• Funding program Investment Road and Rail Program
  • Status Completed
  • Transport mode Rail
  • Expected start/finish Late 2022 - Late 2024
  • Estimated project cost $933,600,000
  • Australian Government contribution $784,099,000
  • Local Council/Shire City of Greater Geelong
  • State VIC

Project description

The Project will upgrade the Geelong rail line between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds, Victoria. Works will include track duplication between South Gelong and Waurn Ponds, upgrades to South Geelong and Marshall stations, removal of two level crossings at Fyans Street and Surf Coast Highway, signalling upgrades and construction of new shared user paths. 
 

Benefits

The project will increase the capacity of the line enabling more services and better travel times which leads to improved service reliability.
The project is expected to:

  • improve passenger rail services

  • increase transport infrastructure capacity

  • improve connectivity between people, jobs and services, and goods with markets.
     

Funding

The Australian Government has committed $784.09 million towards this project.

Timetable

Construction commenced in late 2022 and was completed in late 2024.

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