We’re removing 4 dangerous and congested level crossings at Coburns, Exford and Ferris roads in Melton, and Hopkins Road in Truganina to make Melton boom gate free in 2026. We’re also building a new modern and accessible Melton Station.
Crews will hit the tracks over the coming week for a 5-day construction blitz, testing signalling and relocating utilities in the rail corridor. They’ll also prepare the site for the excavation of an accessible pedestrian connection at the new Melton Station from early February.
At Ferris Road, crews will relocate a pedestrian path and undertake track and signalling works, while a piling rig will start digging foundations for the new road bridge at Hopkins Road, Truganina.
When the project is complete, new rail bridges will take trains over Coburns and Exford roads, and new road bridges will be built over Ferris Road, Melton and Hopkins Road, Truganina, as well as a new, accessible Melton Station.
The new Melton Station will have four platforms to provide dedicated platforms for trains starting and terminating at Melton, while also accommodating Ballarat services.
This includes longer platforms for 9 car VLocity trains that are being rolled out to boost passenger capacity by 50 per cent as part of the Melton Line Upgrade, which includes a new stabling yard at Cobblebank.
The level crossings will be gone for good, Melton will be boom gate free and the new station will open in 2026 – 2 years ahead of schedule – with 23, 9 car VLocity trains running to and from Melton from 2028.
To allow crews to work safely, coaches will replace trains on sections of the Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough lines from Thursday 30 January to Tuesday 4 February. Ferris Road will also be closed at the level crossing from 9pm Wednesday 29 January to 7am Tuesday 4 February.
