Richlands to Springfield Rail

Project info

The Richlands to Springfield Rail project is building a new 9.5 km rail line to Springfield.

The $475 million project is scheduled for completion in 2013 and will build:

• two train stations — Springfield (near Woodcrest College) and Springfield Central (near Orion Shopping Centre)
• a 9.5 km dual track rail line from Richlands to Springfield
• safety and capacity improvements on the Centenary Highway
• changes to the local road network with two crossings under the Centenary Highway from Springfield Central station to the Orion Shopping Centre
• a cycle path from Johnson Road, Carole Park to the Springfield Link Bridge
• a pedestrian and cycle path between Springfield station and Springfield Central station.

Temporary cycle detour
To ensure the safety of cyclists during project construction, cycle access has been temporarily closed along the Centenary Highway between Garden Road, Richlands and Springfield Parkway, Springfield Lakes.

This closure began Monday 23 January 2012, and will stay in place until late 2012.

Centenary Highway cycle detour route notification (PDF, 408 KB).

Community info

Contact the project team

Phone: 1800 067 684*

* Free call from anywhere in Australia, call charges apply for calls from mobile phones and payphones.

Email: info@trackstar.com.au

SMS/Email updates: Connect with the project by registering to receive SMS or email updates. Simply email or phone the project team to join.

Visitor centre: Corner of Progress and Garden Roads, Richlands — Monday to Friday 8.30 am–4.30 pm.

Media gallery

Newsletters

• Newsletter July 2011 (PDF, 857 KB) 
• Newsletter November 2011 (PDF, 1.22 MB)

Video

• Animation – Springfield line (AVI, 7.52 MB) 
• Animation – Springfield line (MP4, 4.51 MB) 
• Animation – Springfield Central station (AVI, 30.61 MB) 
• Animation – Springfield Central station (MP4, 29.97 MB) 

Images

• Springfield Central station – train (JPG, 149 KB) 
• Springfield Central station – platform (JPG, 86 KB) 
• Springfield Central station – bus interchange (JPG, 93 KB) 
• Springfield Central station – locale (JPG, 163 KB) 
• Springfield Central station – ground (JPG, 104 KB)

Map

• Project map (PDF, 322 KB)

Latest news

Media releases

• Construction starts on project (October 2011)
• Announcement of construction contractor (February 2011)