Construction update Salisbury station - July 2025

In June 2025, UNITY Alliance completed structural steel installation and continued with construction of the station platforms, buildings and canopies. During July 2025, service installations, general metalwork installation and fit out of station buildings, canopies and the pedestrian overpass will continue at Salisbury station.

Salisbury station construction underway including platform upgrades.

Details of work

The following activities are scheduled to occur between 6:30am and 6:30pm, Monday to Saturday during July 2025, weather and construction conditions permitting:

  • Continue installation of platform inground services and drainage including excavation, steel fixing and concreting
  • Continue installation of steel, screens and handrails for station overpass and stair structures
  • Continue fit out of station buildings, overpass and platform canopies for platforms 1, 2 and 3
  • Preparation works for European Train Control System (ETCS) mast and equipment shelter installation works will continue within the rail corridor. To learn more about ETCS by watching a video or reading the latest fact sheet, visit the dedicated webpage.

Out of hours work

The following activities will occur outside the project’s normal working hours, as outlined below.

At Salisbury station and in the rail corridor, and intermittently between 6:30pm and 6:30am during July 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Earthworks and installation of services including the use of vacuum trucks and excavators
  • Formwork and concrete works for the new station platform, including excavation for services, footings and slab foundations.

At Salisbury station and in the rail corridor, and between 12:00am Friday 13 June and 2:00am Tuesday 15 July 2025, and between 12:00am Saturday 26 July to 3:10am Monday 28 July 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Cable service relocation works and under track crossings for services (e.g., electrical, water) including trenching
  • Formwork and concrete works for station platforms
  • Install general metalwork for platforms 1, 2, and 3, and station overpass stairs
  • Earthworks and installation of drainage and services
  • Signalling testing and commissioning.

From Dutton Park to Salisbury, and between 6:00pm Tuesday 15 July and 2:00am Saturday 19 July 2025, the following works will occur:

  • Test trains running between Dutton Park and Salisbury stations to test signalling equipment on all lines
  • Signal testing and commissioning.

 

Salisbury station work areas and traffic changes

Map of Salisbury station works area for July 2025.

 

What to expect

During these works you may notice some intermittent disruptions such as:

  • Intermittent single lane closures on Fairlie Terrace, Lillian Avenue and Dollis Street to enable construction vehicles to access the rail corridor. Traffic control and signage will be in place to direct motorists, pedestrians and cyclists around work areas
  • Light vehicles, trucks and machinery including excavators with jackhammer and rock breaker, bobcat, vacuum trucks, trucks, concrete pump trucks, mobile cranes, small power tools, drills, saws, minor vibrating equipment and mobile lighting towers to light work areas at night and generator to power site offices (day and night)
  • Changes around your local area such as construction vehicles, traffic management signs and personnel
  • Increased levels of noise, vibration and dust associated with the use of heavy machinery and equipment. We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.

We appreciate your patience during construction and will continue to update you as work progresses.

If you want to know more, all of this information is available in PDF form: