Emma Thomas Deputy Chief Executive, Public Transport

Rail Commissioner of South Australia

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING,

TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

4th Annual Rail Suppliers Forum

A technically complex project with an ambitious timetable:

● Goodwood Junction Upgrade

● Two new railway stations at Wayville and St Clair

● Track Upgrades

● Electrification of the Seaford and Tonsley lines

● Signalling and Communications

● New electric trains and Automated Train Protection System

● Tonsley Park Public Transport Project

● Electrification of the Gawler line to Dry Creek

● Marion Pedestrian Crossing

Rail Revitalisation in South Australia

Oaklands Interchange

Hallet Cove Station

Hallet Cove

Beach Station Seaford Meadows

and Seaford

Chidda Station

Elizabeth Station

Elizabeth South Station

Munno Para

Evanstan & Gawler

TRACK UPGRADE

ELECTRIFICATION

NEW COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

SIGNALING SYSTEM

IMMUNISATION COMPLETED

● major track upgrade works including

formation repair, drainage

improvements, the installation of new

ballast, concrete re-sleepering and

replacement of defective rail on the

Gawler, Belair (Goodwood to Belair)

and Seaford (Oaklands to Noarlunga)

lines

● new stations constructed at Elizabeth

and Munno Para, with station

upgrades at Hallett Cove, Hallett

Cove Beach, Elizabeth South,

Evanston, Chidda, Gawler,

Blackwood, Coromandel Valley and

Eden Hills

● car park expansions at Gawler

Station, Mawson Lakes, Oaklands

and Smithfield Interchanges

Works completed

so far:

Works completed

so far:

● upgrade of Port Adelaide viaduct

● construction of a new Rail Car

Depot at Dry Creek and major

upgrade of the Glengowrie Tram

Depot (stage one complete)

● extension of the tramline from City

West to the Adelaide Entertainment

Centre and the delivery of additional

trams

● Seaford Rail Extension; and

● major refurbishment of the class

3000 railcars.

New rail car depot - Dry Creek

Electrification masts installed

Port Adelaide Viaduct upgrade

Hallett Cove station upgrade

Seaford Rail

Lonsdale substation modified

Adelaide Yard Nairne Junction

Nairne Junction upgrade

● main route for trains into and out

of hills and key lead for Gawler,

Outer Harbour and Noarlunga

trains into Adelaide Station

● numerous switching capabilities

provide flexibility for trains

entering and exiting Adelaide

Station

● significant maintenance requires

capital funds and closure of all

lines

● replacement fundamental for

operational flexibility for future

and for running electrified trains

Works completed

so far:

Goodwood Junction Upgrade

New Stations at Wayville and St

Clair

Electrification of the Seaford and

Tonsley lines

Signalling and communications

Track Upgrades

New Electric Multiple Units

(EMUs)

Electrification of half of Adelaide

Yard only St Clair Station

Electrification – Adelaide to

Seaford Use Lonsdale Feeder Station

Works in progress:

Track Upgrades:

● completion of the final stage

of track upgrade works on the

Seaford line between

Oaklands Park and the City,

and the Belair line between

Goodwood and City including

necessary works in Adelaide

Yard

● Adelaide to Goodwood

Underpass

● Goodwood Underpass to Sturt

River Bridge

● St Clair Station

Works in progress:

Electrification – Adelaide to

Seaford

Electrification of the Seaford

and Tonsley lines:

● provision of a power supply

facility at Lonsdale and

associated power system

infrastructure

● signalling Computer Based

Interlocking system (CBI) from

Seaford to Goodwood

● Immunisation from Goodwood

to Adelaide Yard

● Electrify platforms 1-4 in

Adelaide Yard

● installation of overhead wiring

and associated works.

Lonsdale substation modified

Electrification of half of Adelaide

Yard only

Works in progress:

Delivery of Adelaide’s First Electric Trains:

● Under a supply and maintenance

contract with Bombardier Transportation

Australia, 22 three car units will be

delivered. The A-City will seat around

240 passengers with standing room for

another 300.

