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Melbourne Airport Rail Link

March 4, 2026 | Australia/NZ

Work starts on Melbourne airport rail link

The $US 2.89bn redevelopment of Sunshine station as a transport hub should be complete by 2030.

February 27, 2025 | Australia/NZ

Extra $US 1.3bn for Melbourne airport rail link

Money pledged by federal government will be spent rebuilding Sunshine station.

July 9, 2024 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne Airport station standoff resolved

A surface-level airport terminus for the planned rail link has finally been agreed.

May 8, 2024 | Australia/NZ

Melbourne airport rail link delayed

$US 8.6bn project set back by at least four years to 2033.

November 21, 2023 | Infrastructure

Australian government axes major infrastructure projects

Winners and losers following independent review of Australian rail and road schemes.

May 17, 2023 | Commuter Rail

Melbourne Airport rail link on hold pending federal review of major projects

Federal government providing $A 5bn towards $A 13bn project in Victoria.

January 3, 2023 | Infrastructure

Early works begin on Melbourne Airport rail link

Work includes the relocation of six electricity pylons.

September 30, 2022 | Infrastructure

Consortium appointed to deliver Melbourne airport rail link

The consortium includes public and private partners.

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.

March 13, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Governments agree $A10bn funding for Melbourne Airport Rail Link

THE Australian federal and Victorian state governments have signed a heads of agreement which sets out the strategic objectives, governance arrangements and information sharing processes for a $A 10bn ($US 7bn) joint commitment to building the Melbourne Airport Rail Link.

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