Supporting growth and connecting communities with Perth’s first east-west cross line.
NEWest Alliance, WA
Location
Perth, WA
Sector
Rail
Client
Public Transport Authority
Timeline
2020 – 2025
The METRONET Thornlie–Cockburn Link was completed in June 2025 after four years of delivery by the NEWest Alliance.
Delivered for WA’s Public Transport Authority, this landmark project has transformed Perth’s public transport network by delivering the city’s first east-west cross line connection. As an Alliance member, DT Infrastructure played a critical role in seeing the project to completion, enhancing connectivity across the metropolitan area. The new line is key to supporting economic growth by providing more efficient access to employment hubs, recreational precincts and entertainment destinations.
The project created 1,700 jobs while delivering large-scale infrastructure improvements, including the construction of the new Nicholson Road and Ranford Road stations and major upgrades at Thornlie, Cockburn Central and Perth Stadium station.
Scope
DT Infrastructure was engaged to deliver an extensive scope of works:
- Constructed two new major train stations at Nicholson Road and Ranford Road, complete with station infrastructure such as parking, bus interchanges, passenger amenities, cycling facilities, and station systems.
- Duplicated 2.4 kilometres of railway between Beckenham and Thornlie stations.
- Built 11.2 kilometres of new duplicate passenger railway linking Thornlie Station to Cockburn Central Station railway.
- Relocated railway infrastructure, widened the centre-to-centre distance, and built a new dual track passenger railway for 3.2 kilometres on the Perth to Mandurah line.
- Constructed approximately 11 kilometres of a new dual gauge freight line and relocated approximately 11 kilometres of one of the existing dual gauge freight lines.
- Completed Traction Power Supply Augmentation for the extension to Cockburn Central Station, including upgrades from a one-transformer site to a two-transformer site and the addition of two outgoing feeders.
- Completed Perth Stadium Station modifications.
- Modified Thornlie Station into a ‘through’ station.
- Built a new platform at Cockburn Central Station.
- Duplicated the Canning River Rail Bridge.
- Constructed a new six-lane bridge at Ranford Road, including demolition of the existing four-lane bridge.
- Constructed the Elliot Place footbridge to replace the pedestrian level crossing.
11.2km
Built 11.2km of new duplicate passenger railway linking Thornlie Station to Cockburn Central Station railway.
2
Construction of two new major stations at Nicholson Road and Ranford Road.
$85m
More than $85 million in contracts to First Nations businesses.
1700
1700 local jobs created during project.
11km
11km of a new dual gauge freight line and relocation of an existing 11km dual gauge freight line.
Social impact
DT Infrastructure’s delivery of the project generated significant social and community benefits, including:
- Recipient of the Aboriginal Engagement Award at the 2025 Civil Contractors Federation (WA) Industry and Training Awards.
- 100% of team members completed Cultural Awareness Training within the first four months of the project, with over 2,000 personnel gaining a deeper understanding of Aboriginal culture and heritage.
- Around 1,700 local jobs created during the project.
- More than $85 million in contracts to First Nations businesses, representing 5% of the project’s total contract value.
- 99 Indigenous employees delivered 563,000 hours of work across the life of the project.
- Increase capacity at Radford Road Station to accommodate approx. 2,350 daily boardings by 2031, offering a 29-minute journey to Perth.
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