Cross River Rail Project

Project overview*

EIS status	EIS active
Description	A new 18-kilometre north-south rail line in Brisbane's inner city, with additional railway tracks and stations for passenger and freight train services.
Proponent	Department of Transport and Main Roads
Location/s	The rail line will run from Salisbury to Bowen Hills through Brisbane's CBD. Map
Local government/s	Brisbane City Council
Investment	$6.4 billion (in 2010 dollars)
Key features	new 'Ekka' and Yeerongpilly surface stations a 9.8km tunnel from Yeerongpilly to Victoria Park new underground stations at Boggo Road, 'Gabba', Albert Street and Roma Street upgrades to the Moorooka and Salisbury stations extensive surface track works between Salisbury and Yeerongpilly (including expansion of the Clapham Rail Yards) and between Victoria Park and Bowen Hills (including a rail viaduct over the Mayne Rail Yards).
Expected completion	2020
Jobs	2200 (construction) (Number of operational jobs not available)

Environmental impact statement (EIS) process

Date	Activity
Pending	Coordinator-General's report on EIS.
30 August 2011 to 21 October 2011	Public consultation on EIS EIS - Summary (PDF, 5.6 MB) Complete EIS
19 August 2010	Terms of reference for EIS (PDF, 382 KB) released.
28 July 2010	Project not deemed a 'controlled action' - provided the project is undertaken in a 'particular manner'.
10 April to 17 May 2010	Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS.
7 April 2010	Project referred to federal environment minister.
26 March 2010	Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration.
11 January 2010	Application, including initial advice statement (PDF, 363 KB), submitted.

Start of construction delayed

Due the reconstruction costs incurred as a result of the floods in Brisbane in January 2011, the state government has pushed the start of construction of the Cross River Rail project back, from 2013 to at least 2015 (subject to the Coordinator-General's approval of the project).

Media releases

Boggo Road transformation marks our bright future (29 September 2011)
Have your say on Cross River Rail EIS (30 August 2011)
Flood reconstruction effort funded by Abbot Point lease (28 January 2011)
Cross River Rail heads funding bid (23 December 2010)
Next stop - the Ekka (11 November 2010)
Yeerongpilly next stop for Cross River Rail as southern portal announced (15 September 2010)
Albert Street next stop for "game changing" Cross River Rail (13 July 2010)
Major milestone reached for Cross River Rail project (24 March 2010)

Further information

For more information, visit the Cross River Rail website.

* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.