Rowville-Rail-Study-Final-Stage-1-Report-FINAL

Figure 17 – Illustrative cross sections
Cut and cover
Retained cutting
Elevated structure
A preliminary outline design for the route is described as follows:
Final Stage 1 Feasibility Report
A Rowville rail line concept
Huntingdale Station – At Huntingdale the Rowville tracks would merge with the
Dandenong tracks north-west of the station, then go below ground with a new platform for
Rowville trains beneath the existing platform.
Huntingdale to Monash University – from Huntingdale the tracks would be below
ground, curving east from beneath the Dandenong line to align with the median of North
Road. From there to Monash University the rail line would stay below ground, probably in
cut-and-cover tunnel but with sections in a retained cutting (i.e. open to the air above). It
would pass beneath Princes Highway.
Monash University to Monash Freeway – Monash University station would be
underground, in the median of Wellington Road. Just east of there, the rail line would
move above ground and pass over Blackburn Road and Springvale Road on a viaduct in
the median of Wellington Road. Mulgrave station would be above ground, just east of
Springvale Road. East of Springvale Road the rail line would come closer to ground level
again, and would cross Monash Freeway at the same level as Wellington Road itself (on
a structure between the twin bridges that take the road over the freeway).
Monash Freeway to Jacksons Road – east of Monash Freeway the rail line would
move underground again to keep the vertical gradients within the design standard.
Waverley Park station would be below ground. Near Jacksons Road (around halfway
down the hill between Waverley Park and the Dandenong Creek Valley) the rail route
would emerge from the ground again onto a viaduct structure.
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