Standard work hours are Monday to Saturday, 7am–7pm, and any out-of-hours works are indicated below. Some activities across the project work site will start from 6am.
All works will follow approved noise and traffic management plans, and every effort will be made to minimise impacts.
For questions about project works, please email info@metronet.wa.gov.au or call 9326 3666.
Building rail infrastructure
Works within the Mandurah Line rail corridor (along Kwinana Freeway) between Roe Highway and Russell Road/Gibbs Road, and at the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel:
- delivery and unloading of materials
- track construction
- installing overhead line equipment
- installing signalling, power and communications equipment and cables
- rail testing and adjusting.
Works within the freight rail corridor and Thornlie Line passenger rail corridor between the Glen Iris Rail Tunnel, Jandakot and Beckenham Street / Dulwich Street, Beckenham include:
- removing and installing track, ballast, sleepers and overhead line equipment
- earth works and concreting
- removing and installing underground services and drainage
- building retaining and noise walls
- installing fencing
- building the rail embankment and foundation
- delivery and unloading of materials
Installing electrified passenger rail assets
Unlike the existing freight line, passenger trains run on electricity and specific infrastructure is needed to ensure the safe and effective running of services. This is being installed across the corridor and includes track and signalling equipment, as well as:
- overhead line equipment - wires, masts and gantries to support the electrified rail system. This equipment transfers the 25,000 volts of power needed to power electric trains
- location cabinets, signalling equipment rooms and trackside equipment rooms - that house signalling, power and communications equipment
- radio masts - support rail communications
This equipment and technology support the network by providing:
- high-capacity signalling
- train control, including safety systems
- security and CCTV
- passenger information systems
- radio and telecommunications
- remote monitoring
Upcoming night works in the Mandurah Line rail corridor
Between Glen Iris rail tunnel (south of Roe Highway) and Aubin Grove Station, as well as in and around the Glen Iris rail tunnel and Cockburn Central Station.
Night shifts are currently planned on the following dates:
- 20, 21 & 24 October
- 27 to 31 October
Traffic management will be required on the Kwinana Freeway in support of some of these works. See Main Roads WA signage and website for details.
The team will also use existing site compounds, material stockpiles and site access / egress points to support these night works.
Rail tunnel upgrade
There will be regular night shifts to support upgrade work inside the tunnel and in the rail corridor near the Thornlie Line rail tunnel, between Kenwick and Beckenham.
Building a new Signalling Equipment Room in Kenwick
A new Signalling Equipment Room (SER) will be built to connect train communication services between the Thornlie-Cockburn Link and the Armadale Line. There will be works until October, Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm.
Work is also planned on Sunday 20 October – From 7am to 5pm.
Path closure, Kenwick
From 21 to 24 October, the shared path between Wanaping Road and Austin Avenue will be closed for safety while we work in the new Signalling Equipment Room.
Please follow the signed detour route.
Rail access construction, Beckenham
There will be upgrades to the existing rail access point and use of the temporary site facility, in the verge of Albany Highway, south-east of the intersection with Sevenoaks Street, Beckenham.
Building foundations and installing transformer units, Jandakot
Until early-December there will be work activities in the Glen Iris Drive cul-de-sac alleyway to build foundations and install transformer units. This will involve the use of a concrete pump and may require some temporary traffic management in this area of Glen Iris Drive.
Beckenham Traction Power Substation Upgrade
Until February 2025, works are required to upgrade infrastructure along the network in order to support the passenger railway. The existing traction power substation in the verge of Railway Parade, East Cannington, north of the Crawford Street intersection, is part of the infrastructure that has been identified for upgrade. A generator will operate 24 hours a day. Traffic management will also be regularly used in this area.
Unitl December, night and weekend works will take place at this site, this will involve the use of lighting towers.
Canning River path closure, Thornlie
Canning River path under the rail bridges, near O’Dell Street Reserve and Southdown Place/Corridale Place, Thornlie, is closed until the end of 2024 with a signed detour in place
Retaining wall / noise wall construction, Thornlie
There will be an increase in noise during works to build walls on the south side of the freight rail corridor between Nyandi Court and Kidman Court, and O’Dell Street between Spring Road and Canning River Bridge, Thornlie.
