Bayswater Community Zone

Works update

Concrete pours are ongoing for the construction of the base slab for the Bayswater dive structure. Building the base slab requires pouring 4050 cubic metres of concrete, separated into 18 sessions. 

Due to the complexity of each pour, works are required to start early guaranteeing minimal disruption from traffic. Once a pour begins it needs to continue until completed. On the day of the pours, work will begin from 4am and continue during normal construction hours, finishing at 7pm. Out of hours approval has been received from the City of Bayswater. The dates of each of the pours may change depending on weather conditions and construction schedules:

After completing the construction of the base slab for the Midland Line overpass in the second half of 2018, the next step was to construct the southern retaining wall, located adjacent to the overpass. All panels of the 160m-long wall have been poured and cured and are in the process of being backfilled with 4800 cubic metres of soil excavated from the dive structure. The finished construction will enable the city-bound Midland Line to cross over the Forrestfield Line.

Excavation of the dive structure is ongoing and 95 per cent complete. To date, more than 60,000 tonnes of soil have been removed.

Two parallel retaining walls are currently being constructed at the western end of the site – one to retain vegetation and the other to separate the rail reserve from the principal shared path (PSP). Both are expected to be finished by mid-year.

At the tunnel portal, where the TBMs will break through at the end of their underground journey, walers that were installed to support the adjoining d-walls are currently being removed. With the concrete slab complete at the portal end, the area is now structurally self-supporting.

View a map of the Bayswater Junction design.

Bayswater Junction

Bayswater Junction refers to the area of rail reserve between Railway Parade and Whatley Crescent (from Cobden Street to Guildford Road) where the Forrestfield Line spurs from the Midland Line and trains will enter/exit the two twin-bored tunnels.

Bayswater Junction includes:

• Dive structure (an underground, open-air structure which leads towards the tunnel portal),
• Rail overpass (located above the dive structure, where trains travelling on the Midland Line will cross the Forrestfield Line),
• Tunnel portal (underground structure where trains travelling on the Forrestfield Line will enter/exit the tunnels),
• Supporting infrastructure (tunnel portal building).

View aerial images of how we expect Bayswater will look post-construction of the new line.

Bayswater Station

Bayswater Station will become a major transport hub with the Forrestfield-Airport Link and the proposed Morley-Ellenbrook Line connecting to the Transperth network here.

To reflect its importance as an interchange station and heart of the Bayswater town centre, the station will undergo a major upgrade. Also additional rail infrastructure will be built between Bayswater and Meltham stations. 

The METRONET team and the City of Bayswater are working together to create a precinct and station upgrade that provides the best outcomes for the network and local community.

For more information visit the METRONET website. 

Bayswater Community Group 

Engagement with local businesses and residents remains a focus for the project team. To help ensure we remain aware of local issues, the project team has established community advisory groups for each of the project's community zones.

At these meetings, Bayswater Community Group members are presented with design information and details of project progress, and asked to provide feedback, guidance and local knowledge during the temporary and permanent track and civil works on the Midland Line that will connect the new Forrestfield Line to Perth.

• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 1 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 2 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 3 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 4 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 5 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 6 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 7 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 8 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 9 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 10 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 11 Summary
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 12 Summary
• Community Group site walk of Bayswater Junction site held in August 2018 
• Bayswater Community Group - Meeting 14 Summary
• Community Group site walk of Bayswater Junction site held in January 2019