More transport A turn-up-and-go service. Box Hill to Monash University in 12 minutes.
More jobs Jobs in Box Hill to double by the 2050s. Construction of SRL East is creating up to 8000 direct jobs.
More homes Thousands of new homes on the doorstep of world-class public transport.

SRL will make it easier to visit the heart of vibrant Box Hill and its growing education and health services, including Box Hill Institute and Box Hill Hospital.

The new underground station will have a convenient connection to the existing station and will be surrounded by new and upgraded plazas, and a new linear park on Whitehorse Road. Construction is underway, with tunnelling to start in 2026 and trains taking passengers in 2035.

What's happening now

There will be no SRL East works during the holiday period from Saturday 21 December 2024 to Monday 13 January 2025.

What's next?

A draft structure plan along with Planning Scheme Amendments for Box Hill will go on public exhibition next year, with further opportunities for you to have your say. The structure plan is expected to be finalised in 2026.

Map: SRL Station on corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street

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Artist impression of SRL station in Box Hill

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The station layout at Box Hill will incorporate a 94m long platform with escalators in the middle of the platform.

The station will also include buildings to accommodate ticketing and customer facilities and potential retail tenancies, operational equipment and rail systems, and essential emergency and safety infrastructure.

Changing between SRL and metro trains, trams and buses at Box Hill will all be done without having to cross traffic – making it safe, easy and quick.

The underground SRL station will open to Main and Market streets to the south and Whitehorse Road to the north, with a pedestrian promenade linking SRL and Whitehorse Road to Box Hill Gardens.

SRLA is working with the Department of Transport and Planning to make the connection between the underground SRL station and metro station in Box Hill as convenient and efficient as possible, so passengers don't have to touch on and touch off.

There will be traffic-free connections to buses and a new two-track tram terminus will make catching the 109 more reliable. Box Hill will also have 500 bike parking spaces as well as new cycling paths and footpaths. Around 400 of these will be underground and located in the nearby service building and about another 100 will be located in other nearby areas in the precinct.

The new station platform will sit around 23m below ground level and be accessible by lifts and escalators.

What's next?

Latest design concepts

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