While the majority of the new alignment is located underground, sections of track around High Wycombe Station and the adjacent stowage area, as well as at Bayswater Junction, are located at ground level.
Work on the $1.86 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link is steaming ahead with almost four kilometres of track now laid within the two tunnels of the METRONET line.
Located immediately south of the control tower adjacent to Terminals 1 and 2, Airport Central Station will significantly change travel to and from Perth Airport.
Located adjacent to Dundas Road, east of the Forrestfield freight marshalling yard and south of Maida Vale Road, High Wycombe Station will provide an accessible and efficient transport option to and from the city for Perth’s eastern suburbs and foothills.
Track laying within Tunnel Two (TBM Sandy's tunnel) is advancing on a daily basis, with more than 40 per cent of skeleton track (rail strings clipped to sleepers) in place, and almost 30 per cent of slab track (skeleton track embedded in concrete) complete.