● The wide-body train will provide more

room for passengers and a host of other

features, including:

– safety CCTV covering the rear,

front and interior

– high capacity air-conditioning to

suit Adelaide's winter and summer

– disability access compliance with

wheelchair spaces and access

ramps

– permanently coupled three car

sets, with walk-through access

between railcars

– double leaf saloon doors for quick

entry and exit

– passenger emergency intercoms

at each doorway; and

– maximum speed of 110kph.

Automated Train Protection System

Works in progress:

● Trains on the interstate line currently give way to passenger trains,

causing significant delays to both freight trains and road traffic

● The upgrade consists of a 615m underpass for the electrified Seaford

line to go beneath the Belair line and ARTC freight line, with a 12m wide

bridge deck constructed across 65m of the underpass

● A minor realignment of the ARTC freight line and Belair passenger line

has been undertaken

● The project has provided a 1 in 100 year flood capacity for Brown Hill

Creek channel and significant stormwater and sewer improvements

● Three pedestrian crossings are being upgraded to activated crossings,

and the provision of a 3m shared use path has been incorporated

● Community input into the landscaping and amenity of the area has

resulted in significant trees being designed around, and a community

wildlife (nesting box) project has been instigated by the project team

Goodwood Junction Upgrade

Greenways

cycle project –

new shared path

(red line) being

constructed

during rail

shutdown

Visit the Greenways website on www.infrastructure.sa.gov.au to see the extent of these works and how they complement the full network

concept – overpass at Wayville Station

Wayville railway station – design concept

Canterbury Terrace, Clarence Park

New ‘Wayville’ station at Adelaide Showgrounds

• provides a superior entrance statement to the Wayville precinct

with a stronger sense of arrival to the showgrounds entrance

• far more visible station from Anzac Highway and Greenhill Road

• better linked into supportive land uses, with a potential to serve

260 dwellings and a larger and more diverse employment base

• makes better use of adjacent land providing an opportunity to

increase activity with a ‘Kiss and Ride’, bus layover area and

supporting shops

• replaces current station land locked to the south, east and west

• site doesn’t generate large amounts of vehicle traffic facilitating a

safe pedestrian environment, yet provides direct access and

parking opportunities

Shared use

path and

Keswick bridge

underpass

• running along eastern edge of corridor

• connects to bikeway and businesses

• supports more cycling and walking including good lighting and passive surveillance

Electrify Gawler line to Dry Creek

● Construction of a second Railway

Substation to provide sufficient power to

extend the electrified network along the

Gawler line.

● Extending the Electrification of the rail

corridor towards Gawler, as far as Dry

Creek (approximately a further 10 kms),

including electrification of the new Rail

Car Depot at Dry Creek.

● Extending the installation of a new

signalling and communications system

along the Gawler line as far as Dry

Creek. This comprises installation of

modern and efficient Fibre Optic

technology along with a new Automatic

Train Protection System.

Electrify the Gawler line to Dry

Creek

New projects just

announced:

Tonsley Park Public Transport Project

A major upgrade to the public transport infrastructure in and around Tonsley Park, including:

● duplication of 600 metres of the Tonsley rail line

● upgrades to Clovelly Park and Tonsley stations

● new park-and-ride facilities at Clovelly Park Station; and

● construction of a new bus interchange.

The Tonsley Park Public Transport Project will provide excellent public transport connections to key destinations around Darlington. It will improve access to essential services, reduce transit times for public transport users, and benefit road users by reducing traffic congestion.

New projects just

announced:

Marion Pedestrian Overpass

● access ramp and stairs from and new footpath compliant with the Disability Discrimination Act and shorter walking distances

● Closed Circuit TV security coverage of the underpass, access ramps and stairs; and

● improved lighting and landscaping, featuring local native plants that enhance the amenity, and a design that incorporates Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles

New projects just

announced:

Thank you and questions

Adelaide yard – timelapse