Cross River Rail is an underground heavy rail project currently under construction in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The project will see the development of a new rail line underneath Brisbane River, alongside the redevelopment of a number of stations in the Brisbane central business district and along the Beenleigh railway line. The business case for the project was released in August 2017, with construction work officially beginning in September that year. The project replaced the planned 2013 BaT Tunnel, which in turn had replaced the original 2010 Cross River Rail proposal. It is the largest infrastructure megaproject ever undertaken in Queensland.
Cross River Rail construction site at Roma Street station in central Brisbane
Queensland Rail's New Generation Rollingstock are compatible with Cross River Rail's European Train Control System and will be used in the new tunnels.
Woolloongabba railway station under construction in February 2021
Demolition of the Brisbane Transit Centre complex in January 2020, to make way for the new Roma Street station entrance.
Albert Street is a street in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It was named after Prince Albert, the Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Albert Street railway station is being built directly beneath the street and is expected to open in 2026. The station precinct includes partial road closures as planned in the 2014 City Centre Master Plan, for the creation of a new public space.
The former Albert Street exit portal for the Queen Street bus station, which has now been converted into part of the Mall.
Uptown entrance at the intersection of Albert Street and Elizabeth Street, and the Queen Street Mall