South Geelong Waurn Tender

Status In planningAustralian Government Contribution750 millionFunding Program Investment road and rail programTransport Mode RailState VicExpected StartFinish Late 2021 - late 2028Between melbourne and geelong the rail line is duplicated allowing trains to operate and pass each other independently. However between geelong and warrnambool the rail line is mostly single track with a limited number of passing loops. Since 2003-04 patronage on the geelong rail line has increased by 242 per cent and is expected to double by 2025-26. Additional services cannot be provided to south geelong and waurn ponds without duplicating the track. The project will upgrade the corridor between geelong and south geelong stations these works relate to south geelong to waurn ponds stage 3 business case duplicate the 12. 6 kilometres of track on the geelong rail line from south geelong to waurn ponds construct a second platform and upgrade the existing stations at south geelong and marshall construct a new rail bridge over the barwon river and grade separate the level crossings at fyans street and the surf coast highway Planning is underway.