks, poles and powerlines will be replaced along Maribyrnong Road during the school holidays \u2013 with Maribyrnong Road to be closed in both directions across the Maribyrnong River Bridge from the evening of Friday, 28 June until Monday, 15 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Geelong, two stations will be upgraded, two level crossings will be removed and eight kilometres of track is set to duplicated to enable more reliable services \u2013 coaches will replace trains on the Geelong and Warrnambool lines from Saturday 15 June until Sunday 25 August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese projects are one step closer to becoming a reality for millions of Victorians who will benefit from faster travel times, safer journeys, fewer trucks on our roads and more trains across our city,\u201d Minister for Transport Infrastructure Danny Pearson\u202fsaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe upcoming works will continue to deliver transport benefits to our communities both now, and for future generations,\u201d Minister for Public and Active Transport Gabrielle Williams said. \u201cOur extensive road upgrade program will transform the way people travel across the state \u2013 while also delivering faster and safer journeys,\u201d Minister for Roads and Road Safety Melissa Horne added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six new stations are set to open and another seven boom gates will be removed along the Frankston, Lilydale, Mernda, Pakenham lines. 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