Projects
Many infrastructure upgrades need to be completed in order to implement the Clearways plan. These projects include upgrading stations, adding extra tracks, stabling facilities, or upgrading junctions. The projects include:
| Project | Clearway | Description | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berowra third platform | North West | Allows through trains to pass terminating suburban trains | October 2006 |
| Bondi Junction turnback and stabling sidings. | Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra | Improves terminating capacity and provides more space for trains to be stabled in off-peak periods | July 2006 |
| Carlingford Line passing loop at Rydalmere | N/A | Would have provided a passing opportunity on the single track section between Rosehill and Carlingford | Cancelled November 2008 |
| Erskineville-Sydenham six tracks | Bankstown Campbelltown Express |
Would have created a new track pair for Bankstown line trains, allowing Campbelltown Express trains to have their own track pair | Cancelled November 2008 |
| Homebush Turnback | Airport and South | Breaks the Bankstown loop by giving Inner West line trains a place to terminate where six tracks reduce to four | March 2011 |
| Hornsby fifth platform | North West | Allows through trains to pass terminating suburban trains | March 2009 |
| Kingsgrove-Revesby Quadruplication | Campbelltown Express Airport and South |
Allows express trains to overtake and remain separate from all stops services, in conjunction with existing four track section between Wolli Creek and Kingsgrove | Under construction |
| Lidcombe Turnback | Bankstown | Breaks the Bankstown loop by giving Bankstown line trains a place to terminate | November 2010 |
| Liverpool Second Turnback | Bankstown | New platform for through trains, allowing conversion of existing through platform and side turnback into two centre turnbacks | Under construction |
| Macarthur fourth platform and upgrade | Campbelltown Express | New platform for through trains, allowing conversion of existing through platform into centre turnback | Stage one (upgrade): December 2010 |
| Macdonaldtown Turnback | Airport and South | Allows trains to layover close to the city | December 2005 |
| Macdonaldtown Stabling | Airport and South | Extension of Macdonaldtown Turnback | November 2007 |
| Quakers Hill-Vineyard Duplication | North West | Improves capacity to support new suburbs in North-Western Sydney | Schofields - Vineyard deferred Oct 2008 Quakers Hill - Schofields: October 2011 |
| Revesby Turnback | Airport and South | Replacement of side turnback at East Hills with more efficient centre turnback | December 2008 |
| Sutherland-Cronulla Duplication | Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra | Duplication of single track sections between Sutherland and Gymea and between Caringbah and Cronulla to improve capacity | April 2010 |
Read more about this topic: CityRail Clearways Project
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