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December 14, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne Metro Tunnel cost rises by $A 2.7bn

THE cost of Melbourne’s 9km Metro Tunnel project has increased by $A 2.7bn ($US 2.04bn) following an agreement reached by the state of Victoria and the contractor following a near year-long stand-off. The total cost of the project, which will add five new stations in the central business district and create a new cross-city line from Sunbury to Cranbourne/Pakenham, is now nearly $A 14bn.

December 11, 2020 | Australia/NZ

Rail Projects Victoria selects preferred bidder for Gippsland Line upgrade

RAIL Projects Victoria (RPV), Australia, has selected the VicConnect joint venture of Decmil, UGL and Arup as the preferred bidder for a contract to upgrade the 1600mm-gauge 276km Melbourne - Bairnsdale Gippsland Line.

December 6, 2020 | Main line

Victorian government discounts fares to win back passengers

THE Victorian state government will introduce a 30% discount on off-peak train journeys from January 31 2021 in an effort to entice passengers back to rail and support social distancing.

December 5, 2020 | Financial

Queensland confirms $A 600m commitment to local train manufacturing

THE Queensland state government has kept a pre-election promise to support local train manufacturing by allocating $A 600m ($US 446.2m) in the state budget towards its Rolling Stock Expansion project - a $A 1bn, 10-year commitment to manufacturing rolling stock in the regional centre of Maryborough.

December 1, 2020 | Financial

KiwiRail reports $NZ 40m surplus for 2020 despite Covid-19

NEW Zealand national railway KiwiRail has reported a $NZ 40m ($US 28.1m) operating surplus for the 2020 financial year ended June 30, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The surplus is down $NZ 15m from $NZ 55m in the 2019 financial year.

November 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ In-Brief - Projects: Maya Train supervision contract; Shenzhen Metro tenders Line 12 signalling; Glasgow Subway maintenance deal

Mexico: The Mexican government has awarded a two-year contract for the supervision of works on the 257km Section 4 of the 1500km Maya Train project to a consortium of Egis, France, and Mexican firms Triada and Transconsult.

November 27, 2020 | Infrastructure

Melbourne airport rail route confirmed

THE Australian federal government and state government of Victoria have finalised the route for the planned Melbourne airport rail link, effectively rejecting a proposal from a private consortium to construct a $A 5bn ($US 3.69bn) 6km dedicated tunnel between the city and West Footscray.

November 24, 2020 | Financial

NSW commits record sum to transport infrastructure in 20-21

THE New South Wales state government has allocated a record $A 14bn ($US 10.18bn) in the 2020-21 state budget to support transport infrastructure projects.

November 21, 2020 | Metros

Sydney Metro West construction begins

WORK has officially started on the Sydney Metro West project, which will provide a metro link between Parramatta and Sydney city centre, with preparation work ahead of the arrival of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) at The Bays station site now underway.

November 18, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Victoria allocates $A 2.2bn to kick-start Melbourne suburban loop

THE Victorian state government will allocate $A 2.2bn ($US 1.6bn) in the state budget for early preparatory work on the ambitious 90km, $A 50bn Melbourne suburban rail loop.

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