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  • Airport Line Opening (October 2022)

    Airport Line Opening (October 2022)

    See the highlights from the Airport Line opening on Sunday 9 October!
  • Welcome to the Airport Line (September 2022)

    Welcome to the Airport Line (September 2022)

    The Airport Line, delivered by METRONET, is Transperth’s newest train line, operating from Claremont to High Wycombe via Perth Station.
  • Emergency exercises (July 2022)

    Emergency exercises (July 2022)

    In preparation for opening the Airport Line the PTA ran a series of exercises to test the line's emergency response systems.
  • Smoke testing (April 2022)

    Smoke testing (April 2022)

    Airport Central Station can be smouldering in more ways than one: smoke testing took place on the line recently as part of tunnel ventilation commissioning works.
  • First train in the tunnel (March 2022)

    First train in the tunnel (March 2022)

    Time to go trainspotting! The first train entered the tunnel in the early hours of a Monday morning in March. Used as a blocker, the train assisted with a series of tests conducted on the tunnel...
  • The making of the High Wycombe Station mural (October 2021)

    The making of the High Wycombe Station mural (October 2021)

    High Wycombe Station is one step closer to completion, as the paint dries on a nature-themed mural decorating its sub-station wall. Painted by artist Fieldey with assistance of 12 local young people,...
  • Pantograph trial run highlights (November 2021)

    Pantograph trial run highlights (November 2021)

    Did you know that the flexible arm on top of electric trains is called pantograph? It’s there to connect the train to traction power through contact with the overhead line equipment.
  • Cutterhead heritage installation (October 2021)

    Cutterhead heritage installation (October 2021)

    After spending time underground between 2017 and 2020, one of the TBM cutterheads is now standing tall and proud at the entry of the High Wycombe Station precinct. The 70-tonne industrial sculpture...
  • City-bound Midland Line tracks in final location (February 2021)

    City-bound Midland Line tracks in final location (February 2021)

    In merely 56 hours, over a weekend in mid-February, the rail team shifted the temporary city-bound Midland Line tracks to their final location. Emerging from the light, train services commenced right...
  • Bayswater portal building construction (November 2020)

    Bayswater portal building construction (November 2020)

    Build a house in 35 seconds? Only in the world of Minecraft. Unless you have a time lapse camera and condense 80 days to showcase the construction of the above-ground section of the Bayswater portal...
  • Airport Central Station roof truss installation (April 2020)

    Airport Central Station roof truss installation (April 2020)

    With the placement of all 12 locally-fabricated steel modules complete, the 51m-wide station roof frame now stands proud and tall. Installation of roof sheeting, which will enable internal fit-out...
  • Start of track laying (July 2020)

    Start of track laying (July 2020)

    The project has reached yet another milestone, with the track laying process for the 8km twin tunnels now underway.
  • Roof sheeting installation at Forrestfield Station (April 2020)

    Roof sheeting installation at Forrestfield Station (April 2020)

    The Forrestfield Station roof is the biggest 3D puzzle on the project, with 600 steel lengths supporting about 2000 square metres of roof sheeting. Many Allen keys were required to turn this flat pack...
  • TBM Sandy breaks through at Bayswater Junction (April 2020)

    TBM Sandy breaks through at Bayswater Junction (April 2020)

    View the highlights of TBM Sandy's final breakthrough at Bayswater Junction, marking the end of tunnelling for the project.
  • How does a TBM work? (January 2020)

    How does a TBM work? (January 2020)

    Always wondered how the tunnel boring machines move underground? Learn how these amazing one-stop-shop machines operate.
  • Take a tour of TBM Sandy! (December 2019)

    Take a tour of TBM Sandy! (December 2019)

    Jump on board of TBM Sandy and let Alvin show you around the 9000-tonne machine.
  • Forrestfield Station roof erection (December 2019)

    Forrestfield Station roof erection (December 2019)

    Bit by bit 120 tonnes of galvanised steel are being installed at Forrestfield Station, forming the frame for the station's roof. Watch the work of 25 days condensed into 30 seconds.
  • Bayswater Junction crane pad construction (November 2019)

    Bayswater Junction crane pad construction (November 2019)

    Works at Bayswater Junction are underway to prepare for the TBMs’ arrival in early 2020. Once broken through, Grace and Sandy will be disassembled and craned out of the dive structure in parts. As the...
  • Redcliffe Station crew interview

    Redcliffe Station crew interview

    Find out why Redcliffe crew members Wendy and Korey are proud to be working on the Forrestfield-Airport Link project.
  • Airport Central Station work update (June 2019)

    Airport Central Station work update (June 2019)

    This month's anchormen, Andy and Ben, take you on a tour of the Airport Central site to show off the three level station and the newly installed triple escalator system (which will take only 55...
  • Installation of main passenger escalator at Airport Central Station (June 2019)

