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The '''Level Crossing Removal Project''' ('''LXRP''') is an [[infrastructure]] upgrade program by the [[Government of Victoria]], [[Australia]], to remove and [[grade separation|grade-separate]] 110 [[level crossing]]s and to rebuild 51 railway stations on the [[Railways in Melbourne|metropolitan]] and [[Rail transport in Victoria|regional]] rail network of the state capital [[Melbourne]]. The project aims to improve network efficiency, rail safety, and reduce [[traffic congestion]].
The '''Level Crossing Removal Project''' (LXRP) is a program of the [[Government of Victoria]], Australia, to remove 85 [[level crossing]]s in [[Melbourne]]. After pledging the removal of 50 level crossings at the [[2014 Victorian state election]], the [[Andrews Government]] committed $2.4 billion in the 2015–2016 budget to remove the first 20 crossings by 2018. The remaining 30 are planned to be completed by 2022 at an estimated cost of $6 billion, which was funded through the privatisation of the [[Port of Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/about|title=About – Level Crossing Removal Project|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> Prior to the [[2018 Victorian state election|2018 state election]], the Government committed to remove a further 25 level crossings, using a new prioritisation framework.<ref name=":3" /> In 2021 the government announced a further 10 level crossing removals and 4 level crossing closures would occur by 2025, bringing the total planned level crossing removals to 85 by 2025.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Ten More Level Crossings To Go By 2025 {{!}} Premier of Victoria|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ten-more-level-crossings-go-2025|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.premier.vic.gov.au|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Fowler|first=Michael|date=2021-07-29|title=Big Build swells: Andrews adds $2.5b, five new stations and 10 level crossing removals|url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/big-build-swells-andrews-adds-2-5b-five-new-stations-and-10-level-crossing-removals-20210729-p58e3b.html|access-date=2021-08-09|website=The Age|language=en}}</ref> As of September 2021, 47 crossings had been removed and 26 train stations had been rebuilt as part of the project.<ref name=":5" /> Previously its own administrative agency, in 2019 the LXRP became a project within the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority, an office of the Victorian [[Department of Transport (Victoria)|Department of Transport]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Department of Transport|date=September 2019|title=Annual Report 2018-19|url=https://transport.vic.gov.au/-/media/tfv-documents/dot-annual-report-1819.pdf?la=en&hash=B21A6EF6EF7406A3A9FA3F0699283FFD|url-status=live}}</ref>

After pledging the removal of 50 level crossings at the [[2014 Victorian state election]], the [[Andrews Government]] committed $2.4 billion in the 2015–2016 budget to remove the first 20 crossings by 2018. The next 30 crossings were notionally funded through the [[hypothecation]] of the sale proceeds from the [[privatisation]] of the [[Port of Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/about|title=About – Level Crossing Removal Project|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-date=12 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212014205/http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/about|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to the [[2018 Victorian state election|2018 state election]], the government committed to remove a further 25 level crossings, using a new prioritisation framework.<ref name=":3" /> In 2021, the government announced a further ten level crossing removals and four level crossing closures would occur by 2025, bringing the total planned level crossing removals to 85 by 2025.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Ten More Level Crossings To Go By 2025 {{!}} Premier of Victoria|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ten-more-level-crossings-go-2025|access-date=9 August 2021|website=www.premier.vic.gov.au|language=en|archive-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729004027/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ten-more-level-crossings-go-2025|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Fowler|first=Michael|date=29 July 2021|title=Big Build swells: Andrews adds $2.5b, five new stations and 10 level crossing removals|url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/big-build-swells-andrews-adds-2-5b-five-new-stations-and-10-level-crossing-removals-20210729-p58e3b.html|access-date=9 August 2021|website=The Age|language=en|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809033317/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/big-build-swells-andrews-adds-2-5b-five-new-stations-and-10-level-crossing-removals-20210729-p58e3b.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, the Andrews government announced the removal of an additional 25 level crossings by 2030, bringing the total to 110.

Previously its own administrative agency, in 2019 the LXRP became a project within the [[Major Transport Infrastructure Authority]], an office of the Victorian [[Department of Transport and Planning]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Department of Transport|date=September 2019|title=Annual Report 2018-19|url=https://transport.vic.gov.au/-/media/tfv-documents/dot-annual-report-1819.pdf?la=en&hash=B21A6EF6EF7406A3A9FA3F0699283FFD|access-date=9 November 2021|archive-date=9 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109042413/https://transport.vic.gov.au/-/media/tfv-documents/dot-annual-report-1819.pdf?la=en&hash=B21A6EF6EF7406A3A9FA3F0699283FFD|url-status=live}}</ref> As of August 2024, 84 crossings have been removed and 48 train stations have been built or rebuilt as part of the project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 October 2022 |title=Level Crossing Removal Project |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921194737/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
When [[Railways in Melbourne|Melbourne's railway network]] was built, because of the city's flat topography and sparse population, many railway crossings were via [[level crossing]] rather than bridges or underpasses. As traffic levels increased, these began to become bottlenecks, both for road traffic as well as limiting the number of trains that can be run, especially at peak times. In 1954, the [[Government of Victoria|State Government]] established a committee to look at removal of level crossings at [[Clifton Hill railway station|Clifton Hill]], [[Elsternwick railway station|Elsternwick]], [[Footscray railway station|Footscray]], [[Moorabbin railway station|Moorabbin]], and [[Newport railway station, Melbourne|Newport]].<ref>"Abolition of Busy Level Crossings" ''[[Railway Gazette International|Railway Gazette]]'' 13 August 1954 page 176</ref><ref>"Abolishing Level Crossings in Victoria" ''Railway Gazette'' 30 December 1955 pages 769–771</ref> These projects were completed by 1960.<ref>"Abolition of Level Crossings in Victoria" ''Railway Gazette'' 4 November 1960 pages 539/540</ref>
When [[Railways in Melbourne|Melbourne's rail network]] was built, many road-railway crossings were via [[level crossing]] rather than bridges or underpasses due to the city's flat topography and sparse population. As traffic levels increased, these became bottlenecks for road and rail traffic, limiting the speed and frequency of train services. In 1954, the [[Government of Victoria|State Government]] established a committee to look at the removal of level crossings at [[Clifton Hill railway station|Clifton Hill]], [[Elsternwick railway station|Elsternwick]], [[Footscray railway station|Footscray]], [[Moorabbin railway station|Moorabbin]], and [[Newport railway station, Melbourne|Newport]].<ref>"Abolition of Busy Level Crossings" ''[[Railway Gazette International|Railway Gazette]]'' 13 August 1954 page 176</ref><ref>"Abolishing Level Crossings in Victoria" ''Railway Gazette'' 30 December 1955 pages 769–771</ref> These projects were completed by 1960.<ref>"Abolition of Level Crossings in Victoria" ''Railway Gazette'' 4 November 1960 pages 539–540</ref>


In 1983, the level crossing at Station Street, [[Box Hill railway station, Melbourne|Box Hill]], was removed. Other level crossing removals include Dorset Road, [[Boronia railway station|Boronia]], in 1998 and Middleborough Road, [[Laburnum railway station, Melbourne|Laburnum]], in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2013 |title=DVN61: Crossing The Line: Boronia's forgotten killer intersection |url=https://dvn61.blogspot.com/2013/07/crossing-line-boronias-forgotten-killer.html |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=DVN61 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206115700/https://dvn61.blogspot.com/2013/07/crossing-line-boronias-forgotten-killer.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the early 2010s, level crossings were removed at [[Nunawading railway station|Nunawading]] (2010), [[Springvale railway station|Springvale]] (2014), [[Sunshine railway station, Melbourne|Sunshine]] (2014) and [[Mitcham railway station, Melbourne|Mitcham]] (2014).<ref>"Infrastructure" ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' July 2009 page 14</ref><ref>[http://www.arup.com/projects/springvale_road_rail_grade_separation Springvale road and rail grade separation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312202013/http://www.arup.com/projects/springvale_road_rail_grade_separation |date=12 March 2017 }} Arup</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014 |title=Anderson rd level crossing in sunshine finally removed |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/anderson-rd-level-crossing-in-sunshine-finally-removed/news-story/14cccb860b04cf71f8998d9fc61fdbd6 |access-date=6 December 2022 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206121618/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/anderson-rd-level-crossing-in-sunshine-finally-removed/news-story/14cccb860b04cf71f8998d9fc61fdbd6 |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Clayton Road level crossing with manually operated gates.jpg|thumb|The level crossing at Clayton Road, [[Clayton, Victoria|Clayton]] prior to its removal.|alt=A black and white photo of the level crossing at Clayton Road, Clayton with manually operated gates before its removal.|left]]As of 2014, there were 176 level crossings left on metropolitan Melbourne's rail network (5 of which involved [[Trams in Melbourne|tram lines]]) and 228 places where railways had been separated from roads;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-16 |title=Level crossings: Which are funded to be removed, which are promised? – Daniel Bowen |url=https://danielbowen.com/2014/09/24/level-crossing-list/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316085125/https://danielbowen.com/2014/09/24/level-crossing-list/ |archive-date=16 March 2024 }}</ref> by the end of the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP), 66 level crossings will remain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melbourne Level Crossing Map |url=https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1VXxXzwyyM5zSajCNuUedc3WQoSWBFjy- |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=Google My Maps}}</ref> Over two-thirds of these grade separations were constructed between 1863 and 1918, with fewer than one level crossing removal per year between 1918 and 2015. The commitment by the government to remove 110 level crossings over sixteen years, by 2030, represents the fastest rate of crossing removals in Melbourne's history.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last1=Woodcock |first1=Ian |last2=Stone |first2=John |date=2016 |title=The Benefits of Level Crossing Removal: lessons from Melbourne's historical experience |url=https://researchrepository.rmit.edu.au/esploro/outputs/9921860675101341 |journal=University of Melbourne/RMIT University |pages=13 |via=RMIT Researchbank |access-date=6 December 2022 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206120308/https://researchrepository.rmit.edu.au/esploro/outputs/9921860675101341 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1983, the level crossing at Station Street, [[Box Hill railway station, Melbourne|Box Hill]] was removed. Other level crossing removals include Dorset Road, [[Boronia railway station, Melbourne|Boronia]] (1998), Middleborough Road, [[Laburnum railway station, Melbourne|Laburnum]] (2007), as well as others.


== History ==
In the early 2010s, level crossings were removed at [[Nunawading railway station|Nunawading]] (2010), [[Springvale railway station|Springvale]] (2014), [[Sunshine railway station, Melbourne|Sunshine]] (2014) and [[Mitcham railway station, Melbourne|Mitcham]] (2014).<ref>"Infrastructure" ''[[Railway Gazette International]]'' July 2009 page 14</ref><ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/rail-line-boost-already-on-track/story-fn7x8me2-1226208477526 Rail line boost already on track] ''[[Herald Sun]]'' 28 November 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.arup.com/projects/springvale_road_rail_grade_separation Springvale road and rail grade separation] Arup</ref>


=== 2014 election commitments ===
As of 2014, there were 170 level crossings left on the Melbourne railway network and 228 places where railways had been separated from roads;<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal|last1=Woodcock|first1=Ian|last2=Stone|first2=John|date=2016|title=The Benefits of Level Crossing Removal: lessons from Melbourne's historical experience|url=https://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/view/rmit:43926|journal=University of Melbourne/RMIT University|pages=13|via=RMIT Researchbank}}</ref> by the end of the project only 95 level crossings will remain. Over two-thirds of these grade separations were constructed between 1863 and 1918, with fewer than one level crossing removal per year between 1918 and 2015.<ref name=":4" /> The commitment by the government to remove fifty level crossings over eight years represented the fastest rate of crossing removals in Melbourne's history.<ref name=":4" />
[[File:Z2 101 crossing Kooyong Station level crossing.jpg|thumb|The crossing at [[Glenferrie Road]], [[Kooyong, Victoria|Kooyong]] was not included on the original removal list, despite being marked as a priority by [[VicRoads]].|alt=A Z-Class tram crossing the tram-train level crossing at Kooyong Station.]]
In June 2014, five months prior to the [[2014 Victorian state election|Victorian state election]], [[VicRoads]] compiled a report of the most dangerous level crossings in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] and handed it to the [[Napthine Ministry|Napthine Liberal-Nationals government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Strategic framework for the prioritisation of level crossings in metropolitan Melbourne |url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/pomsc/Other_Docs/VicRoads_Report_05102015.pdf |website=Parliament of Victoria |access-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313075632/http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/pomsc/Other_Docs/VicRoads_Report_05102015.pdf |archive-date=13 March 2017}}</ref> In its 2014 state election manifesto, the then [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]] opposition announced that, if elected, it would remove 50 level crossings by [[grade separation]], with 20 to be removed by 2018. Although the majority of crossings announced by Opposition Leader [[Daniel Andrews]] were included in the priority list, ten of the crossings highlighted by VicRoads were not on the opposition's list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/level-crossings-vicroads-list-of-melbournes-worst-overlooked-by-labor-20151023-gkh3s1.html|last=Carey|first=Adam|date=26 October 2015|title=Level crossings: VicRoads list of Melbourne's worst overlooked by Labor|newspaper=The Age|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-date=23 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523011252/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/level-crossings-vicroads-list-of-melbournes-worst-overlooked-by-labor-20151023-gkh3s1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The sites of all 50 level crossing removals were progressively announced over the following two years after the election of the Andrews government in November 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moorabbin Kingston Leader |date=6 September 2016 |title=Level Crossing Removal Authority releases plans for Frankston line |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/level-crossing-removal-authority-releases-plans-for-frankston-line/news-story/21d8af26190121d9c8343bedf66fb038 |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-date=2 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102150729/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/level-crossing-removal-authority-releases-plans-for-frankston-line/news-story/21d8af26190121d9c8343bedf66fb038 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In September 2016, the [[Port of Melbourne]] lease concluded, providing $9.7 billion for infrastructure, including funding for the remaining 30 level crossing removals to be completed by mid-2022.<ref>[http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/promise-delivered-port-of-melbourne-leased-to-remove-level-crossings-and-create-thousands-of-jobs/ Promise Delivered: Port Of Melbourne Leased To Remove Level Crossings And Create Thousands Of Jobs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206072654/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/promise-delivered-port-melbourne-leased-remove-level-crossings-and-create-thousands-jobs |date=6 December 2022 }} Premier of Victoria 19 September 2016</ref>
==History==


=== 2018 election commitments ===
[[File:LXRA Works Bentleigh.jpg|thumb|Level Crossing Removal Authority contractors working to remove the level crossing at Centre Road, [[Bentleigh railway station|Bentleigh]] in July 2016]]
[[File:Level crossing removal signs at Cramer Street, Preston.jpg|thumb|A project sign in 2020 indicating that the crossing at Cramer Street, [[Preston, Victoria|Preston]] will be removed.|alt=A large yellow sign next to the Cramer Street, Preston level crossing indicating that it will be removed.]]
In October 2018, the LXRP surpassed the State Government's 2014 election commitment of removing 20 level crossings by 2018, having officially removed 29 crossings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/25-more-rail-level-crossings-to-go-under-labor-pledge-20181021-p50b07.html|title=Another 25 rail level crossings to go under Labor pledge|last=Towell|first=Craig Butt, Noel|date=21 October 2018|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=28 October 2018|archive-date=22 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022153453/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/25-more-rail-level-crossings-to-go-under-labor-pledge-20181021-p50b07.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the lead up to the [[2018 Victorian state election|2018 state election]], [[Premier of Victoria|Victorian Premier]] Daniel Andrews pledged to remove a further 25 level crossings across Melbourne at a cost of $6.6 billion by 2025. The locations of the additional removals were announced progressively over the course of 2018 through a new prioritisation framework based on safety, [[Traffic congestion|congestion]], and proximity to [[Emergency service|emergency services]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/new-melbourne-level-crossing-removals-to-include-sky-rail/10401896|title=Andrews pledges 25 new level crossing removals in Melbourne|date=21 October 2018|work=ABC News|access-date=28 October 2018|language=en-AU|archive-date=31 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031035950/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/new-melbourne-level-crossing-removals-to-include-sky-rail/10401896|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== 2021 additional commitments ===
[[VicRoads]] compiled a report of the most dangerous level crossings in Victoria and handed it to the State Government in 2014, which in turn prioritised the top 50 for removal through [[grade separation]] projects, honouring a commitment made in its [[2014 Victorian state election|2014 state election]] manifesto.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/level-crossings-vicroads-list-of-melbournes-worst-overlooked-by-labor-20151023-gkh3s1.html|last=Carey|first=Adam|date=26 October 2015 |title=Level crossings: VicRoads list of Melbourne's worst overlooked by Labor|newspaper=The Age|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref> Many of the projects also involve the construction of new stations.
In July 2021, the State Government announced the removal of an additional ten level crossings and four closures by the end of 2025 at a cost of $2.5 billion.<ref name=":6" /> These removals will include the reconstruction of five stations across the network, with stations to be rebuilt at [[Croydon railway station, Melbourne|Croydon]], [[Keon Park railway station|Keon Park]], [[Narre Warren railway station|Narre Warren]], [[Parkdale railway station|Parkdale]], and [[Ringwood East railway station|Ringwood East]]. At the conclusion of these additional 35 removals, the [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]], [[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], and [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]] lines will have no road level crossings for their entire length, with these announcements pushing the number of crossing removals to 85 by 2025.<ref name=":32">{{cite web |title=10 more level crossings to go by 2025 |url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/10-more-level-crossings-to-go-by-2025 |access-date=30 July 2021 |website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au |date=29 July 2021 |archive-date=30 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730004647/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/10-more-level-crossings-to-go-by-2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== 2022 election commitments ===
In September 2016, the [[Port of Melbourne]] lease was concluded providing $9.7 billion into infrastructure and securing funding for the remaining 30 level crossing removals.<ref>[http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/promise-delivered-port-of-melbourne-leased-to-remove-level-crossings-and-create-thousands-of-jobs/ Promise Delivered: Port Of Melbourne Leased To Remove Level Crossings And Create Thousands Of Jobs] Premier of Victoria 19 September 2016</ref>
{{Hatnote|These opening dates and removal methods were announced prior to the 2022 election. As these dates and methods change on a regular basis, for updated specifics, visit the [[#Original 50 crossing removals: 2014–2022|list of crossing removals]] below.}}


In the lead up to the [[2022 Victorian state election|2022 state election]], the [[Second Andrews Ministry|Andrews government]] announced a further 25 level crossing removals, bringing the total number of removals to 110 by 2030. Many of these removals will be delivered together and include a number of closures. In September 2022, the premier announced eight crossings would be removed in [[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]] on the [[Upfield line]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Eight More Dangerous Level Crossings To Go By 2027 {{!}} Premier of Victoria |url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/eight-more-dangerous-level-crossings-go-2027 |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=www.premier.vic.gov.au |language=en |archive-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919000058/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/eight-more-dangerous-level-crossings-go-2027 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Eddie |first=Rachael Dexter, Rachel |date=19 September 2022 |title=Eight level crossings to be removed in Melbourne's north |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/eight-level-crossings-to-be-removed-in-melbourne-s-north-20220919-p5bj6c.html |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919085427/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/eight-level-crossings-to-be-removed-in-melbourne-s-north-20220919-p5bj6c.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The eight crossings would be removed by 2027 (later revised to 2030) and would include the rebuilding of [[Jewell railway station|Jewell]], [[Brunswick railway station, Melbourne|Brunswick]], and [[Anstey railway station|Anstey]] stations.<ref name=":8" /> The government announced elevated rail would be built along the corridor from [[Royal Park, Melbourne|Royal Park]] to Moreland Road, meeting the elevated rail built as part of the 2022 level crossing removal works, and would include an upgrade of the [[Upfield Bike Path]].<ref name=":10"/>
A report by the Victorian Auditor General, released in December 2017, found that the level crossing removal project was unlikely to represent value for money for the state. The report criticised the LXRA for its haste in delivering the program, and found that the rapid pace of the project had contributed to a failure to properly assess the merits of each grade separation. The Auditor General stated that the value of the project was compromised by the apparent political motivation for some crossing removals at the expense of more dangerous or congested intersections.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carey|first1=Adam|title=Level crossing removal program poor value for money: Auditor-General Andrew Greaves|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/level-crossing-removal-program-poor-value-for-money-auditorgeneral-andrew-greaves-20171214-h04ed0.html|accessdate=14 December 2017|work=The Age|date=14 December 2017}}</ref>


