Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal

The Victoria Park-Canning Level Crossing Removal project is Perth’s first major elevated rail designed to improve public transport safety, create new and versatile public open space for the community and reduce traffic congestion.

Five level crossings will be removed along the Armadale Line by raising the rail over the road at Mint Street, Oats Street, Welshpool Road, Hamilton Street and Wharf Street. New modern elevated stations will be built at Carlisle, Oats Street, Queens Park and Cannington stations. Welshpool Station will close with Oats Street and Queens Park stations providing improved passenger facilities.

Planning to remove the William Street level crossing and replace with elevated rail has progressed concept designs for a new Beckenham Station. 

The full project scope will be determined when the contract is awarded in late-2021. 

To stay up to date with the project, register for METRONET project updates and join the community Facebook Group.

For more detailed information on the project, read the fact sheet.

A new public space will be created with around six hectares of land currently occupied by the rail lines transformed into a flexible and enjoyable community area. As part of early planning, we asked the community what should be considered for the public open space. 

Based on this the public space could include: 

The design of the public space will start after the contract is awarded in late-2021 and will involve the community and stakeholders helping shape the look and function.

Keeping the community informed is a key project priority. Community members can stay up to date by:

• registering for project updates;
• following METRONET on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube;
• join the community Facebook Group; and
• email info@metronet.wa.gov.au or call 9326 3666 with your queries. 

Community Reference Group

Two CRGs will be established – the ‘Oats Street Works Package’ group will cover Oats Street, Mint Street and Welshpool Road, and the ‘Wharf Street Works Package’ group will cover Wharf and Hamilton streets.

CRG members will be tasked with representing the interests and views of the community and will help the project team identify local opportunities, issues and concerns and sharing project information with the wider community. We also encourage the wider community to stay informed as the project progresses.

Noise

Elevating the rail completely eliminates the current noise from warning bells and train horns at level crossings. The impacts of vibration from passing trains can be improved through the design of the elevated rail structures.

With the rail at grade, train noise currently travels directly to surrounding buildings. Elevating the rail will change how noise is dissipated.

As design concepts progress, investigations will continue on the level and type of noise and vibration which can be expected, and mitigation methods will be explored to identify how impacts can be minimised.

Consultation

Two online sessions were held in August 2021, to share information with the community about the confirmed station locations and design considerations. 

View the presentation and read questions and answers from the ‘Oats Street Works Package’ session.

View the presentation and read questions and answers from the ‘Wharf Street Works Package’ session.

Two CRGs were established during the planning phase, which helped to provide local insights and feedback during concept design for non-fixed project elements including station concept designs, connections and potential uses for new public space created from elevated rail. 

Previous CRG Minutes:

Oats Street Package

• Meeting 1 | 1 September 2020 - Minutes
• Meeting 2 | 6 October 2020 - Minutes
• Meeting 3 | 10 November 2020 - Minutes
• Meeting 4 | 27 March 2021 - Minutes

Wharf Street Package

• Meeting 1 | 8 September 2020 - Minutes
• Meeting 2 | 29 September 2020 - Minutes
• Meeting 3 | 27 October 2020 - Minutes
• Meeting 4 | 27 March 2021 - Minutes

Thanks to the 486 community members who completed our survey about how they use the level crossings and any opportunities/challenges they may see.

• View a summary of results here.

In July 2020, two online information sessions were held and attended by 148 people with 150 questions submitted across the sessions.  All question and answers can be downloaded below:

• 2 July 2020 - Mint Street, Oats Street and Welshpool Road:  Download question and answer
• 9 July 2020 - Hamilton Street, Wharf Street and William Street:  Download question and answer
• 15 August 2020 – Community Drop-in session (Oats Street)
• 22 August 2020 – Community Drop-in session (Wharf Street)

Staged works are expected to start in late-2021. All works will follow approved noise and traffic management plans, and every effort will be made to minimise impacts. For questions about project works, please email info@metronet.wa.gov.au or call 9326 3666.

Transmission Lines

As part of removing the level crossings, Western Power’s overhead transmission lines will be moved out of the rail corridor to make room for future works and the elevated rail infrastructure. 

This will be delivered in two stages: 

Stage One - underground transmission power and remove 10 large lattice towers north of Oats Street. These are the high voltage power lines on steel towers and steel poles. 

Stage Two - options are being considered to consolidate transmission lines south of Oats Street Station, which may impact some distribution assets. Design work is currently underway.

Read more on the Western Power Fact Sheet.