    Installation of main passenger escalator at Airport Central Station (June 2019)

    Watch the 15m-high and 35m-long main passenger escalator being installed at Airport Central Station. Once operational, the triple escalator system has the capacity to transport 8200 people per hour....
  • TBM Grace breaks through at Redcliffe Station (May 2019)

    TBM Grace breaks through at Redcliffe Station (May 2019)

    Tunnel boring machine Grace has broken through at Redcliffe Station, having successfully tunnelled 4.6km since starting her underground journey from Forrestfield mid-2017.
  • Bayswater dive structure (March 2019)

    Bayswater dive structure (March 2019)

    The Forrestfield-Airport Link crew takes you right into the heart of the Bayswater construction site with this update on the dive structure concrete pours.
  • Forrestfield works update (February 2019)

    Forrestfield works update (February 2019)

    At 16.5 hectares, our Forrestfield Station site is (literally) kind of a big deal. Let our very own anchorman, site engineer Simon, take you on a guided tour.
  • Tunnel segment production at Forrestfield facility

    Tunnel segment production at Forrestfield facility

    Approximately 9000 rings of concrete, made up of six tunnel segments each, are required to build the tunnels for the Forrestfield-Airport Link. The video provides an overview of the production...
  • Bayswater Junction dive structure base slab construction (January 2019)

    Bayswater Junction dive structure base slab construction (January 2019)

    Concrete pours are underway at Bayswater Junction to construct the base slab of the 400m dive structure, where the tunnel boring machines will emerge at the end of their 8km underground journey. 18...
  • Airport West Emergency Egress Shaft descent (January 2019)

    Airport West Emergency Egress Shaft descent (January 2019)

    It takes 144 stairs to reach the bottom of the 36m-deep Airport West Emergency Egress Shaft (EES). This EES is one of three to be built along the Forrestfield-Airport Link alignment and, once...
  • TBM Grace reaches halfway mark (November 2018)

    TBM Grace reaches halfway mark (November 2018)

    Tunnel boring machine Grace reaches the halfway mark of tunnelling in November 2018 - a major milestone for the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
  • Bayswater Junction dry box construction (November 2018)

    Bayswater Junction dry box construction (November 2018)

    A dry box has been constructed where the TBMs will resurface in Bayswater at the end of their tunnelling journey. The box adjoins the Bayswater tunnel portal and is designed to correctly pressurise...
  • Redcliffe Station base slab concrete pour (September 2018)

    Redcliffe Station base slab concrete pour (September 2018)

    Redcliffe Station's base slab is taking shape with nine concrete pours, totalling 5500 cubic metres, scheduled as part of the construction of the 1.5m-deep station base.
  • Right Track / FAL Bayswater Mural

    Right Track / FAL Bayswater Mural

    The large retaining wall built adjacent to Railway Parade to support the temporary Midland Line has been turned into a 500m piece of art thanks to PTA's Right Track program. Perth urban artist Drew...
  • TBM Grace breakthrough at Airport Central Station (May 2018)

    TBM Grace breakthrough at Airport Central Station (May 2018)

    Tunnel Boring Machine Grace breaks through into the Airport Central Station box (May 8, 2018).
  • TBM Sandy breakthrough at Airport Central Station (May 2018)

    TBM Sandy breakthrough at Airport Central Station (May 2018)

    Tunnel Boring Machine Sandy breaks through into the Airport Central Station box (May 19, 2018).
  • Construction of the Forrestfield dive structure

    Construction of the Forrestfield dive structure

    The Forrestfield dive structure, where the tunnel boring machines will launch from, is 260m long and up to 22m wide. It took seven months to build, but you can see how it was done in less than 70...
  • Tunnel boring machine assembly underway

    Tunnel boring machine assembly underway

    A 400-tonne crane is onsite at Forrestfield to help assemble our first tunnel boring machine (TBM). It can be seen here lifting the two heaviest sections of the TBM, the 164 and 143 tonne shields,...
  • Our first tunnel boring machine arrives in Perth

    Our first tunnel boring machine arrives in Perth

    Key components of our 600 tonne tunnel boring machine have now been delivered to the Forrestfield site. The $20m machine is one of two TBMs which will each dig 8km of 7m diameter tunnels from...
  • Airport Line Opening (October 2022)

    See the highlights from the Airport Line opening on Sunday 9 October!

    Wed 12 Oct

    Read more
  • Welcome to the Airport Line (September 2022)

    The Airport Line, delivered by METRONET, is Transperth’s newest train line, operating from Claremont to High Wycombe via Perth Station.

    Fri 2 Sep

    Read more
  • Emergency exercises (July 2022)

    In preparation for opening the Airport Line the PTA ran a series of exercises to test the line's emergency response systems.

