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Greener pastures for METRONET

Greener pastures for METRONET

METRONET has officially registered for a Green Star Volume Certification under the Green Star Railway Stations v1.1 tool.

New life for cleared trees at local school

New life for cleared trees at local school

Timbers from trees recently cleared at the New Bayswater Station site have found a new home as open-air learning and play equipment at St Columba’s, a nearby primary school.

Works start on Byford Rail Extension

Works start on Byford Rail Extension

The Perth rail network is on its way to Byford with the start of early works at Thomas Road

Public art takes centre stage at Alkimos Central

Public art takes centre stage at Alkimos Central

A major new public artwork by Noongar artist Sharyn Egan has been unveiled, developed in collaboration with 150 local school children.

Christmas Information session for Kelmscott businesses

Christmas Information session for Kelmscott businesses

With the Denny Avenue Level Crossing Removal project works well under way, the METRONET team would like to invite local Kelmscott businesses to attend a project progress and update session.

Denny Avenue kicking goals in Aboriginal Engagement

Denny Avenue kicking goals in Aboriginal Engagement

Local Aboriginal businesses have benefited from contracts on the Denny Avenue Level Crossing Removal project, with early works for the project underway.

Saying goodbye to noisy level crossing horns and bells

Saying goodbye to noisy level crossing horns and bells

Have a listen to *early noise modelling to give you an idea of what you can expect from a typical elevated rail structure.  

NAIDOC Highlights Cultural Connections

NAIDOC Highlights Cultural Connections

This year NAIDOC Week celebrates ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’, recognising the spiritual and cultural connection that First Nations people have to country.

Soaring new heights at Airport Central Station

Soaring new heights at Airport Central Station

The fit out of Airport Central Station continues to progress with the eaves of the main atrium now in place. 
 

Full steam ahead preparing for construction of the Morley-Ellenbrook Line

Full steam ahead preparing for construction of the Morley-Ellenbrook Line

Works are officially under way on the Tonkin Gap project which will undertake enabling works for the Morley-Ellenbrook Line.

New home and lease on life for Midland Station

New home and lease on life for Midland Station

Catch a glimpse of Midland’s new station with updated artist impressions and animation just released.

Bright future ahead at METRONET Trade Training Centre

Bright future ahead at METRONET Trade Training Centre

The first stage of the METRONET Trade Training Centre at North Metropolitan TAFE’s Midland campus is complete.

Blast from the past for new workshops

Blast from the past for new workshops

Once the new Bellevue Railcar Manufacturing and Assembly Facility is complete, railcar manufacturing will be back in WA for the first time since the Midland Workshops closed in 1994.

Signed on the dotted (Morley-Ellenbrook) Line

Signed on the dotted (Morley-Ellenbrook) Line

In the most significant milestone for the project to date, MELconnx Consortium have signed the contract to build the Morley-Ellenbrook Line.  

The only way is up for new Bayswater Station

The only way is up for new Bayswater Station

The latest artist impressions for the New Bayswater Station  were released today with the progressed designs including two new escalators and refined design aesthetic. 

More trains, more stations, more job opportunities.

More trains, more stations, more job opportunities.

An Infrastructure Ready Skill Set TAFE program launched today and will partner with industry to increase opportunities for jobseekers to be part of Western Australia's transport infrastructure boom.

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