Melbourne Airport Rail
Sector: Airport • Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
The Melbourne Airport Rail project aims to connect the airport to the city with a new rail link, significantly improving public transport access. The project has received an additional $2 billion in federal funding to accelerate its completion, with construction set to begin at Sunshine early next year and finish by 2030.
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Airport, Mass Transit, Government, Rail
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Sydney Morning Herald
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Description | The Melbourne Airport Rail project aims to connect the airport to the city with a new rail link, significantly improving public transport access. The project has received an additional $2 billion in federal funding to accelerate its completion, with construction set to begin at Sunshine early next year and finish by 2030. |
Original sector | Transport |
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Location
Country | Australia |
State | Victoria |
City | Melbourne |
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Source | The Sydney Morning Herald |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Airport, Mass Transit, Government, Rail |
Article published date | 2025-03-05 |
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