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Early works press on for upgrade of Gippsland Line

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Surveyors have begun work at Traralgon station as part of early works for the Victorian Government’s $530 million Gippsland Line Upgrade, which will upgrade level crossings, add extra platforms, and duplicate sections of track on the busy regional rail line.

Surveying at Traralgon is to assess ground and environment conditions, to help inform the design and construction of a second platform.

The Gippsland Line Upgrade will also deliver second platforms at Morwell, Bunyip and Longwarry stations. The project also includes track duplications between Bunyip and Longwarry, and between Traralgon and Morwell, as well as an extension of duplicated track near Moe, east towards Traralgon.

Level crossings are also set to be upgraded, and the project also includes an upgrade to drainage infrastructure at Morwell River, a crossing loop extension at Morwell, and a signalling upgrade.

The project’s final stage also includes the replacement of the rail bridge over the Avon River.

Victorian public transport minister Jacinta Allan said the early works at Traralgon were vital to a program designed to give Gippsland passengers the services they deserve.

“We’re boosting services, delivering new carriages and improving mobile coverage to make catching the train quicker, easier and more comfortable in eastern Victoria,” Allan said.

Over 80% of V/Line’s VLocity fleet are now fiited with mobile signal boosters, and new mobile towers are up and running at Pakenham and Traralgon, with more to be added at Longwarry, Garfield, Trafalgar, West Warragul and East Warragul by the end of 2018.

V/Line will begin running VLocity trains on the Gippsland Line from August this year.

The Gippsland Line Upgrade is part of Victoria’s $1.7 billion Regional Rail Revival program, which is being conducted by Transport for Victoria.