Around Our Work Sites
Updates from around our worksites up to 4 July 2025 include:
Tunnels
The final section of the hydrant pipe installation has now been completed underground, while fit-out including installation of acoustic panels is continuing.
Underground stations
At Roma Street, the platform-level benchmark area is nearing completion. This area is used to test and assess the quality of finishes against project standards. The permanent terrazzo tiling in the area has been completed and will now be covered with protection sheeting. The permanent lighting has also been switched on.
At Albert Street, wall finishes and the fit-out of high-level architectural finishes in the entry escalator atrium are continuing underground. Above ground, jump 23 of 24 is now complete, mechanical and electrical and structural steel fit out is continuing in the northern station entrance (lot 3), and Green Spine works are continuing to construct the public realm between Elizabeth Street and Charlotte Street.
At Woolloongabba, 35,000 litre drainage storage tanks have been installed.
At Boggo Road, installation of the steel canopy and fit out works on the platform and mezzanine levels have continued, including installation of aluminium cladding supports, baffled ceilings, insulation, blockwork, waterproofing, door frames and partition walls.
Above Ground Stations
At Exhibition, the station has been handed over to Queensland Rail, with the station now available for special events at the RNA showgrounds, including the Ekka.
At Dutton Park, the station reopened to customers in October 2024, with key features such as lifts and pedestrian overpass operational, but construction to complete the rebuild is continuing this year.
At Yeerongpilly, station reopened to customers on Monday February 17 after a full accessibility upgrade.
At Moorooka, construction of new structures and removal of existing overhead line equipment (OHLE) have occurred, which have allowed work to begin on the retaining wall at Platform 3.
At Salisbury, structural steel installation was completed whilst the construction of the station platforms, buildings and canopies continued.
At Pimpama, the car park and bus lane concrete pavement have been completed, and the new Pimpama station sign has been mounted at the Western Plaza entry.
At Hope Island, the construction of the pedestrian bridge was completed. The switch back stairs from the station plaza to the platform were also recently installed.
At Merrimac, pile breakback (a process to trim piles to the correct height) for the lift shaft was recently completed. Form, reinforcement and pour works have continued.
Train Stabling Facilities and Rail
In the Southern Area, Overhead Line equipment installation is underway at the Southern Portal and Dutton Park. Construction and associated civil works on the Combined Services Route are progressing between Fairfield and Salisbury stations.
In the Northern Area, Overhead Line equipment was installed, and civil works were undertaken at Normanby.
At Clapham Yard, the removal of the former dual gauge through road is nearing completion. Installation of new track sections is progressing, including tamping, resurfacing, and installation of signalling infrastructure and overhead line masts.
At Mayne Yard, signalling foundation and enabling works were undertaken from Normanby to the Rail Maintenance Centre area.
European Train Control System – ETCS
Sequence has completed recent integration testing on Shorncliffe Pilot Line (SPL), which included the successful integration testing of the ETCS Traffic Management System with Queensland Rail’s Universal Traffic Control during live operations without any disruption.
