Excavation has started on the new Melton Station precinct as part of the works to remove 4 level crossings in Melton and Truganina. The new station will feature an open and airy pedestrian through link providing accessible entry to each of the 4 platforms.
More than 14,000 tonnes of soil will be excavated from the car park, located to the west of the current Melton Station, as construction ramps up this year in preparation for the station to open to passengers by the end of 2026.
A 5 day construction blitz wrapped up last week, as we carried out signalling works and relocated underground utilities.
At Ferris Road in Melton, we relocated a pedestrian path and carried out track and signalling works, while at Hopkins Road, Truganina, a piling rig has started drilling 48 holes up to 9m deep as part of the foundations for the new road bridge.
When the project is complete, new rail bridges will take trains over Coburns and Exford roads and new road bridges will carry vehicles over the rail line at Ferris Road, Melton and Hopkins Road, Truganina.
The 4 platforms at the new Melton Station will be used to accommodate trains starting and terminating at Melton, as well as Ballarat services.
The investment in Melton also includes the $650 million Melton Line Upgrade, which will boost passenger capacity by 50 per cent by allowing nine-car trains to run on the line.
The Victorian Government is building 23 new VLocity trains in Dandenong to increase capacity in Melton, with 6 trains already operating on the network.
The level crossings will be gone for good, and the new station will open in 2026 – 2 years ahead of schedule – with the Melton Line Upgrade completed in 2028.