Thornlie Station – Out of hours works
From Monday 21 October until Friday 1 November, service installation will carry out on night shift, Monday to Friday from 7pm to 7am, in the Thornlie Station area and to the west of the station carpark, adjacent Kidman Court, Thornlie.
Track Adjustment
From mid-October until end-November, the newly laid track will be adjusted, in preparation for passenger trains to use this new rail. This will include tamping and regulating, using large machinery to shift the ballast rock and adjust the level of the rail to meet stringent quality specifications. This rail adjustment work will take place from 7am until 5pm, from Monday to Sunday. Work will generally move progressively from Thornlie towards Jandakot.
Site facility changes and traffic management, Thornlie
The site laydown and parking area on Cameron Street is being extended along the verge and into the road, to support drain and footbridge construction. This involves traffic management on Cameron Street.
The northbound lane of Cameron Street, next to the cul-de-sac, will be temporarily closed until March 2025. Access to properties will be maintained.
Level crossing permanent closure
The Elliot Place / Cameron Street pedestrian level crossing is permanently closed. Please use the signed detour routes shown in the map below.
The project includes a new footbridge to replace this crossing, providing safer access for pedestrians and cyclists.
Rail access construction and use, Thornlie
From late-September work will take place to upgrade the existing rail access point between Nyandi Court and the rail corridor. This will then be used to support construction activities in the rail corridor. At times traffic management will be needed on the local road.
Dewatering, Canning Vale and Thornlie
Possible increase in noise from 24/7 use of a pump and generator within the work sites near:
- Canning River, west of Rimmer Lane, Kenwick
- Southdown Place, Thornlie
- Thornlie Station
- O’Dell Street, Thornlie
- Greenway Avenue, Thornlie
- Tarradee Circuit, Cameron Street and Elliot Place, Thornlie
- Kanani Drive Reserve on McLean Road, Canning Vale
- Sorbonne Crescent, Canning Vale
- Fairfield Gardens, Canning Vale
Sewer Relocation, Canning Vale
Sewer upgrade work is taking place in the rail corridor, near Fairfield Gardens. This will involve tunnelling and the use of cranes. There will be some occasional Sunday work. Dewatering will take place 24/7. The footpath in this area is temporarily closed.
Wall construction, Canning Vale and Jandakot
There will be an increase in noise during works to build walls along the south side of the freight rail corridor between Marginata Parkway and Nicholson Court, Canning Vale, and next to Glen Iris Drive, Turtle Point Cove, Lakes Way and Clements Place Jandakot.
Earthworks – West of Ranford Road bridge
On Sunday 20 October from 6 am until 7pm, there will service installation work involving earthworks.
Rail access construction, Canning Vale
There will be works to build the rail access track and connection points, in the McLean Road verge on the rail corridor side, where McLean Road is parallel to the railway, as well as in the rail corridor between Dowarn Green and Tulloch Way. This will involve excavating, placing and compacting materials, concreting and accessing the site via the local road.
Site facilities and access points
Out-of-hours works to support and access site at:
- the bushland south of Berrigan Drive and west of the Kwinana Freeway, via Verna Court, Cockburn
- Mellor Place, Bibra Lake
- west of Kwinana Freeway, via Nettle Way, South Lake
- the corner of Karel Avenue and Berrigan Drive, Jandakot
- Karel Avenue, west of Orion Road, Jandakot
- Fairfield Gardens, Canning Vale
- McLean Road, Canning Vale
- Nicholson Road Station site, Canning Vale
- Nyandi Court, Thornlie
- Tom Bateman Reserve on Wilfred Road, and Cameron Street, Thornlie
- Spencer Road, Thornlie
- Cameron Street, Thornlie
- Elliot Place, Thornlie
- O’Dell Street Reserve and Spring Road Reserve,Thornlie
- East of Canning River with access via Rimmer Lane, Kenwick
- Packer Park, Burham Road, Kenwick
- Albany Highway, near Sydenham Street, Beckenham.