Woolloongabba station construction update - December 2024 and January 2025
Woolloongabba station has reached a significant milestone with the successful installation of the first section of its steel canopy. Weighing in at 307 tonnes and spanning 60 metres by 40 metres, the canopy is made up of 1,070 individual components.
Meanwhile, work continues beneath the station’s surface, with ongoing electrical and mechanical fit-out on both the platform and mezzanine levels. Key installations include ventilation systems, lighting, platform screen doors, and lifts, all of which are integral to the station’s functionality and passenger experience.
Woolloongabba station canopy lifted into place.
Details of work
Tunnel fit out
These works are ongoing until end of project.
The below tunnelling and tunnelling support activities are undertaken 24 hours a day.
- Installing mechanical and electrical components such as cabling, fire safety mechanisms, walkways, communication networks lighting and CCTV
- Materials delivery associated with rail installation and fit out.
Station building, services building & surface works
The below works are ongoing until the end of project and will be undertaken during the standard construction hours, 6:30am to 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday.
Some activities will be completed outside of normal construction hours, 6.30pm to 6.30am, due to traffic permits, safety requirements and construction methodology. Nearby residents will be notified in advance via letterbox drop. Tunnelling support activities are undertaken 24 hours a day.
The tunnelling and tunnelling support activities are undertaken 24 hours a day.
- Cranes operating during day and night shifts
- Ongoing canopy construction on ground level followed by installation above the station box using cranes
- Precast concrete beam assembly and concrete preparation
- Platform construction and associated structures in the south cavern, north cavern and station box
- Installing glazing, cladding, structural steel and escalators in the main station atrium
- Continued mass earthworks to fill the decline ramp leading down into the station box
- Concrete deliveries for related station structure pours*.
- Cutting and fixing steel reinforcement bars and mesh
- Ongoing concrete pours to construct the building floors and walls
- Out-of-hours surface works including hammering, water blasting, steel cutting / fixing, drainage and concrete pumping
- Mechanical and electrical fit-out within the services building, basement levels, mezzanine and platform levels
- Assembling and installing the station canopy structure, escalators, lift shafts, and platform screen doors
- Out-of-hours deliveries, mobilisation and demobilisation of large plant and vehicles due to traffic permit restrictions
- Earthworks and retention works near the boundary of the Woolloongabba busway and Main Street. Pedestrian detours will be required
- Utility service construction on Main Street. Traffic and pedestrian changes will be required
- Sewer inspection, survey, geotechnical works and water monitoring in and around the Woolloongabba site and on local streets
- Vegetation removal where required
*Please note concrete deliveries to site are permitted 24/7. Work is subject to relevant approvals and
suitable conditions.
Woolloongabba station progress pictures over the years. Top left – Station walls construction, station cavern waterproofing and wall construction, mezzanine installation, artwork and atrium column installation, escalator installation.
What to expect
- Potential noise, dust, and vibration from construction activities both underground, in the tunnels and on the surface of the site, including outside of standard construction hours
- Temporary lighting for out-of-hours works in the station box, decline ramp and busway work area
- 24-hour ongoing underground work along the tunnel alignment
- Out-of-hours deliveries of large trucks and plant. This includes mobilisation, set up and demobilisation. Short term road closures in the area may also be required
- Continued utility investigations, surveying, geotechnical works and service relocation activities, both on and off site. Temporary pedestrian and lane detours and closures may be required to facilitate these works
- Ongoing intermittent lane, road and footpath detours and closures at Leopard Street and Main Street
- Ongoing footpath closure between Main Street and Woolloongabba station platform 2. Footpath opened for events where required.
Work is subject to relevant approvals and suitable weather conditions.
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Woolloongabba station design
The new underground station at Woolloongabba will provide passengers with high frequency services, as well as improved access to The Gabba Stadium and Woolloongabba’s local entertainment district.
Click here for more information about the design of the Woolloongabba station.