In October 2022, the government committed to removing an extra four level crossings on the [[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat line]] between [[Caroline Springs railway station|Caroline Springs]] and [[Melton railway station, Melbourne|Melton]] stations by 2028. Proposed removal methods for the level crossings at Exford Road and Coburns Road is by constructing a rail trench (since revised to a rail bridge) and lowering Melton station, while the roads will be elevated over tracks to get rid of the Hopkins Road and Ferris Road level crossings.<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |date=6 October 2022 |title=Making Melton level crossing-free |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/making-melton-level-crossing-free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006013408/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/making-melton-level-crossing-free |archive-date=6 October 2022 |access-date=6 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en}}</ref> Seven more crossing removals and two closures were announced in October 2022 for the [[Frankston line]].<ref name=":21">{{Cite news |date=9 October 2022 |title=Victorian opposition pledges to cap public transport fares at $2 a day |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/victorian-election-promises-2-dollar-public-transport/101516028 |access-date=27 October 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009231822/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/victorian-election-promises-2-dollar-public-transport/101516028 |url-status=live }}</ref> These level crossings would be removed by 2029 and would make the line level crossing free for its entire length.<ref name=":21" /> Four stations will be rebuilt as part of the removals at [[Highett railway station|Highett]], [[Mordialloc railway station|Mordialloc]], [[Aspendale railway station|Aspendale]] and [[Seaford railway station, Melbourne|Seaford]].<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Tribune |first=The National |date=8 October 2022 |title=Making Frankston Line Level Crossing Free |url=https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/making-frankston-line-level-crossing-free/?tt=1665272712 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009012550/https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/making-frankston-line-level-crossing-free/?tt=1665272712 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |access-date=9 October 2022 |website=The National Tribune |language=en-AU}}</ref>
In October 2018, LXRA surpassed the State Government's 2014 election commitment of removing 20 level crossings by 2018, having officially removed 29 crossings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/25-more-rail-level-crossings-to-go-under-labor-pledge-20181021-p50b07.html|title=Another 25 rail level crossings to go under Labor pledge|last=Towell|first=Craig Butt, Noel|date=2018-10-21|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref> The [[Andrews Ministry|Andrews Government]] also committed to removing a further 25 level crossings if it won the [[2018 Victorian state election|2018 state election]], and introduced a new prioritisation framework based on safety, congestion and proximity to emergency services to select the crossings.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-21/new-melbourne-level-crossing-removals-to-include-sky-rail/10401896|title=Andrews pledges 25 new level crossing removals in Melbourne|date=2018-10-21|work=ABC News|access-date=2018-10-28|language=en-AU}}</ref> In 2021 it was announced another 10 level crossings would be removed at a cost of $2.5 billion, with 4 additional level crossings closed and five train stations rebuilt.<ref name=":6" /> This would leave the [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]] and [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]] lines level-crossing free.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Offer|first=Kaitlyn|date=2021-07-29|title=Vic spends $2.5b more on level crossings|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7362211/vic-spends-25b-more-on-level-crossings/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=The Canberra Times|language=en-AU}}</ref>


On 21 and 25 October 2022, the Andrews government announced an additional two level crossing removals for the [[Sunbury line]] and one on the [[Hurstbridge line]]. These crossings are located at Old Calder Highway and Watsons Road, [[Diggers Rest, Victoria|Diggers Rest]], and Ruthven St, [[Macleod, Victoria|Macleod]]. These crossings will be removed by 2026 via the construction of a road bridge for the Sunbury line removals and a rail bridge for the Hurstbridge line.<ref name=":18" /> At the conclusion of these removals, the Sunbury line will be fully level crossing free.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |date=21 October 2022 |title=Making the Sunbury Line level crossing-free |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/making-the-sunbury-line-level-crossing-free |access-date=21 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021122353/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/making-the-sunbury-line-level-crossing-free |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Governance==
The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) was formed in May 2015 as an administrative office of the then-new [[Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources]] to deliver the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2015/GG2015G018.pdf|title=Victoria Government Gazette – No. G 18 Thursday 7 May 2015|website = Victoria Government Gazette|date=7 May 2015|access-date=7 January 2017|page=74}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-15/removal-of-50-level-crossings-to-be-fast-tracked-through-/6106696|title=Melbourne level crossing removal plan to be fast-tracked, Government says|date=15 February 2015|newspaper=ABC News|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/about/about-the-authority|title=About the authority|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>


The government announced an additional three removals and two closures on the [[Werribee line]] on 27 October 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Ray |date=26 October 2022 |title=All Werribee Line crossings set for removal |url=https://www.railexpress.com.au/all-werribee-line-crossings-set-for-removal/ |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Rail Express |language=en-AU |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027233004/https://www.railexpress.com.au/all-werribee-line-crossings-set-for-removal/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web |date=26 October 2022 |title=Werribee Line level crossing removals |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/werribee |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027233002/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/werribee |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with the four already removed on the Werribee line, these removals would make the line level crossing free by 2030, and allow for additional services and the construction of the [[Western Rail Plan#Geelong Fast Rail|Geelong Fast Rail]] project.<ref name=":22" /> The crossings at Hudsons Road, [[Spotswood, Victoria|Spotswood]], Maddox Road, [[Newport, Victoria|Newport]], and Maidstone Street, [[Altona, Victoria|Altona]]. These crossings will be removed with a combination of rail over and road over, and will include a newly elevated [[Spotswood railway station|Spotswood station]].<ref name=":20">{{Cite web |title=Making The Werribee Line Level Crossing Free {{!}} Premier of Victoria |url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/making-werribee-line-level-crossing-free |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=www.premier.vic.gov.au |language=en |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025232033/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/making-werribee-line-level-crossing-free |url-status=live }}</ref> The crossings at Anderson Street, [[Yarraville, Victoria|Yarraville]], and Champion Road, Newport will be closed during the project. Pedestrian links will still remain with a plan to upgrade local roads to accommodate the closure of these crossings.<ref name=":20" />
Later, the LXRA led delivery of other rail projects, including extension of the [[Mernda railway line|South Morang railway line]] to [[Mernda railway station|Mernda]] and upgrades of the [[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge line]] and [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne line]] as well as [[Frankston railway station|Frankston station]]. The authority also delivered a new stabling facility north of [[Wyndham Vale railway station|Wyndham Vale station]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/wyndham-vale-stabling-facility|title=Wyndham Vale Stabling Facility|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> and train storage at [[Kananook railway station|Kananook]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/kananook-train-storage-facility|title=Kananook Train Storage Facility|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref>


== Governance ==
The LXRA was abolished as an independent administrative office following the [[2018 Victorian state election|2018 state election]] and its functions were absorbed into the newly formed Major Transport Infrastructure Authority at the [[Department of Transport (Victoria, 2019–)|Department of Transport]].
[[File:Landscaping on west side of Middle Gorge Station.jpg|thumb|[[Middle Gorge railway station|Middle Gorge station]], opened as part of the [[Mernda railway line#Mernda extension|Mernda rail extension]] in 2018.|alt=The landscaped forecourt of Middle Gorge Station.]]
The [[Level Crossing Removal Authority]] (LXRA) was formed in May 2015 as an administrative office of the then-new [[Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources]] to deliver the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2015/GG2015G018.pdf|title=Victoria Government Gazette – No. G 18 Thursday 7 May 2015|website=Victoria Government Gazette|date=7 May 2015|access-date=7 January 2017|page=74|archive-date=23 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023071726/http://www.gazette.vic.gov.au/gazette/Gazettes2015/GG2015G018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-15/removal-of-50-level-crossings-to-be-fast-tracked-through-/6106696|title=Melbourne level crossing removal plan to be fast-tracked, Government says|date=15 February 2015|newspaper=ABC News|access-date=7 January 2017|archive-date=3 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503083954/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-15/removal-of-50-level-crossings-to-be-fast-tracked-through-/6106696|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/about/about-the-authority|title=About the authority|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227173054/http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/about/about-the-authority |archive-date=27 December 2016}}</ref>


Later, the LXRA led delivery of other rail projects, including extension of the [[Mernda line|South Morang line]] to [[Mernda railway station|Mernda]], upgrades of the Hurstbridge and Cranbourne lines, as well as a rebuilt [[Frankston railway station|Frankston station]]. The authority also delivered a new stabling facility north of [[Wyndham Vale railway station|Wyndham Vale station]] and train storage at [[Kananook railway station|Kananook]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wyndham Vale Train Stabling – Mcconnell Dowell |url=https://www.mcconnelldowell.com/projects/wyndham-vale-train-stabling |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=www.mcconnelldowell.com |archive-date=12 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212110834/https://www.mcconnelldowell.com/projects/wyndham-vale-train-stabling |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bayside News |date=18 May 2020 |title=Train stabling facility finished |url=https://baysidenews.com.au/2020/05/18/train-stabling-facility-finished/ |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=Bayside News |language=en-AU |archive-date=12 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212110834/https://baysidenews.com.au/2020/05/18/train-stabling-facility-finished/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Public discussion and engagement ==
There has been much debate surrounding the project specifically the use of above ground structures to replace the level crossings. The term Skyrail has been defined to describe the development of overhead track structures as a solution to the removal of the at grade crossing. Skyrail has been applied to some not all crossing removals. Other solutions included under ground and over road development.


