Station upgrades improving accessibility and preparing for longer trains
Power and stabling upgrades to allow bigger, more modern trains to run on the line
Gap Road Level Crossing removed with a rail bridge over the road

We've made improvements to get the Sunbury Line ready for the Metro Tunnel opening in 2025. This will increase the capacity, reliability and efficiency of the busy line.

Project map

Line map, showing station points and upgrades along the Sunbury Line.

Timeline

This project was completed in July 2023.

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Project news

Sunbury Line Upgrade is now complete
Gap Road reopens to traffic ahead of schedule (6 October 2022)
Platform upgrades complete on the Sunbury Line (25 August 2022)

Works along the rail line near Watergardens Station — November 2020, works along the rail line near Watergardens Station.

Construction works at Calder Park in November 2020 — November 2020, construction works at Calder Park.

Spotters supervising earth moving equipment to avoid damage to items out of sight of the operator managing the excavator — March 2021, workers supervise excavators as they move dirt around the site.

A crane sits on the rail track while workers oversee upgrades to the overhead wiring structures. — March 2021, Workers oversee a crane that is installing and upgrading overhead wiring structures.

View from above the new rail bridge during the June construction blitz. — June 2022, the base of the bridge is in place at Gap Road.

View of the Gap Road underpass excavation under construction — July 2022, Gap Road underpass excavation.

September 2022, Gap Road complete and opens to traffic.

Construction works to connect the Sunbury Line to the Metro Tunnel — July 2023, construction works to connect the Sunbury Line to the Metro Tunnel.

6 workers with their backs to the camera, walking towards the city skyline along the Sunbury Line — July 2023, project complete.