Thornlie Cockburn Link - New Rail Link

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Overview

Rail
Project type
$880 million
Total budget
Under Construction
Project phase
METRONET
Lead agency
1,680
Jobs supported

The Thornlie-Cockburn Link will be Perth’s first east-west cross line connection, making travel around the city by train more flexible and providing a higher level of public transport service to Perth’s south-eastern suburbs.

The 17.5 kilometre project includes new stations at Nicholson and Ranford roads, changes to Thornlie, Cockburn Central and Stadium stations and relocating 11 kilometres of freight railway.

Three kilometres of rail tracks have been removed from the existing rail corridor between Cockburn Central Station and Glen Iris Tunnel. More than five kilometres of new rail tracks were laid and overhead equipment installed during works in December 2021-January 2022.

Works continue to steam ahead on this major transport infrastructure improvement project, which is due to open in 2025.

Benefits

Reduced congestion and provision of alternative transport options to people in our southern suburbs
New stations at Ranford Road and Nicholson Road
Improvements at Thornlie Station and Cockburn Central Station
Creates thousands of jobs while providing improved access to employment opportunities in Canning Vale
Supports long term development plans around the new stations