The LXRA was abolished as an independent administrative office following the 2018 state election, and its functions were absorbed into the newly formed [[Major Transport Infrastructure Authority]] at the [[Department of Transport (Victoria)|Department of Transport]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2021 |title=About the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/about/mtia |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031060240/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/about/mtia |url-status=live }}</ref>
==List of crossing removals==


== Architecture and urban design ==
===Original 50 crossing removals: 2014–2022===
[[File:Bell Railway Station rebuild.jpg|alt=The coloured windows at Bell railway station, Preston with the staircase leading to the platform in the foreground|thumb|The interior of the rebuilt [[Bell railway station, Melbourne|Bell station]] in Preston, showing stained glass windows behind the staircase that leads to the city-bound platform.]]
Below is the LXRA's list of 50 level crossing removals and 3 additional grade separations that will be gone by 2022:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/crossings|title=Crossings – Level Crossing Removal Project|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
The LXRP has used several different design approaches to removing level crossings, tailoring designs to different urban settings around Melbourne.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Woodcock |first=Ian |date=Jan 2020 |title=On track: Level Crossing Removal Project |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/level-crossing-removal-project/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Architecture Australia |language=en |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222223923/https://architectureau.com/articles/level-crossing-removal-project/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Most projects, particularly those in the denser inner- and middle-suburbs, have involved lowering the rail line into a trench or elevating the rail line above the road. Some projects in outer suburbs, such as Gap Road near [[Sunbury railway station, Melbourne|Sunbury station]] or Station Street near [[Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne|Beaconsfield station]], have involved lowering or raising the road without altering the existing rail corridor. This is enabled by the additional space surrounding the railway line.<ref name=":11" />

As noted by [[University of Melbourne]] researchers in 2016, the scale of the project had significant [[urban renewal]] implications for the city:<blockquote>Each crossing removal affects, on average, at least a kilometre of rail corridor and, within the urban area, this usually includes a station. In some instances, topography has required the removal of more than one crossing to meet rail engineering requirements as well as longer sections of corridor becoming part of the works. On the face of it, this means that the current seventy-five crossing removals could result in seventy-five kilometres of transformed rail corridors and fifty-seven new stations – more than a quarter of Melbourne’s total.<ref name=":11" /></blockquote>The researchers emphasised the urban benefits from new elevated rail over trenched rail, including the creation of new parkland and open space, arguing wider benefits could be achieved beyond reducing traffic congestion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rothenbury |first=Camryn |date=10 April 2018 |title=Level-crossing removals: learning from Melbourne's experience |url=https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/research/projects/completed/level-crossing-removals-learning-from-melbournes-experience |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=Melbourne School of Design |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173051/https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/research/projects/completed/level-crossing-removals-learning-from-melbournes-experience |url-status=live }}</ref> One study examined the local public health positive and negative impacts from the removal of level crossings on the Upfield line, including significant construction impacts.<ref name=":34">{{Cite web |last1=Browne |first1=Geoffrey |last2=Lowe |first2=Melanie |title=Level-crossing removals: a case study in why major projects must also be investments in health |url=http://theconversation.com/level-crossing-removals-a-case-study-in-why-major-projects-must-also-be-investments-in-health-149820 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Conversation |date=22 January 2021 |language=en |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922091757/https://theconversation.com/level-crossing-removals-a-case-study-in-why-major-projects-must-also-be-investments-in-health-149820 |url-status=live }}</ref> The study found that by improving road connections the project could help induce more car usage, but that this could be offset by improving pedestrian and cycling connections.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Browne |first1=Geoffrey R. |last2=Lowe |first2=Melanie |date=1 March 2021 |title=Liveability as determinant of health: Testing a new approach for health impact assessment of major infrastructure |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195925520308246 |journal=Environmental Impact Assessment Review |language=en |volume=87 |pages=106546 |doi=10.1016/j.eiar.2020.106546 |bibcode=2021EIARv..8706546B |s2cid=233784494 |issn=0195-9255}}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" widths="200" caption="Architecture of the Level Crossing Removal Project">
File:New and old Moreland Stations during Level Crossing Removal Project, Coburg (51794614947).jpg|alt=The old heritage station is placed in front of the new black rail bridge.|[[Moreland railway station]] shows the integration of the heritage station into the new elevated design.
File:New Coburg Station main entrance (51794618747).jpg|alt=The entrance to the elevated Coburg station with a sign reading 'Coburg'|Entrance of newly elevated [[Coburg railway station]].
File:Reservoir railway station level crossing removal 2020.jpg|alt=The newly elevated Reservoir railway station in the background.|Newly elevated [[Reservoir railway station]].
File:Bonbeach Northbound View.JPG|alt=The lowered Bonbeach railway station with platform 1 in the background|[[Bonbeach railway station]] displays the project's sunken station designs.
</gallery>

