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Southern Cross platforms 15/16 to North Melbourne

A new track pair is being built to serve the new Southern Cross platforms 15/16, running to the west of the existing suburban tracks. To make way for these, the existing goods lines are being rebuilt further west, requiring an additional double track bridge over Dudley Street.
Work on relaying the goods lines north of Southern Cross

Work on relaying the goods lines north of Southern Cross

November 20, 2011
Work on the new bridge over Dudley Street, to allow the current goods lines to be turned over to RRL

Work on the new bridge over Dudley Street, to allow the current goods lines to be turned over to RRL

November 20, 2011
Goods lines north of Latrobe Street, no sign of the future goods tracks that will replace them

Goods lines north of Latrobe Street, no sign of the future goods tracks that will replace them

November 20, 2011
Goods lines slewed over to make room for the north end of platform 15/16

Goods lines slewed over to make room for the north end of platform 15/16

October 24, 2010
Pinch point beside Docklands Stadium, limiting how many tracks can pass

Pinch point beside Docklands Stadium, limiting how many tracks can pass

There is enough for only one goods line track once the RRL track pair take over the goods line alignment. Instead of single tracking the goods line, I would have pinched 2 metres from the highway median strip, and moved the road over...

October 24, 2010
Adding in some short lengths of rail, filling in the gap after the track slew

Adding in some short lengths of rail, filling in the gap after the track slew

October 24, 2010
Plenty of room for the new platform 16 track: the space constraint is elsewhere...

Plenty of room for the new platform 16 track: the space constraint is elsewhere...

October 24, 2010
Part of the glass wall removed from the western side

Part of the glass wall removed from the western side

October 24, 2010
New verandahs taking shape to protect passengers on platform 16: outside the main station

New verandahs taking shape to protect passengers on platform 16: outside the main station

October 24, 2010
Dump truck delivering ballast to the trackwork

Dump truck delivering ballast to the trackwork

October 24, 2010
$35 million for two new platforms, moving the goods lines, and new signalling...

$35 million for two new platforms, moving the goods lines, and new signalling...

October 24, 2010
Slewed over by about 5 metres: the signal has yet to be moved

Slewed over by about 5 metres: the signal has yet to be moved

October 24, 2010
New stanchions on the goods line now strung with overhead, the old (but near new) ones removed

New stanchions on the goods line now strung with overhead, the old (but near new) ones removed

October 7, 2010
New stanchions in place over the goods lines north of Bourke Street: to make room for the new passenger tracks

New stanchions in place over the goods lines north of Bourke Street: to make room for the new passenger tracks

September 30, 2010
Not much done at the end of platform 15/16 beyond Bourke Street

Not much done at the end of platform 15/16 beyond Bourke Street

September 30, 2010
New platform 15/16 with the concrete slab poured, just the platform coping to go

New platform 15/16 with the concrete slab poured, just the platform coping to go

September 30, 2010
New stairwell at the Bourke Street end of platform 15/16 taking shape

New stairwell at the Bourke Street end of platform 15/16 taking shape

September 30, 2010
Preparing the track bed for the two additional tracks north of the station, part of the Regional Rail Link works

Preparing the track bed for the two additional tracks north of the station, part of the Regional Rail Link works

September 9, 2010