Melbourne Airport Rail is an under-construction heavy rail airport mass transit link project connecting the Melbourne central business district to Melbourne Airport in Tullamarine. The rail link will
The Sunshine route would run next to the Albion Viaduct, requiring a second rail bridge next to the existing trestle rail bridge over the Maribyrnong River.
These electricity transmission towers were planned to be relocated to allow elevated rail over the M80 Ring Road (left).
Aerial view of Melbourne Airport. The design of the terminating station at the airport was the subject of extended dispute.
The airport line will use High Capacity Metro Trains, introduced as part of the Metro Tunnel project.
Melbourne Airport station is a proposed railway station on the planned Melbourne Airport railway line that will serve Melbourne Airport. Initially scheduled to open in 2029, the project is facing exte
Melbourne Airport Rail
…said that due to a lack of agreement in negotiations with the airport operator, Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC), over the design of the Airport station, the opening of the rail link would be delayed. In May 2023 construction contracts were paused while a federal review took place. An independent mediator…
Proposed station site near Terminal 4 at Melbourne Airport