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  • Bayswater portal building construction (November 2020)

    Bayswater portal building construction (November 2020)

    Build a house in 35 seconds? Only in the world of Minecraft. Unless you have a time lapse camera and condense 80 days to showcase the construction of the above-ground section of the Bayswater portal building – brickwork, steel frames, cladding, sheeting and all.

    Wed 18 Nov

    Read more
  • Start of track laying (July 2020)

    Start of track laying (July 2020)

    The project has reached yet another milestone, with the track laying process for the 8km twin tunnels now underway.

    Thu 30 Jul

    Read more
  • Airport Central Station roof truss installation (April 2020)

    Airport Central Station roof truss installation (April 2020)

    With the placement of all 12 locally-fabricated steel modules complete, the 51m-wide station roof frame now stands proud and tall. Installation of roof sheeting, which will enable internal fit-out works during the rainy season, is scheduled next.

    Mon 4 May

    Read more
  • Roof sheeting installation at Forrestfield Station (April 2020)

    Roof sheeting installation at Forrestfield Station (April 2020)

    The Forrestfield Station roof is the biggest 3D puzzle on the project, with 600 steel lengths supporting about 2000 square metres of roof sheeting. Many Allen keys were required to turn this flat pack into a stunning architectural feature.

    Fri 1 May

    Read more
  • TBM Sandy breaks through at Bayswater Junction (April 2020)

    TBM Sandy breaks through at Bayswater Junction (April 2020)

    View the highlights of TBM Sandy's final breakthrough at Bayswater Junction, marking the end of tunnelling for the project.

    Tue 28 Apr

    Read more
  • Airport Central Station animation

    Airport Central Station animation

    Located immediately south of the control tower adjacent to Terminal 1, Airport Central Station will soon change travel to and from Perth Airport.

    Fri 28 Feb

    Read more
  • Redcliffe Station animation

    Redcliffe Station animation

    Located 9kms from Perth CBD, at the junction of Brearley Avenue and Dunreath Drive, Redcliffe Station will service the growing local community, as well as the airport business park and direct factory outlet.

    Mon 3 Feb

    Read more
  • How does a TBM work? (January 2020)

    How does a TBM work? (January 2020)

    Always wondered how the tunnel boring machines move underground? Learn how these amazing one-stop-shop machines operate.

    Wed 22 Jan

    Read more
  • Take a tour of TBM Sandy! (December 2019)

    Take a tour of TBM Sandy! (December 2019)

    Jump on board of TBM Sandy and let Alvin show you around the 9000-tonne machine.

    Wed 18 Dec

    Read more
  • Forrestfield Station roof erection (December 2019)

    Forrestfield Station roof erection (December 2019)

    Bit by bit 120 tonnes of galvanised steel are being installed at Forrestfield Station, forming the frame for the station's roof. Watch the work of 25 days condensed into 30 seconds.

    Wed 11 Dec

    Read more
  • Bayswater Junction crane pad construction (November 2019)

    Bayswater Junction crane pad construction (November 2019)

    Works at Bayswater Junction are underway to prepare for the TBMs’ arrival in early 2020. Once broken through, Grace and Sandy will be disassembled and craned out of the dive structure in parts. As the ladies are rather heavy, crews have strengthened the ground with 700 tonnes of compacted limestone to ensure the crane load is adequately supported.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Forrestfield Station animation

    Forrestfield Station animation

    Located adjacent to Dundas Road, east of the Forrestfield freight marshalling yard and south of Maida Vale Road, Forrestfield Station will provide an accessible and efficient transport option to and from the city for Perth’s eastern suburbs and foothills.

    Wed 4 Sep

    Read more
  • Redcliffe Station crew interview

    Redcliffe Station crew interview

    Find out why Redcliffe crew members Wendy and Korey are proud to be working on the Forrestfield-Airport Link project.

    Wed 4 Sep

    Read more
  • Airport Central Station work update (June 2019)

    Airport Central Station work update (June 2019)

    This month's anchormen, Andy and Ben, take you on a tour of the Airport Central site to show off the three level station and the newly installed triple escalator system (which will take only 55 seconds to travel from top to bottom!). Next up, construction of the station's walls and roof!

    Fri 21 Jun

    Read more
  • Installation of main passenger escalator at Airport Central Station (June 2019)

    Installation of main passenger escalator at Airport Central Station (June 2019)

    Watch the 15m-high and 35m-long main passenger escalator being installed at Airport Central Station. Once operational, the triple escalator system has the capacity to transport 8200 people per hour. Connecting the Skybridge to the concourse level, it is the longest single-span uninterrupted escalator in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • TBM Grace breaks through at Redcliffe Station (May 2019)

    TBM Grace breaks through at Redcliffe Station (May 2019)

    Tunnel boring machine Grace has broken through at Redcliffe Station, having successfully tunnelled 4.6km since starting her underground journey from Forrestfield mid-2017.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Project Overview

    Project Overview

    The $1.86 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link is jointly funded by the Australian and Western Australian governments and will deliver a new rail service to the eastern suburbs of Perth.

