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This time last year we celebrated the removal of every level crossing between Caulfield and Dandenong.

Locked bike storage is now available at more train stations along the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines, providing another incentive for people to ride the Djerring Trail.

As part of the Caulfield to Dandenong Project, the team has come up with an innovative way to re-vegetate the land around the elevated rail.

A snapshot of life in Noble Park has been preserved in new open space, where it will stay for another 20 years.

Riders of all ages are invited polish up their bikes for the first chance to ride along Melbourne’s newest rail trail, as part of a special mass bike event on Saturday 27 October.

Around 8000 people joined us on Saturday 13 October for a huge carnival to celebrate the creation of new open space, the removal of nine level crossings and the opening of five new stations.

After nearly two years, the Murrumbeena Info Hub is closing down.

A name has been revealed for the new shared walking and cycling path soon to run all the way from Caulfield to Dandenong, with ‘Djerring Trail’ now entered into Melbourne’s official records.

A Clayton monument honouring soldiers who served in armed conflict has found a new home as part of a special memorial space being created under the new elevated rail.

As drivers around Melbourne enjoy free-flowing traffic thanks to level crossing removals, benefits of another kind are flowing from employment and training opportunities.

Passengers will be able to use the new Hughesdale Station from Saturday 25 August following a final push from crews to get the station up and running.

With the rail industry growing at an unprecedented rate, ensuring all new entrants understand the important role of safety has been a challenge across the sector.

More than 500 volunteers have come together to work on the project , united by a common dream to see a steam train run through the Yarra Valley along a 14-kilometre tourist route.

Each and every level crossing between Caulfield and Dandenong is officially gone for good – the single biggest level crossing removal project in Melbourne's history.

The heritage-listed shelter, salvaged from Clayton Station as part of level crossing removal works, is more than 120 years old and will soon be returned to the precinct as a historical feature.

An historic moment for railway aficionados quietly unfolded last night when the last train to travel on ground level tracks passed through Murrumbeena Station.

A major construction blitz from 29 May to 17 June will remove the final four level crossings along the Dandenong corridor, as well as undertake critical signalling and infrastructure work.

Level Crossing Removal Project is the first major civil infrastructure project to partner with Veterans in Construction.

The Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing removal project reached a new milestone this week, with large-scale specialist machinery dismantled and a final section of elevated rail deck complete.

Locals came out in force last night for one final glimpse of boom gates at the notorious level Clayton Road level crossing.

This school holidays, kids from all over Victoria will have the chance to be inspired by ingenious technology used on one of our biggest construction projects.

Level crossing workers are - literally - paving the way for better foot and cycle movement through the south-eastern suburbs, with work kicking off on a new 17-kilometre shared use path.

Residents of St Michaels Aged Care Facility in Murrumbeena will soon be enjoying the wind in their hair thanks to some help from the Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project.

The Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project is creating a 17-kilometre shared path for cyclists and pedestrians and we want your help to name it.

Melbourne’s most colourful rail line machinery has now helped to install more than 100 beams between Caulfield and Hughesdale.

Extensive power and signalling upgrades to the Caulfield Junction will complement level crossing removal works in an intensive summer construction blitz kicking off next month.

Final plans for 11 MCG’s worth of open space have been unveiled, paving the way for one of the biggest releases of urban parkland Melbourne has ever seen.

High tech machines never before used in Australia will soon start laying track on the new elevated rail line, kicking off a key phase for the Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project.

Designs for the 22.5 hectares of open space created as part of Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project have been finalised.

This week we published a report that outlines the recommendations from the Community Open Space Expert Panel.

This year, the Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project is set to become the first major civil infrastructure project to partner with Veterans in Construction.

Members of the Caulfield to Dandenong: Community Open Space Expert Panel recently participated in a question and answer panel session.

A group of disadvantaged young people have been given a new lease on life through a construction training initiative.

Locals are being called on to have their say about shared paths, outdoor fitness equipment and lighting for new parkland as part of a new survey being run by the Level Crossing Removal Project.

A 13,000 square metre purpose-built factory in Pakenham is building concrete segments for the Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project, creating hundreds of jobs.

The first columns of the new, elevated train line that will remove nine of Victoria's worst level crossings from Caulfield to Dandenong are now in place in Murrumbeena.

We would love to hear your thoughts on the trees and plants proposed for the new open space as well as your creative ideas of how we can transform the Cranbourne-Pakenham rail corridor

A new Open Space Ideas Hub has been launched to gather feedback on this new open space.

The Caulfield to Dandenong finalised designs were released at the beginning of 2017 and all nine crossings will be gone by the end of 2018.

Major construction to remove nine level crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong will commence this week.

Works to rebuild Murrumbeena and Carnegie stations and remove level crossings along the Cranbourne-Pakenham line are set to begin.

The Caulfield to Dandenong project team are the newest residents of Murrumbeena's Neerim Road shopping precinct.

Major construction to remove the nine level crossings between Dandenong and the City is about to begin.

The Preliminary Noise Report for the Caulfield to Dandenong project was released today.

The contract for the removal of every dangerous and congested level crossing between Dandenong and the city has been signed, and work will start within weeks.

Consultation about the parkland has happened in stages since work on the project kicked off in earnest in 2015. 

The Victorian Government has announced the appointment of an Expert Panel to oversee plans for Melbourne's newest park.

The Government today announced a range of measures to support residents living near the Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing removal project.

Following the release of the proposed designs for the Level Crossing Removal Project: Caulfield to Dandenong, the consultation period has now closed.

It was announced today that a new training and jobs partnership with Chisholm Institute would be established as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project.

The Victorian Government has released proposed designs for the nine level crossing removals between Caulfield and Dandenong.

The Victorian Government has announced the shortlisted bidders for the package of works to remove nine level crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong.

The Victorian Government has released the Expression of Interest for the Caulfield to Dandenong package.