The level crossings at Bell Street, Munro Street and Reynard Street in Coburg, and Moreland Road in Brunswick are being removed by raising the rail line over the road.
The rail over road design will deliver new community open spaces, improved east–west connections and improvements to the Upfield Bike Path. The four level crossings will be removed at the same time to minimise disruption to the community.
Two new stations will be built at Coburg and Moreland, while retaining and repurposing the existing heritage-listed station buildings.
Around 68,000 vehicles go through these level crossings each day, with the boom gates down for up to 25 per cent of the morning peak.
Works are expected to start in 2019 and the boom gates removed in 2020.
On behalf of the Victorian Government, the Level Crossing Removal Project is overseeing the removal of 75 dangerous and congested level crossings across Melbourne by 2025.
Current disruptions
Victoria Street, Coburg – Permanent pedestrian underpass closure
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The pedestrian underpass at Victoria Street, west of Coburg Station, will permanently close on Monday 3 February 2020.
Coburg Station Reserve closure
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The Coburg Station Reserve, west of the rail line and north of Munro Street, will close from Monday 13 January 2020 until mid 2021.
Coburg and Brunswick – Upfield Bike Path closure
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A section of the Upfield Bike Path, between O’Hea Street in Coburg and Albion Street in Brunswick, will be closed from Thursday 6 February 2020 until mid 2021. East and west detours will be in place.
Upfield line – buses replacing trains
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Buses replace trains on the Upfield line between North Melbourne and Upfield from 8pm Friday 7 February until the last train on Sunday 9 February 2020.
News
Featured video
Brunswick and Coburg open space design released
See designs for the new elevated rail bridge and open space.
Image gallery
Bell to Moreland geotechnical works - October 2019
Geotechnical works along the Bell to Moreland project line.
16 Oct 2019
Bell to Moreland rail bridge technical plans
Map showing technical plans of the Bell to Moreland rail bridge
25 Aug 2019
Publications
Bell to Moreland – Stakeholder Liaison Group
16 Jan 2020Stakeholder Liaison Group meeting executive summaries
Bell to Moreland community update – November 2019
05 Dec 2019The contract has been awarded and early works will now ramp up in preparation for major construction on the Bell to Moreland Level Crossing Removal Project.
Map
Reynard Street, Coburg
Current events
Bell to Moreland info hub
Find out how to get in contact with the Bell to Moreland project team.
24 Sep 2019
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