[COM] Torrens Junction Underpass
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:24 pm
Thought we should have a separate thread for this project.
This project now has its own website: http://dpti.sa.gov.au/torrens-rail-junctionDPTI wrote:The Torrens Rail Junction is where the interstate mainline freight railway crosses the Outer Harbor metropolitan passenger railway, located in the Park Lands opposite Renewal SA’s Bowden Urban Village development. The existing at-grade rail junction poses a productivity constraint to the strategically important Adelaide to Melbourne rail freight line, with freight trains forced to give way to Outer Harbor passenger trains at the junction.
This project will grade separate the rail corridors by lowering the Outer Harbor rail corridor below both the interstate rail corridor and the adjacent Inner Ring Route (Park Terrace). The lowered rail corridor will extend for a length of approximately 1.4 kilometres.
Importantly, this project will improve the productivity of the national rail freight network by enabling 1800-metre freight trains – about 20-percent longer than the current configuration – to operate between Adelaide and Melbourne.
Traffic delays at a number of existing rail crossings in the area will be eliminated or reduced. The existing rail crossings will be grade separated at Park Terrace and Gibson Street; and closed at East Street (adjacent to the Bowden Urban Village development). The project will also allow freight trains to safely maintain speed through the Torrens Road and Hawker Street level crossings, reducing delays for on the road network.
The existing Bowden rail station will be relocated southeast of Gibson Street to provide improved connectivity with the Bowden Urban Village, the Entertainment Centre, Adelaide Park Lands, local businesses and sporting clubs. A new shared path for pedestrians and cyclists will run adjacent and across the rail corridor, linking to the rail station, Bowden Urban Village and Adelaide Park Lands (via a dedicated shared path under Park Terrace).