Shepparton Line Upgrade will deliver more frequent and reliable services, and will allow new VLocity trains on the Shepparton Line. The project is being delivered in three stages.
Stage Three scope comprises:
- signalling upgrades between Seymour and Shepparton, enabling nine weekday return services, and
- track upgrades between Seymour and Shepparton, enabling speeds of up to 130 kilometres per hour.
- expanded stabling for VLocity trains to support more services
- a further 1.1km extension of the Murchison East crossing loop to allow a 1200m freight train and two 6-car VLocity trains to pass each other.
The expanded loop and stabling facility works previously included in the Stage Three scope of works were brought into Stage Two following a decision by the Federal Government in August 2021. However, these elements of the project have come back into the scope of the Acciona Rail and KBR delivery alliance.
Key Dates
| 2021 | Construction Commencement |
Funding contributions
| Federal Government | |
| Victorian Government |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Rail Projects Victoria |
| Successful Tenderer: | Acciona Rail/KBR |
| Procurement note: | Acciona Rail and KBR are delivering Stage 3 as part of an alliance with Rail Projects Victoria and V/Line. |
| Related contracts: |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Oct 2020 | The Federal Government allocated $320 million for Stage Three. |
| Nov 2020 | The Victorian Government allocated $400 million towards Stage Three. This funding included the $320 million provided by the Federal Government. |
| May 2021 | The 2021-22 Victorian Budget indicated the estimated project completion as fourth quarter of FY2023-24. |
| Aug 2021 | The Federal Government announced the delivery of works previously flagged as part of Shepparton Line Upgrade Stage Three will be brought forward into the scope of the Shepparton Line Upgrade Stage Two. The successful contractors delivering Stage Two – Coleman Rail and KBR, in an Alliance with Rail Projects Victoria and V/Line – will deliver the expanded loop and stabling facility works previously included in the Stage Three scope of works. The signalling and track upgrade works between Seymour and Shepparton as part of Stage Three will be procured separately, subject to planning and environmental approvals. |
| Oct 2021 | Works commence on Stage Three. |
| Apr 2022 | The Victorian Government awarded contracts for the signalling upgrades between Seymour and Shepparton. UGL, SIEMENS and Integrated Rail Engineering Services will design the electronically-operated signalling system and All Systems Contractors will construct the upgrade. |
| May 2024 | The 2024-25 Victorian Budget noted that it was unclear when the project will be completed, citing market constraints and the need to complete signalling design work. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2021)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
Victoria |
National |
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