    Wed 9 Oct

    Read more
  • Bayswater dive structure (March 2019)

    Bayswater dive structure (March 2019)

    The Forrestfield-Airport Link crew takes you right into the heart of the Bayswater construction site with this update on the dive structure concrete pours.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Forrestfield works update (February 2019)

    Forrestfield works update (February 2019)

    At 16.5 hectares, our Forrestfield Station site is (literally) kind of a big deal. Let our very own anchorman, site engineer Simon, take you on a guided tour.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Tunnel segment production at Forrestfield facility

    Tunnel segment production at Forrestfield facility

    Approximately 9000 rings of concrete, made up of six tunnel segments each, are required to build the tunnels for the Forrestfield-Airport Link. The video provides an overview of the production process.

    Fri 5 Apr

    Read more
  • Bayswater Junction dive structure base slab construction (January 2019)

    Bayswater Junction dive structure base slab construction (January 2019)

    Concrete pours are underway at Bayswater Junction to construct the base slab of the 400m dive structure, where the tunnel boring machines will emerge at the end of their 8km underground journey. 18 separate pours are required to construct the base slab, totalling more than 4000 cubic metres of concrete.

    Wed 27 Nov

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  • Airport West Emergency Egress Shaft descent (January 2019)

    Airport West Emergency Egress Shaft descent (January 2019)

    It takes 144 stairs to reach the bottom of the 36m-deep Airport West Emergency Egress Shaft (EES). This EES is one of three to be built along the Forrestfield-Airport Link alignment and, once complete, will provide access between both tunnels and to ground level for maintenance and in the event of an emergency.

    Wed 27 Nov

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  • TBM Grace reaches halfway mark (November 2018)

    TBM Grace reaches halfway mark (November 2018)

    Tunnel boring machine Grace reaches the halfway mark of tunnelling in November 2018 - a major milestone for the Forrestfield-Airport Link.

    Wed 27 Nov

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  • Bayswater Junction dry box construction (November 2018)

    Bayswater Junction dry box construction (November 2018)

    A dry box has been constructed where the TBMs will resurface in Bayswater at the end of their tunnelling journey. The box adjoins the Bayswater tunnel portal and is designed to correctly pressurise the TBMs’ final breakthroughs.

    Tue 11 Feb

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  • Right Track / FAL Bayswater Mural

    Right Track / FAL Bayswater Mural

    The large retaining wall built adjacent to Railway Parade to support the temporary Midland Line has been turned into a 500m piece of art thanks to PTA's Right Track program. Perth urban artist Drew Straker, in conjunction with 75 up-and-coming junior artists, completed the work of art inspired by native animals and WA landscapes (September 2018).

    Thu 14 Mar

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  • Redcliffe Station base slab concrete pour (September 2018)

    Redcliffe Station base slab concrete pour (September 2018)

    Redcliffe Station's base slab is taking shape with nine concrete pours, totalling 5500 cubic metres, scheduled as part of the construction of the 1.5m-deep station base.

    Wed 27 Nov

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  • TBM Grace breakthrough at Airport Central Station (May 2018)

    TBM Grace breakthrough at Airport Central Station (May 2018)

    Tunnel Boring Machine Grace breaks through into the Airport Central Station box (May 8, 2018).

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • TBM Sandy breakthrough at Airport Central Station (May 2018)

    TBM Sandy breakthrough at Airport Central Station (May 2018)

    Tunnel Boring Machine Sandy breaks through into the Airport Central Station box (May 19, 2018).

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Construction of the Forrestfield dive structure

    Construction of the Forrestfield dive structure

    The Forrestfield dive structure, where the tunnel boring machines will launch from, is 260m long and up to 22m wide. It took seven months to build, but you can see how it was done in less than 70 seconds.

    Wed 19 Jul

    Read more
  • Tunnel boring machine assembly underway

    Tunnel boring machine assembly underway

    A 400-tonne crane is onsite at Forrestfield to help assemble our first tunnel boring machine (TBM). It can be seen here lifting the two heaviest sections of the TBM, the 164 and 143 tonne shields, into position.

    Tue 20 Jun

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  • Our first tunnel boring machine arrives in Perth

    Our first tunnel boring machine arrives in Perth

    Key components of our 600 tonne tunnel boring machine have now been delivered to the Forrestfield site. The $20m machine is one of two TBMs which will each dig 8km of 7m diameter tunnels from Forrestfield to Bayswater, with tunnelling due to begin later this year.

