22 April 2026
Melbourne Airport Rail Stage 1: West Footscray to Albion Rail Upgrade
We are delivering stage one of Melbourne Airport Rail with the Australian and Victorian governments investing more than $4 billion to deliver 6kms of major rail upgrades from West Footscray to Albion. These works will include transforming the Sunshine Station into a superhub and building new modern and accessible stations at Tottenham and Albion.
From Monday 11 May to September 2026, we will be relocating underground utilities in the Sunshine Station precinct, helping clear the way for a new rail line to the airport and the redevelopment of the station.
To safely do these works there will be some changes in the area, including at the train station car park off Sun Crescent, the laneway north of City Place and the pedestrian plaza beside the Dickson Street bus interchange.
What we're doing
Sunshine Station car park (off Sun Crescent)
- Close a section of the car park and establish a works site, with fencing and lighting.
- Set up a small, generator-powered site compound for workers.
- Deliver equipment and machinery to site.
- Start boring to move underground telecommunications services.
Laneway north of City Place
- Set up a works site in a section of this laneway, with fencing and lighting.
- Move waste bin area to allow regular collections to continue.
- Deliver equipment and machinery to site.
- Cut sections of concrete and asphalt.
- Start boring to move underground telecommunications services.
Pedestrian plaza beside bus interchange/Dickson Street
- Close the plaza and a section of footpath, and set up a works site, with fencing and lighting.
- Deliver equipment and machinery to site.
- Start boring to move underground telecommunications services.
What to expect
- Work crews, machinery and construction vehicles (including trucks) in the area.
- Traffic management next to work areas.
- Lighting and power generators in the carpark site compound.
- Construction noise at various times during the day, as well as dust and vibration.
When we'll work
Standard working hours
- Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm
- Saturdays, 7am to 1pm
Night works
From late May to mid-June, some night works between will be required when we move utility services in the Sunshine Station precinct. Impacted residents and businesses will be notified in advance.
We’ll make every effort to complete works on schedule, however, dates are subject to change.
Changes to the way you travel
Road
- Laneway between City Place and Sunshine Station carpark closed to vehicles from 7am, Tuesday 12 May to late June. Pedestrian access will be maintained and waste collections will continue. The waste bin area will be moved to the eastern end of the laneway to maintain regular collections.
Pedestrian
- Pedestrian plaza beside Dickson Street, and an adjacent footpath closed from 7am, Tuesday 12 May to September. Please follow the signed detour during these works.
Car parking
- 65 space will be closed in the southern section of the Sunshine Station commuter car park off Sun Crescent from 7am, Monday 11 May to September. Accessible spaces will remain open during these works. Please use remaining spaces. Additional commuter car parking is also available near Tottenham Station (off Rupert Street, West Footscray).
Sunshine Station precinct – laneway, car park, plaza and footpath closure and detour map
More information
- Sign up for e-mail updates
- Call us on 1800 105 105 or email airportrail@bigbuild.vic.gov.au
- For languages other than English, please call 9209 0147
- Visit our Melbourne Airport Rail Facebook page