A 15-hour closure of the Albury line has seen works kick off on Inland Rail sites in Victoria, as the project moves towards completing the Beveridge to Parkes section by 2027.
Work has ramped up significantly at the Tallarook and Seymour sites under the Hume Freeway, where the railway line will be lowered to accommodate double-stacked freight trains.
Inland Rail construction partner, John Holland, carried out substructure piling works, installed retaining walls, and continued embankment widening at the sites.
At the Short Street and Hamilton Street sites in Broadford, the Inland Rail project team installed new drainage, excavated a new access track, demolished redundant retaining walls, and fitted new railway track monuments.
Abutment works were also carried out on the Broadford-Wandong Road site, Wandong, where a new elevated bridge with the clearance for double-stacked freight trains will be installed in the new year.
Inland Rail has employed 1,886 people since the Beveridge to Albury Tranche Two project began in June 2024 and has spent $67.4 million with 282 local businesses.
Inland Rail Beveridge to Albury Project Director, Russell Hamilton, said that it is exciting to see the activity ramping up on the Hume Freeway sites at Tallarook and Seymour, and work powering ahead at Broadford and Wandong.
“Our access to the railway line is restricted to a small number of track possessions every year so we must make the most of them,” Hamilton said.
“We thank local communities for their understanding and cooperation as we continue to carry out this transformational work.”
Learn more about the Beveridge to Albury section of Inland Rail here.