    Fri 12 May

    Read more
  • Bayswater portal building construction (November 2020)

    Build a house in 35 seconds? Only in the world of Minecraft. Unless you have a time lapse camera and condense 80 days to showcase the construction of the above-ground section of the Bayswater portal building – brickwork, steel frames, cladding, sheeting and all.

    Wed 18 Nov

    Read more
  • Start of track laying (July 2020)

    The project has reached yet another milestone, with the track laying process for the 8km twin tunnels now underway.

    Thu 30 Jul

    Read more
  • Airport Central Station roof truss installation (April 2020)

    With the placement of all 12 locally-fabricated steel modules complete, the 51m-wide station roof frame now stands proud and tall. Installation of roof sheeting, which will enable internal fit-out works during the rainy season, is scheduled next.

    Mon 4 May

    Read more
  • Roof sheeting installation at Forrestfield Station (April 2020)

    The Forrestfield Station roof is the biggest 3D puzzle on the project, with 600 steel lengths supporting about 2000 square metres of roof sheeting. Many Allen keys were required to turn this flat pack into a stunning architectural feature.

    Fri 1 May

    Read more
  • TBM Sandy breaks through at Bayswater Junction (April 2020)

    View the highlights of TBM Sandy's final breakthrough at Bayswater Junction, marking the end of tunnelling for the project.

    Tue 28 Apr

    Read more
  • Airport Central Station animation

    Located immediately south of the control tower adjacent to Terminal 1, Airport Central Station will soon change travel to and from Perth Airport.

    Fri 28 Feb

    Read more
  • Redcliffe Station animation

    Located 9kms from Perth CBD, at the junction of Brearley Avenue and Dunreath Drive, Redcliffe Station will service the growing local community, as well as the airport business park and direct factory outlet.

    Mon 3 Feb

    Read more
  • How does a TBM work? (January 2020)

    Always wondered how the tunnel boring machines move underground? Learn how these amazing one-stop-shop machines operate.

    Wed 22 Jan

    Read more
  • Take a tour of TBM Sandy! (December 2019)

    Jump on board of TBM Sandy and let Alvin show you around the 9000-tonne machine.

    Wed 18 Dec

    Read more
  • Forrestfield Station roof erection (December 2019)

    Bit by bit 120 tonnes of galvanised steel are being installed at Forrestfield Station, forming the frame for the station's roof. Watch the work of 25 days condensed into 30 seconds.

    Wed 11 Dec

    Read more
  • Bayswater Junction crane pad construction (November 2019)

    Works at Bayswater Junction are underway to prepare for the TBMs’ arrival in early 2020. Once broken through, Grace and Sandy will be disassembled and craned out of the dive structure in parts. As the ladies are rather heavy, crews have strengthened the ground with 700 tonnes of compacted limestone to ensure the crane load is adequately supported.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Forrestfield Station animation

    Located adjacent to Dundas Road, east of the Forrestfield freight marshalling yard and south of Maida Vale Road, Forrestfield Station will provide an accessible and efficient transport option to and from the city for Perth’s eastern suburbs and foothills.

    Wed 4 Sep

    Read more
  • Redcliffe Station crew interview

    Find out why Redcliffe crew members Wendy and Korey are proud to be working on the Forrestfield-Airport Link project.

    Wed 4 Sep

    Read more
  • Airport Central Station work update (June 2019)

    This month's anchormen, Andy and Ben, take you on a tour of the Airport Central site to show off the three level station and the newly installed triple escalator system (which will take only 55 seconds to travel from top to bottom!). Next up, construction of the station's walls and roof!

    Fri 21 Jun

    Read more
  • Installation of main passenger escalator at Airport Central Station (June 2019)

    Watch the 15m-high and 35m-long main passenger escalator being installed at Airport Central Station. Once operational, the triple escalator system has the capacity to transport 8200 people per hour. Connecting the Skybridge to the concourse level, it is the longest single-span uninterrupted escalator in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • TBM Grace breaks through at Redcliffe Station (May 2019)

    Tunnel boring machine Grace has broken through at Redcliffe Station, having successfully tunnelled 4.6km since starting her underground journey from Forrestfield mid-2017.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Project Overview

    The $1.86 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link is jointly funded by the Australian and Western Australian governments and will deliver a new rail service to the eastern suburbs of Perth.

    Wed 9 Oct

    Read more
  • Bayswater dive structure (March 2019)

    The Forrestfield-Airport Link crew takes you right into the heart of the Bayswater construction site with this update on the dive structure concrete pours.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Forrestfield works update (February 2019)

    At 16.5 hectares, our Forrestfield Station site is (literally) kind of a big deal. Let our very own anchorman, site engineer Simon, take you on a guided tour.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Tunnel segment production at Forrestfield facility

    Approximately 9000 rings of concrete, made up of six tunnel segments each, are required to build the tunnels for the Forrestfield-Airport Link. The video provides an overview of the production process.

    Fri 5 Apr

    Read more
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