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News Articles | 13 August 2019

Two years of Forrestfield-Airport Link tunnelling completed

Premier Mark McGowan and the Transport Minister Rita Saffioti visited the Redcliffe Station box today, touring the tunnels which will host trains on the Forrestfield-Airport Link and inspecting tunnel-boring machine (TBM) Sandy for the first time since the machine left Airport Central Station in mid-2018.

News Articles | 11 July 2019

Skybridge construction takes to the skies in latest milestone

Premier Mark McGowan and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti today visisted the developing Skybridge at Airport Central Station.

News Articles | 7 June 2019

June 2019 update

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Grace arrived at Redcliffe Station last month, breaking through the one-metre-thick eastern station box wall to a cheering crowd of excited team members.

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June 2021 update

Track laying for the future Airport Line is more than 95 per cent complete, with only a few sections of slab track and ballasted track left to complete.

May 2021 update

Last week Transport Minister Rita Saffioti MLA announced that the first operational trains for the Airport Line are expected to run in the first half of 2022.

Project overview fact sheet

Spurring off the existing Midland Line, the Forrestfield- Airport Link is a new rail service to Perth’s eastern suburbs. This landmark transport project will enhance the existing network by providing three new stations connected via twin-bored tunnels.

Redcliffe Station fact sheet

Located 9km from Perth CBD, at the junction of Brearley Avenue and Dunreath Drive, Redcliffe Station is one of three new stations being built as part of the Forrestfield-Airport Link project.

Airport Central Station fact sheet

Located immediately south of the control tower adjacent to Terminals 1 and 2, Airport Central Station will significantly change travel to and from Perth Airport.

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August 2019 update

After being at the centre of attention for the last few months, both tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are now back in the ground and on their way to Bayswater.