=== Awards ===
The LXRP has received numerous awards for their different projects in the categories of [[sustainability]], [[architecture]], and [[urban design]]. The [[Reservoir railway station|Reservoir station]] project was presented the 'Special Prize Exterior' award in the Passenger Stations category at the World Architecture and Design Award at the 2021 Prix Versailles.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Passenger Stations |url=https://www.prix-versailles.com/2021-passenger-stations |website=Prix Versailles |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213165508/https://www.prix-versailles.com/2021-passenger-stations |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2021 |title=Fantastique Reservoir – world architecture and rail sustainability winner |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/fantastique-reservoir-world-architecture-and-design-award |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031110438/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/fantastique-reservoir-world-architecture-and-design-award |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Toorak Road]] level crossing removal topped the infrastructure category of the [[Australian Institute of Landscape Architects]] awards due to the design of the new public parkland, cycling paths, and open space.<ref name=":23">{{Cite web |date=19 July 2022 |title=Level crossings top landscape architecture awards |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/level-crossings-top-landscape-architecture-awards |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=30 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030111350/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/level-crossings-top-landscape-architecture-awards |url-status=live }}</ref> The elevated rail project from [[Moreland railway station|Moreland]] to [[Coburg railway station|Coburg]] stations saw landscape architects Tract win the Infrastructure Award of Excellence for their landscape and urban design work on the project, with the judging panel "particularly impressed with the urban renewal of the area".<ref name=":23" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2022 |title=2022 AILA Landscape Architecture Award Winners {{!}} Ace Contractors Group Pty Ltd |url=https://www.acecon.com.au/2022-aila-landscape-architecture-award-winners/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |language=en-AU |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031110430/https://www.acecon.com.au/2022-aila-landscape-architecture-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Bell to Moreland project was also awarded a score of 98 points from the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC), the highest rating ever awarded in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Ray |date=13 June 2022 |title=Sustainability award for Bell-Moreland level crossing removal project |url=https://www.railexpress.com.au/sustainability-award-for-bell-moreland-level-crossing-removal-project/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=Rail Express |language=en-AU |archive-date=31 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031110430/https://www.railexpress.com.au/sustainability-award-for-bell-moreland-level-crossing-removal-project/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Elevated rail ===
[[File:Recreational space underneath the elevated rail lines of Clayton railway station, Melbourne in 2023.jpg|alt=Recreational space created by the LXRP beneath the newly elevated rail line at Clayton station in Melbourne's south-east|thumb|Recreational space created by the LXRP beneath the newly elevated rail line at [[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton station]] in Melbourne's south-east]]
Some of the most significant changes to Melbourne's urban structure from the LXRP have resulted from the construction of large sections of elevated rail, something that was relatively rare in Melbourne.<ref name=":33" /> In 2016, the government announced that {{convert|8.3|km}} of elevated rail would be built in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs to remove nine level crossings on the Pakenham and Cranbourne rail corridor and build five new elevated stations at [[Carnegie railway station|Carnegie]], [[Murrumbeena railway station|Murrumbeena]], [[Hughesdale railway station|Hughesdale]], [[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton]] and [[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]].<ref name=":33">{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Adam |date=8 February 2016 |title=Melbourne sky rail: Many questions remain about Andrews government plan |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-sky-rail-many-questions-remain-about-andrews-government-plan-20160208-gmo67k.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172354/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-sky-rail-many-questions-remain-about-andrews-government-plan-20160208-gmo67k.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Dubbed "sky rail" by opponents and some media outlets, the LXRP spurred significant local opposition due to concerns over visual and noise impacts, and lack of consultation.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last1=Woodcock |first1=Ian |last2=Stone |first2=John |title=The 'sky rail' saga: can big new transport projects ever run smoothly? |url=http://theconversation.com/the-sky-rail-saga-can-big-new-transport-projects-ever-run-smoothly-54383 |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Conversation |date=22 February 2016 |language=en |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921231511/https://theconversation.com/the-sky-rail-saga-can-big-new-transport-projects-ever-run-smoothly-54383 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Willingham |first=Richard |date=16 February 2016 |title=Sky rail: Premier Andrews stands by consultation process in face of anger |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/skyrail-premier-andrews-stands-by-consultation-process-in-face-of-anger-20160216-gmv6ou.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173148/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/skyrail-premier-andrews-stands-by-consultation-process-in-face-of-anger-20160216-gmv6ou.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The project became a political issue in the 2018 state election, although one opinion poll commissioned by ''[[The Age]]'' newspaper found 60% of Victorians supported the use of elevated rail to remove level crossings, and the government was returned at the election with an increased majority.<ref name=":27">{{Cite web |last=Willingham |first=Richard |date=4 September 2016 |title=Sky rail gets strong backing from voters |url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/sky-rail-gets-strong-backing-from-voters-20160904-gr89nx.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Courier |language=en-AU |archive-date=4 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204084509/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/sky-rail-gets-strong-backing-from-voters-20160904-gr89nx.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Szego |first=Julie |date=10 February 2016 |title=Sky rail more an eye opener than an eyesore |url=https://www.theage.com.au/opinion/less-an-eyesore-than-an-eye-opener-sky-rail-would-open-more-melbourne-to-the-world-20160210-gmq1mi.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172255/https://www.theage.com.au/opinion/less-an-eyesore-than-an-eye-opener-sky-rail-would-open-more-melbourne-to-the-world-20160210-gmq1mi.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Prior to the election, the government announced more sections of elevated rail on the Pakenham line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Preiss |first=Benjamin |date=1 November 2018 |title=Andrews targets key marginal with latest sky rail announcement |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/andrews-targets-key-marginal-with-latest-sky-rail-announcement-20181101-p50dbv.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172931/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/andrews-targets-key-marginal-with-latest-sky-rail-announcement-20181101-p50dbv.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some experts argued elevated rail offered a better urban outcome than trenched rail, providing opportunities for more open space, economic development, better local connections and less disruption from construction.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rail lines over roads can help with more than just traffic jams |url=https://architectureau.com/articles/rail-lines-over-roads-can-help-with-more-than-just-traffic-jams/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=ArchitectureAU |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202215709/https://architectureau.com/articles/rail-lines-over-roads-can-help-with-more-than-just-traffic-jams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing removals created a large new section of open parkland, dubbed a "[[linear park]]".<ref name=":11" /> This included {{Convert|22.5|ha|acre}} of new open space, sports courts, playgrounds, new walking and cycling trails, and expanded station forecourts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Landezine International Landscape Award LILA |date=2019 |title=Caulfield to Dandenong Level Crossing Removal Project |url=https://landezine-award.com/caulfield-to-dandenong-level-crossing-removal-project-2/ |access-date=20 September 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171839/https://landezine-award.com/caulfield-to-dandenong-level-crossing-removal-project-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jacks |first=Timna |date=13 November 2017 |title=Life under the viaduct: Melbourne's south-east Skyrail will get a 'green up' |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/life-under-the-viaduct-melbournes-southeast-skyrail-will-get-a-green-up-20171113-gzk4dl.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171415/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/life-under-the-viaduct-melbournes-southeast-skyrail-will-get-a-green-up-20171113-gzk4dl.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the project, the [[Djerring Trail]] was created, a {{convert|17|km|adj=on}} [[shared-use path]] along the rail corridor. In the year after the elevated rail opened in 2018, the media reported that many residents, including some who were opposed to the project, were happy with the outcome and utilised the new open space.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |last=Sakkal |first=Paul |date=12 May 2019 |title=More than a year on, has 'sky rail' turned suburbs into ghettos? |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/more-than-a-year-on-has-sky-rail-turned-suburbs-into-ghettos-20190509-p51lqm.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173211/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/more-than-a-year-on-has-sky-rail-turned-suburbs-into-ghettos-20190509-p51lqm.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":26">{{Cite web |last=Cowie |first=Tom |date=16 April 2018 |title=New sky rail station opens – and residents are happy about it |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/new-sky-rail-station-opens-and-residents-are-happy-about-it-20180416-p4z9wx.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173804/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/new-sky-rail-station-opens-and-residents-are-happy-about-it-20180416-p4z9wx.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Tree removal ===
[[File:Lwr Plenty Road.jpg|alt=The elevated rail bridge under construction at Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna.|thumb|Construction at the level crossing removal at Lower Plenty Road near [[Rosanna railway station]] in 2018, with mature [[Eucalyptus camaldulensis|river red gums]] in background.]]
The removal of mature trees for level crossing removal works has been a source of controversy with some local residents and project critics.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Clay |date=3 January 2021 |title=Anger grows as thousands of trees axed in transport building blitz |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/anger-as-thousands-of-trees-axed-in-transport-building-blitz-20210101-p56r6j.html |access-date=23 October 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023093956/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/anger-as-thousands-of-trees-axed-in-transport-building-blitz-20210101-p56r6j.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 September 2021 |title=Why are trees dying at this Melbourne train station? |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/dead-trees-at-moreland-station/100425132 |access-date=23 October 2022 |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024001412/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-02/dead-trees-at-moreland-station/100425132 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the nature of the LXRP, trees need to be cut down or relocated from the site to allow for construction works. This is a particular issue for projects where the rail line is lowered into a trench, such as the planned level crossing removals near [[Glen Huntly railway station|Glen Huntly station]], which have required significant mature tree removal along the planned {{convert|1|km|adj=on|1|spell=in}} rail trench.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 February 2022 |title=Level crossing removals: 600 trees to go for Glen Huntly trench |work=Herald Sun |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/iconic-plane-trees-paperbarks-along-frankston-line-glen-huntly-at-risk/news-story/1a2b70f3513c790e8e48606a436aae84 |access-date=24 October 2022 |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024033745/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/iconic-plane-trees-paperbarks-along-frankston-line-glen-huntly-at-risk/news-story/1a2b70f3513c790e8e48606a436aae84 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2022 |title=Works notice – vegetation removal in Glen Huntly |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/frankston/glen-huntly/works/works-notice-vegetation-removal-in-glen-huntly |access-date=24 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024032241/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/frankston/glen-huntly/works/works-notice-vegetation-removal-in-glen-huntly |url-status=live }}</ref> An elevated rail design was chosen to remove the level crossings near [[Rosanna railway station|Rosanna station]] in part to minimise the loss of native trees, as a proposed rail trench would have required the removal of hundreds of mature [[Eucalyptus camaldulensis|river red gum trees]] along the corridor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Adam |date=28 September 2016 |title=Hundreds of red gums at risk if trench is built at Rosanna rail crossing |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/hundreds-of-red-gums-at-risk-if-trench-is-built-at-rosanna-rail-crossing-20160928-grqiqs.html |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024032242/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/hundreds-of-red-gums-at-risk-if-trench-is-built-at-rosanna-rail-crossing-20160928-grqiqs.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Koenig |first=Rick |date=7 February 2017 |title=Design finalised for Lower Plenty Rd level crossing removal |work=Herald Sun |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/design-finalised-for-lower-plenty-rd-level-crossing-removal/news-story/a6b24a801d60f9874de343fb4b055b2d |access-date=24 October 2022 |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024032240/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/design-finalised-for-lower-plenty-rd-level-crossing-removal/news-story/a6b24a801d60f9874de343fb4b055b2d |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to a newspaper report, more than 10,000 trees have been cut down since 2014 to allow for the construction of Victorian infrastructure projects—including hundreds of trees for the LXRP.<ref name=":17" /> During the level crossing removal at Moreland Road, a campaign against the removal of 100 mature trees was unsuccessful, with a local councillor claiming only three or four trees remained at the conclusion of the project.<ref name=":17" /> In response, the government has stated more trees were planted than were there originally, as part of expanded parkland at the site.<ref name=":17" /> The [[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|state opposition]] has highlighted and campaigned on tree loss due to major infrastructure projects.<ref name=":17" />

