A major contract has been awarded for important infrastructure upgrades to convert the T3 Bankstown Line to metro standards in New South Wales.
The Sydney Metro Southwest Metro Conversion and Station Works (SWM4) package has been awarded to Australian-owned railway infrastructure company, Martinus.
When opened, passengers will have safe, fast and reliable metro journeys to take them from Bankstown to Central in 28 minutes, Belmore to Martin Place in 24 minutes, Marrickville to Waterloo in eight minutes and from Dulwich Hill, under the harbour, to Victoria Cross in the city’s north in 21 minutes.
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A total of 15 bridges and 66 locations, including car parks and roads, adjacent to the railway corridor between Sydenham and Bankstown will be upgraded as part of the contract scope.
Starting 30 September, the team will complete a program of work over the duration of the 12-month closure, to install barriers, bollards and other structures to reduce the risk of vehicles impacting on the network.
The 12-month closure of the T3 Bankstown line to upgrade the railway to metro standards involves an intensive program of work including installation of mechanical gap filler technology to allow seamless access to metro trains for all commuters, as well the conversion of Bankstown Station to support Sydney Trains and Sydney Metro services, and the installation of critical trackside signalling and communications equipment.
For more information, https://transportnsw.info/southwest-link