    Tue 21 Feb

    Read more
  • Smoke testing (April 2022)

    Airport Central Station can be smouldering in more ways than one: smoke testing took place on the line recently as part of tunnel ventilation commissioning works.

    Thu 28 Apr

    Read more
  • First train in the tunnel (March 2022)

    Time to go trainspotting! The first train entered the tunnel in the early hours of a Monday morning in March. Used as a blocker, the train assisted with a series of tests conducted on the tunnel ventilation system, measuring the resistance the train’s body provides to airflow.

    Wed 30 Mar

    Read more
  • The making of the High Wycombe Station mural (October 2021)

    High Wycombe Station is one step closer to completion, as the paint dries on a nature-themed mural decorating its sub-station wall. Painted by artist Fieldey with assistance of 12 local young people, PTA's Right Track Program and the City of Kalamunda, 'Homecoming' represents the journey of residents returning home to the hills from the city.

    Mon 25 Oct

    Read more
  • Pantograph trial run highlights (November 2021)

    Did you know that the flexible arm on top of electric trains is called pantograph? It’s there to connect the train to traction power through contact with the overhead line equipment.

    Fri 5 Nov

    Read more
  • Cutterhead heritage installation (October 2021)

    After spending time underground between 2017 and 2020, one of the TBM cutterheads is now standing tall and proud at the entry of the High Wycombe Station precinct. The 70-tonne industrial sculpture recognises the monumental feat of building Western Australia’s longest tunnels.

    Thu 14 Oct

    Read more
  • City-bound Midland Line tracks in final location (February 2021)

    In merely 56 hours, over a weekend in mid-February, the rail team shifted the temporary city-bound Midland Line tracks to their final location. Emerging from the light, train services commenced right on time for Monday morning commuters.

    Wed 24 Mar

    Read more
  • Bayswater portal building construction (November 2020)

    Build a house in 35 seconds? Only in the world of Minecraft. Unless you have a time lapse camera and condense 80 days to showcase the construction of the above-ground section of the Bayswater portal building – brickwork, steel frames, cladding, sheeting and all.

    Wed 18 Nov

    Read more
  • Airport Central Station roof truss installation (April 2020)

    With the placement of all 12 locally-fabricated steel modules complete, the 51m-wide station roof frame now stands proud and tall. Installation of roof sheeting, which will enable internal fit-out works during the rainy season, is scheduled next.

    Mon 4 May

    Read more
  • Start of track laying (July 2020)

    The project has reached yet another milestone, with the track laying process for the 8km twin tunnels now underway.

    Thu 30 Jul

    Read more
  • Roof sheeting installation at Forrestfield Station (April 2020)

    The Forrestfield Station roof is the biggest 3D puzzle on the project, with 600 steel lengths supporting about 2000 square metres of roof sheeting. Many Allen keys were required to turn this flat pack into a stunning architectural feature.

    Fri 1 May

    Read more
  • TBM Sandy breaks through at Bayswater Junction (April 2020)

    View the highlights of TBM Sandy's final breakthrough at Bayswater Junction, marking the end of tunnelling for the project.

    Tue 28 Apr

    Read more
  • How does a TBM work? (January 2020)

    Always wondered how the tunnel boring machines move underground? Learn how these amazing one-stop-shop machines operate.

    Wed 22 Jan

    Read more
  • Take a tour of TBM Sandy! (December 2019)

    Jump on board of TBM Sandy and let Alvin show you around the 9000-tonne machine.

    Wed 18 Dec

    Read more
  • Forrestfield Station roof erection (December 2019)

    Bit by bit 120 tonnes of galvanised steel are being installed at Forrestfield Station, forming the frame for the station's roof. Watch the work of 25 days condensed into 30 seconds.

    Wed 11 Dec

    Read more
  • Bayswater Junction crane pad construction (November 2019)

    Works at Bayswater Junction are underway to prepare for the TBMs’ arrival in early 2020. Once broken through, Grace and Sandy will be disassembled and craned out of the dive structure in parts. As the ladies are rather heavy, crews have strengthened the ground with 700 tonnes of compacted limestone to ensure the crane load is adequately supported.

    Wed 27 Nov

    Read more
  • Redcliffe Station crew interview

    Find out why Redcliffe crew members Wendy and Korey are proud to be working on the Forrestfield-Airport Link project.

    Wed 4 Sep

    Read more
  • Airport Central Station work update (June 2019)

    This month's anchormen, Andy and Ben, take you on a tour of the Airport Central site to show off the three level station and the newly installed triple escalator system (which will take only 55 seconds to travel from top to bottom!). Next up, construction of the station's walls and roof!

    Fri 21 Jun

    Read more
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