=== Railway heritage ===
[[File:Historic Mentone Station.jpg|alt=Moreland railway station shows the integration of the old heritage station into the new elevated design.|thumb|LXRP retention of the heritage-listed [[Mentone railway station]] at street-level as a heritage deck and park, above the newly lowered station.]]
The loss of heritage railways stations and the impact on heritage architecture has been a source of controversy and a key design consideration for the project. During the removal of a level crossing or rebuild of a railway station, heritage station buildings or existing railway infrastructure may be impacted. Some heritage buildings have been demolished, while others have been retained, moved or adapted for other uses, such as at Clayton and [[Mentone railway station|Mentone]] stations.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2 February 2022 |title=Station serves up a slice of history |url=https://baysidenews.com.au/2022/02/02/station-serves-up-a-slice-of-history/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=Bayside News |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024021342/https://baysidenews.com.au/2022/02/02/station-serves-up-a-slice-of-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2022 |title=TAFE class assist with Clayton Station restoration |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/station-restoration-in-clayton |access-date=24 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024021354/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/station-restoration-in-clayton |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the [[Warrigal Road]] level crossing removal, [[City of Kingston|Kingston Council]] have called for heritage protection for the heritage Parkdale railway station buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2022 |title=Council's call for Parkdale Train Station heritage protection refused |url=https://www.miragenews.com/councils-call-for-parkdale-train-station-856131/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=Mirage News |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124094411/https://www.miragenews.com/councils-call-for-parkdale-train-station-856131/ |url-status=live }}</ref> This request has been denied by the [[Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning]] as well as [[Heritage Victoria]] on grounds that the structure is "not of state-level cultural heritage significance".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowburn |first=Brodie |date=21 September 2022 |title=Heritage hopes for train station dashed |url=https://baysidenews.com.au/2022/09/21/heritage-hopes-for-train-station-dashed/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=Bayside News |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104557/https://baysidenews.com.au/2022/09/21/heritage-hopes-for-train-station-dashed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Nonetheless, in response to the local campaign to preserve the original heritage station building, the LXRP announced it would retain and repurpose the building within the precinct, although the extent of the retention is not clear.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=12 October 2022 |title=New design features old station building |url=https://baysidenews.com.au/2022/10/12/new-design-features-old-station-building/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=Bayside News |language=en-AU |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024021347/https://baysidenews.com.au/2022/10/12/new-design-features-old-station-building/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |date=1 October 2022 |title=Updated designs released for Parkdale level crossings |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/updated-designs-released-for-parkdale-level-crossings |access-date=24 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104556/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/updated-designs-released-for-parkdale-level-crossings |url-status=live }}</ref>

Other crossing removals have had their heritage structures restored for reuse. At [[Moreland railway station|Moreland station]], the original heritage station building that opened in 1884 was restored and turned into additional station facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 June 2022 |title=Bell to Moreland comes out on top! |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/bell-to-moreland-comes-out-on-top |access-date=24 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104559/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/bell-to-moreland-comes-out-on-top |url-status=live }}</ref> Heritage restorations are common across the removals, with other examples including the [[Signalling control|signals box]] at [[Gardiner railway station]] turning into bike parking, and the station building at [[North Williamstown railway station]] being restored into community and station facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Ferguson Street, Williamstown |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ferguson-street-williamstown |access-date=24 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104556/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ferguson-street-williamstown |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=Burke Road, Glen Iris |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/burke-road-glen-iris |access-date=24 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104557/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/burke-road-glen-iris |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Crossing closures ===
The use of road closures to remove level crossings has been a source of controversy. The government has used crossing closures in select cases where there are nearby crossing removal projects or existing grade-separated major roads. For example, the crossings at Anderson Street, Yarraville, and Champion Road, Newport will be closed at the same time as the rail line will be elevated above Hudsons Road in nearby Spotswood and at Maddox Road in Newport with new grade-separated pedestrian and cycling crossings also built.<ref name=":20" /> According to the government, this solution is required is due to the constrained site, significant heritage impacts that would arise from grade separation, and the relatively low level of car traffic on the roads.<ref name=":20" /> Some local residents, however, have objected to the road closures, arguing there would be significant impacts to local car journeys.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2022 |title='It would divide our community': Newport locals slam level crossing removal |url=https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/programs/drive/newport-champion-road-level-crossing-removal/101586900 |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=ABC Melbourne |language=en-AU |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112074959/https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/programs/drive/newport-champion-road-level-crossing-removal/101586900 |url-status=live }}</ref> Similar objections were raised during the 2022 state election by the state opposition over the closure of Latrobe Street in [[Cheltenham, Victoria|Cheltenham]], which similarly is located close to two other grade separated crossings completed in 2020.<ref name=":28" />

