Cross River Rail is a critical public transport infrastructure project which will improve commuter’s quality of life, help the Queensland economy keep growing, generate thousands of jobs, and activate urban development across the whole region.

South East Queensland’s population is rising putting the transport network under pressure, with the current rail network nearing capacity and constrained by a single river crossing, there is an opportunity to improve the network for commuters whilst triggering accelerated urban renewal.

 

The Cross River Rail was developed to improve the transport network, facilitating a 10.2 kilometre rail line from Dutton Park to Bowen Hills, which includes 5.9 kilometres of twin tunnels under the Brisbane River and the CBD.

 

This project includes construction of four new high-capacity underground stations (Boggo Road, Woolloongabba, Albert Street, Roma Street) and redevelopment of two existing overground stations (Dutton Park and Exhibition) which will be used by 164,000 passengers a day at its peak. Each new station will generate opportunities for property development and economic growth in these inner-city precincts.

Client

Cross River Rail Delivery Authority

Year

2017 – 2025

Location

Brisbane, Queensland

Expertise
Rail systems Stations and TOD Urban Design Transport Planning & Advisory
10.2
km
rail line between Dutton Park and Bowen Hills
5.9
km
tunnel under the Brisbane River and Brisbane CBD

Integrated technical engineering services

SMEC is providing a full suite of integrated technical engineering services to support the development of station precincts. Disciplines include traffic and transport, pedestrian movement modelling, hydraulics, structural, vertical transportation, electrical, civil, geotechnical investigations, waste management, communications, demolition, demand profile and recreational networks.

 

A critical public transport infrastructure project

Cross River Rail is a critical public transport infrastructure project which will improve commuter’s quality of life, help the Queensland economy keep growing, generate thousands of jobs, and activate urban development across the whole region.

The Cross River Rail will provide a more reliable transport network with greater capacity to allow more services to run and it will also support other rail network growth projects.

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