“Redcliffe Station” was voted by locals as the name of the first station of Perth’s Forrestfield-Airport rail link, Transport Minister Rita Saffioti announced the name change, after 81 per cent of residents identified Redcliffe as their preferred name.
The construction of Redcliffe Station is well underway, and will eventually form the centre of Metronet’s first transport oriented development, a precinct of apartments, shops and entertainment where walking, cycling and public transport are made easy.
Redcliffe is one of up to 18 stations that will be built as part of Metronet, which will add about 72 km of new passenger rail to the Perth public transport network.
The rail line will add an expected 20,000 daily trips to the rail network by 2021. It is part of the Government’s Metronet plan to connect suburbs, reduce road congestion and meet Perth’s future planning needs.
The first tunnel, dug by TBM Grace, is now more than one kilometre long. The USD 1.4 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link is jointly funded by the Australian and Western Australian governments and will deliver a new rail service to the eastern suburbs of Perth, with three new stations at Redcliffe, Airport Central and Forrestfield.
In April 2016 the Public Transport Authority awarded the design, construct and maintenance contract to Salini Impregilo – NRW Joint Venture.
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