Project profile
The North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project involves the construction of a rail underpass at North Strathfield, and a new aerial concourse at Concord West Station, including four new lifts and platform upgrades. The underpass and associated tracks will improve network reliability for freight and passenger trains by removing the need for freight trains to cross over the existing tracks on the Main North Line.
Key features
The key features of the project include:
- a new rail underpass for freight trains at North Strathfield
- new track to connect to the existing relief goods loop at North Strathfield
- 2.4 km of new track and upgrade of 850 m of existing track
- a new aerial concourse and the installation of four new lifts at Concord West station
- relocation of an existing Sydney Trains depot at North Strathfield Station
- associated civil and structural works
- provision of new rail systems, including overhead wire, high voltage, low voltage, communications and signalling
- utility relocations/protection.
View the North Strathfield Rail Underpass map (JPEG 100KB)
Key benefits
The North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project:
- enables additional paths (opportunities for freight travel) and reduce waiting times for freight trains
- increases reliability of both freight trains and passenger services
- removes the need for freight trains to cross lines at North Strathfield Junction which impacts passenger train services
- enables a 1,500 metre freight train to stand clear of the Main North Line so other trains can pass before entering the single track section towards Flemington.
Project status
The North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project was approved in October 2012. Major work was completed in June 2015.
The North Strathfield Rail Underpass Project was commissioned during the June long weekend and freight services have started using the new infrastructure.
Environment
- Operational Noise and Vibration Management Plan
The Operational Noise and Vibration Management Plan (ONVMP), prepared to assess noise and vibration impacts from the operation of the North Strathfield Rail Underpass (NSRU) Project has been approved by Transport for NSW. Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide us with feedback on the ONVMP.
The plan was prepared by specialist acoustic and vibration consultants in consultation with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and City of Canada Bay Council, and takes into account feedback received from the community since 2012.
Measures to mitigate operational noise impacts include:
- low density noise barriers will be installed along Queen Street, Concord West.
- at-property treatments offered to targeted properties
The approved ONVMP can be downloaded below:
The information on display at the ONVMP community information sessions can be downloaded below:
- NSRU ONVMP FAQ's (pdf 233KB)
- NSRU poster – Process to confirm operational noise and vibration mitigation measures (pdf 185KB)
- NSRU poster – Overview of the ONVMP (pdf 450KB)
- NSRU poster – Noise measurment poster (pdf 585KB)
- NSRU poster – Freight train noise sources (pdf 1.3MB)
- NSRU poster – Proposed noise and vibration mitigation map (pdf 1.3MB)
- NSRU poster - EPA criteria poster (pdf 928KB)
- Urban design and landscape consultation
Revegetation and design plans for the North Strathfield Rail Underpass have been approved by Transport for NSW.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the consultation process since 2012.
The UDLP can be downloaded below:
Environmental management
Management of environmental issues on the North Strathfield Rail Underpass project is undertaken in the construction phase by the contractors responsible for each component of the project.
Environmental Compliance Report
Environmental Compliance Reports are completed every six months. The reports provide a record of compliance with the Construction Environmental Management Plan and the Transport for NSW Conditions of Approval.
Copies of these reports are available upon request. Please email projects@transport.nsw.gov.au to request a copy.
Approvals
- Planning documents
Following consideration of a Review of Environmental Factors and Submission Report, the North Strathfield Rail Underpass project was approved in October 2012, under Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act).
The Review of Environmental Factors and the Submissions Report for the project are available to download below:
NSRU Submissions Report (pdf 2.4MB)
NSRU Determination Report - Conditions of Approval (pdf 107KB) (Update as at 10 March 2014)NSRU Final REF Executive Summary (pdf 2.6MB)
NSRU Final REF Part 1 (pdf 5.4MB)
NSRU Final REF Part 2 pdf 52KB)
NSRU Final REF Part 3 (pdf 37KB)
NSRU Final REF Part 4 (pdf 45KB)
NSRU Final REF Part 5 Part A (pdf 4.4MB)
NSRU Final REF Part 5 Part B (pdf 6.2MB)
NSRU Final REF Part 6 Part A (pdf 7.9MB)
NSRU Final REF Part 6 Part B (pdf 5.1MB)
NSRU Final REF Part 6 Part C (pdf 6.2MB)
NSRU Final REF Part 7 (pdf 37.4KB)
NSRU Final REF Part 8 (pdf 56.7KB)
NSRU Final REF Part 9 (pdf 42KB)
NSRU Final REF Part 10 (pdf 13.4KB)
NSRU Final REF Appendix (pdf 71KB)Tech Paper 1 Noise and Vibration Assessment (pdf 3.1MB)
Tech Paper 1 Appendix 1 (pdf 3.2MB)
Tech Paper 1 Appendix 2 (pdf 3.2MB)
Tech Paper 2 Traffic and Transport Impact Assessment (pdf 12MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part A (pdf 5.4MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part B (pdf 2MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part C (pdf 4.4MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part D (pdf 4MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part E (pdf 5.8MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part F (pdf 5.2MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part G (pdf 4.3MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part H (pdf 3.9MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part I (pdf 5MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part J (pdf 5.7MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part K (pdf 5.2MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part L (pdf 4MB)
Tech Paper 3 Historic Heritage Impact Assessment Part M (pdf 2.7MB)
Tech Paper 4 Air Quality Impact Assessment (pdf 5.2MB)
Tech Paper 5 Visual Impact Assessment (pdf 2.5MB)
Tech Paper 6 Biodiversity Assessment (pdf 1.7MB)
Tech Paper 7 Indigenous Heritage Impact Assessment Part A (pdf 3.67MB)
Tech Paper 7 Indigenous Heritage Impact Assessment Part B (pdf 4MB)
Tech Paper 8 Flood Impact Assessment (pdf 1.3MB)
Tech Paper 9 Groundwater Specialist Report (pdf 114KB)
Tech Paper 10 Climate Change Risk Assessment (pdf 454KB)
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