Work is underway on Brisbane's new underground

With major construction now underway at all of Cross River Rail’s main station sites as well as multiple locations within in the rail corridor, our work sites are constantly evolving and changing.

Boggo Road where steel piling is being installed in preparation for the concrete pour.

Around Our Work Sites

Updates from around our worksites up to 16 May 2024 include:

 

Underground stations and Tunnels

At Roma Street, the platform screen doors are now completely installed and ready for the first train in the tunnel. Scaffolding is also being assembled to support the upcoming installation of the escalator wall artwork created by Judy Watson.

At Albert Street, the jump form that supports construction of the internal concrete structures is approaching ground level.

At Woolloongabba, 12 of the 24 escalators have been installed while the architectural cladding has also been installed on the services building. Mass fill concrete works that will form the base of the rail tracks through the Gabba station have also commenced.

Brownfield Rail

At Mayne Yard, a critical communications cable was relocated, which has enabled demolition works on the old shunters shed to commence.

The relocation also allows for earthworks for the future entrance to the new Mayne Yard East stabling facility to begin.

Construction of Cross River Rail track, which is essential the opening of the alternative freight path, has commenced from the southern interface point to the existing Exhibition lines.

In the Bowen Hills to Albion area, Breakfast Creek bridge structural bridge works are now almost fully complete with the barrier walls now installed.

The final touches are being applied, which include are the installation of the combined services route, maintaining access workways and the removal of all temporary framework.

At Exhibition, Bridge BR43 screening install is now complete, and works on the cattle underpass ground slab where cattle will cross during Ekka events are progressing smoothly.

At the Northern Corridor, An extended possession saw construction of the Track and Overhead Line Equipment (OHLE) for Cross River Rail lines into the portal. This installation will enable energisation on the rail.

At the Southern Area, bridge works are continuing to progress as well as Park Road data radio station foundation slab form works and reinforcement and pour works.

At Clapham Yard, the Dual Gauge Through Road has been successfully realigned to the eastern side of Clapham Yard, opening up the yard for earthworks and drainage to proceed.

Surface Stations

At Pimpama, bored piling works took place for the Rail Maintenance Access Road (RMAR) turnaround bay, and the northwest footing for the station building was poured.

Stormwater trenching is going in for the car park and the armoured deck was installed to both the east and west station platforms in preparation for concrete to be poured.

At Hope Island, the recycled watermain (RWM) cutover has begun, with the existing pipework in the northern connection to be removed and replaced with new main pipe bends.

At Salisbury Station piling has also commenced on the western side while the southern gantry has been partially installed at

European Train Control System – ETCS

Automatic Train Operation (ATO) testing was conducted on the Shorncliffe line, which involved the driver starting the train using ATO at North Boondall station, and the train driving itself to Boondall station and stopping automatically at the platform.

The testing involved increasing the speed of the train from 20km/hr to 60 km/hr.

Station Sites

Boggo Road station box looking down at the mezzanine.
The permenant lining almost complete at the Southern tunnel portal.
Boggo Road station - the north station cavern with the roof deck of the station completely poured
Boggo Road station and Southern Portal - lifiting cable stay pylons in place
Construction of the pedestrian and cycle bridge continues.
Platform culverts installed the Woolloongabba station cavern.
Construction continues in the Woolloongabba station box.
Mezzanine precast beam segments are craned in to the station box.
Decline ramp leading down into the station box at Woolloongabba.
Escalator installation between the platform and mezzanine levels continues.
The platform level being constructed in the station cavern.
Tunnel fit out progresses with service adjustments.
Albert Street station - main entrance station box with support beams and jumpform system jacks
Track slab concrete pours continue at Roma Street.
Construction works at Roma Street - mechanical and electrical building for the Roma Street station
Mezzanine loader installing one of the last remaining beams into place in the Roma Street Cavern.
Construction continues in the Roma Street cavern.
Construction of the Exhibition station platform continues.
Piling works at Exhibition station.
Construction of the rail crossing across Breakfast Creek.
Rail corridor works continue at the Pimpama worksite.
Earthworks being completed for track drainage at the new Pimpama station.
Rail corridor works continue on the existing rail structure at Mangrove Jack Park.
The new station overpass at Fairfield with stairs and lifts.
Works for Stage 2 of the accessibilty rebuild of Dutton park station continue.
Ongoing construction of the future Rocklea station platforms in the rail corridor.
Works for the accessibilty rebuild continue with stairs being added to the station overpass.
Accessibility rebuild works continue with the construction of a new pedestrain overpass and the reconstruction of platform 1 and 2, and the addition of a third platform.