Major work has started on the new Huntly Station, as part of the Victorian Government’s $49.6 million Bendigo Metro 3 Project.
The new station is the second of three stations and will include a single-sided platform, seating and shelter, bike hoops, a car park with lighting and CCTV, as well as a bus stop and two bus bays.
Crews will install precast concrete panels for the platform structure – building on the platform foundation works completed in October last year. Earthworks are already taking place at the site, west of the level crossing at Wakeman Road.
Huntly Station has been fast tracked by nearly a year and is expected to be completed in mid-2022.
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Raywood Station, one of the stations in the Bendigo Metro 3 Project, is expected to be complete by late 2022. Earthworks, platform foundations and construction of the station carpark will soon commence at the site, along with track works – including ballasting and re-sleepering a 340-metre section to accommodate the new 180 metre-long platform.
“We promised to deliver these new stations, with one delivered and two more to come – delivering better access to our regional train network and making it easier for locals to get to where they need to go,” Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan said.
“Whether it’s delivering road and rail upgrades, building GovHub and the new law courts, or supporting our local schools and hospitals – we’re backing Bendigo’s economy to recover and grow, creating local jobs along the way.”