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New train station to drive airport rail link expansion
The $12 billion project will add a 7.4-kilometre line and a 500-metre bridge, with 5,200 passengers a day expected at Keilor East.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Ben Carroll pledged to begin stage two of Melbourne Airport Rail, featuring a 7.4km line from Albion to a new Keilor East station.
- Plans for the rail link have faced decades of delays and backflips since the 1960s, with construction on this phase following a 2023 pause caused by a protracted federal infrastructure review.
- The Albanese and Carroll Labor governments committed $12 billion to the project, targeting 2031 completion; officials predict the new Keilor East station will connect an estimated 5200 passengers to the city daily.
- Site investigations and procurement will commence within coming weeks, with major construction slated for 2028, including a 500-metre rail bridge over the Maribyrnong River.
- While the Keilor East connection moves forward, the final stage involving the airport precinct remains without a clear completion date, as a steering committee continues negotiating how the Tullamarine connection will be delivered.
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Melbourne airport rail link closer to reality
After years of delays and decades of talk, Melbourne's long-awaited airport rail link is closer to reality.
·North Sydney, Australia
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Melbourne Airport Rail Project: $8.37bn Construction Push Brings Missing Link Closer to Site Start
Melbourne Airport rail project work will move into its next construction phase within weeks, advancing a long-delayed connection through Melbourne’s west. The A$12 billion joint government commitment equals about $8.37 billion. The second stage will establish a 7.4-kilometre railway between Albion and the edge of Melbourne Airport. It will also deliver a new Keilor East […]
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