KBR Awarded Suburban Rail Loop East Project as Part of Linewide Alliance
SRL is a city-shaping infrastructure project that will transform how people live and move around Melbourne. The 90km orbital rail line will connect every major train line, link key precincts, and support vibrant communities. SRL East, the first stage, will deliver 26km of twin underground tunnels and six new stations between Cheltenham and Box Hill, enabling 70,000 new homes near public transport, jobs, schools, and services. It will create diverse, accessible communities shaped by local input, with upgraded open space, bike paths, and essential infrastructure.
The Alliance, comprising John Holland, Alstom, RATP DEC, WSP, and KBR, will deliver The Linewide package of works, which includes tunnel fit-outs, rolling stock, and construction of depot and maintenance facilities. This package is critical to safe, efficient train operations and long-term performance across SRL East.
KBR, alongside WSP as Designer Non-Owner Participant, is leading comprehensive design services and contributing to alliance management. Our infrastructure design scope includes track, overhead line equipment, drainage and overland flow, civil works, tunnel portals, building structures and services, HV and LV power systems, cable containment, systems integration and safety assurance, ensuring seamless delivery across the corridor.
“SRL East is a powerful example of how at KBR, we do things that matter. It’s not just about building infrastructure, it’s about shaping a more connected, sustainable Melbourne. With a strong track record in delivering major rail projects across Australia, we’re proud to bring deep technical expertise and smart, digitally enabled solutions that will drive great outcomes for the project and the communities it will serve.” said Emma Doherty, Senior Director, Transport, KBR.
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KBR has a reputation for applying our technical and logistical know-how to plan, design and deliver end-to-end technical solutions for some of the nation’s most complex urban and regional rail projects including the North Western Program Alliance, Sydney Metro and the Byford Rail Extension. Projects like the SRL Linewide package deliver enormous benefits to communities, providing safer, more reliable and more sustainable transport options, helping people get where they need to go, faster.
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