=== New and amalgamated stations ===
[[File:Melb Union Station.jpg|thumb|The amalgamated Union station, January 2024]]
Due to a large portion of level crossings also having adjacently located stations, many stations have been rebuilt as part of the project. Rebuilt stations have subsequently delivered improve facilities for passengers, including new toilet facilities, drinking fountains, increased levels of accessibility, better integration with surrounding transport connections, and higher quality architectural designs, amongst other benefits.<ref>{{cite web |title=Murrumbeena Rail Station LXRP |url=https://www.mascoteng.com.au/case-study/murrumbeena-station-upgrade/ |website=Mascot Engineering |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>

Whilst the majority of stations demolished as part of the project have been rebuilt and reopened, a few projects have resulted in the amalgamation of stations. Whilst controversial, these instances have usually only occurred due to the close proximity between existing stations, reducing the negative impact on users. Amalgamated stations have allowed for improved station locations, faster journey times, and higher quality facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-15 |title=Union Road, Surrey Hills and Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert – selecting the best design |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/bel-lil/mont-albert-surrey-hills/community-updates-and-fact-sheets/union-road,-surrey-hills-and-mont-albert-road,-mont-albert-selecting-the-best-design |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en}}</ref> One amalgamation has included [[Mont Albert railway station|Mont Albert]] and [[Surrey Hills railway station|Surrey Hills]] stations on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines. In 2023, these two stations were closed and amalgamated into the new [[Union railway station, Melbourne|Union station]] located in-between the two former locations as part of the removals of Mont Albert and Union roads project.<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Road, Surrey Hills and Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert |url=https://engage.vic.gov.au/lxrp-surrey-hills-and-mont-albert |website=Engage Victoria |access-date=25 March 2024 |language=en}}</ref> This amalgamation has received criticism, with opponents highlighting how the increased distances from the two shopping centres on Union Road and Hamilton Street will negatively impact local mobility.<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Road, Surrey Hills and Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert level crossing removals Submission from Boroondara City Council |url=https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/media/69626/download?inline |publisher=[[City of Boroondara|Boroondara City Council]] |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref> Despite community criticism, this project was completed in 2023 with the removal of two level crossings and the opening of the new Union station.<ref name=":1" />

== Reception ==

=== Political ===
[[File:HCMT Approaches Carnegie.jpg|alt=A modern train (HCMT) approaches platform 2 at the newly elevated Carnegie railway station.|thumb|A [[High Capacity Metro Trains|HCMT]] approaches platform 2 at the newly elevated [[Carnegie railway station]].]]
The LXRP has generally been seen as a political success for the [[First Andrews Ministry|Andrews government]]. Journalist Benita Kolovos argued it was the quick rollout of the program and the visible, tangible benefits it delivered to communities that drove its electoral success.<ref name=":31">{{Cite web |last=Kolovos |first=Benita |date=1 April 2022 |title=Analysis: Australia's busiest state government goes into hibernation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/02/australias-busiest-state-government-goes-into-hibernation-not-just-isolation |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112111822/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/02/australias-busiest-state-government-goes-into-hibernation-not-just-isolation |url-status=live }}</ref> She wrote: "It was promised at the 2014 election, construction began in the first year of the Andrews government’s term and several were completed before the 2018 election. Commuters benefited from more trains, drivers from less traffic."<ref name=":31" /> The government's messaging on the project has focused on these localised benefits, public safety, and the prevalence of level crossings within Melbourne. Minister for Transport Infrastructure [[Jacinta Allan]] said in 2021: "Every Victorian knows the dinging sound of boom gates coming down and the frustration that comes with it, that’s why we’re getting rid of them – saving lives, easing congestion and getting you home sooner."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrews |first=Daniel |date=29 July 2021 |title=Premier of Victoria: Ten More Level Crossings To Go By 2025 |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ten-more-level-crossings-go-2025 |access-date=12 November 2022 |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024063521/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ten-more-level-crossings-go-2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>

But controversy over design choices and the cost of the project has also prompted opposition. [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] [[Member of parliament|MP]] [[Brad Rowswell]] criticised the Andrews government for a lack of community consultation and local feedback on the project and claimed that the government was out of touch with the community.<ref name=":28">{{Cite web |last=Staszewska |first=Ewa |date=4 November 2022 |title='Dictate from their ivory tower': Andrews upsets marginal Melbourne seat |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/liberal-mp-criticises-daniel-andrews-government-as-removed-from-reality-over-victorian-bayside-level-crossing-closure/news-story/01ad910442ea80749c315722cf3166b9 |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106103527/https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/liberal-mp-criticises-daniel-andrews-government-as-removed-from-reality-over-victorian-bayside-level-crossing-closure/news-story/01ad910442ea80749c315722cf3166b9 |url-status=live }}</ref> Shadow Minister for Transport Infrastructure [[David Davis (Australian politician)|David Davis]] criticised the project for its cost, arguing that “without a comprehensive business case, there is simply no proper economic justification for the Level Crossing Removal Program".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Davis |date=14 October 2020 |title=Press release: Allan and level crossing cowboys oversee a billion dollar blowout |url=https://vic.liberal.org.au/media-releases/2020-10-14-allan-and-level-crossing-cowboys-oversee-a-billion-dollar-blowout?topic=public-transport |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=vic.liberal.org.au |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106102027/https://vic.liberal.org.au/media-releases/2020-10-14-allan-and-level-crossing-cowboys-oversee-a-billion-dollar-blowout?topic=public-transport |url-status=live }}</ref> The ongoing disruption of roadworks for the project was also an issue in some suburbs.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wahlquist |first1=Calla |last2=Bowers |first2=Mike |date=2018 |title=Victorian election 2018: On the ground in Cranbourne part 1 |url=http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2018/oct/31/victorian-election-2018-on-the-ground-in-cranbourne-part-1 |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112111826/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2018/oct/31/victorian-election-2018-on-the-ground-in-cranbourne-part-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Media ===
The ''[[Guardian Australia]]'' has called the program "transformational" and "suburb moulding" in comments about the Andrews government's infrastructure projects.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2022 |title=The Daniel Andrews paradox: the enduring appeal of Australia's most divisive premier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/30/the-daniel-andrews-paradox-the-enduring-appeal-of-australias-most-divisive-premier |access-date=2 November 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102101426/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/oct/30/the-daniel-andrews-paradox-the-enduring-appeal-of-australias-most-divisive-premier |url-status=live }}</ref> Other local newspapers, such as ''The Age'' and ''[[Herald Sun]]'', have been critical of the project and have highlighted local opposition in their reporting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Adam |date=14 December 2017 |title=Level crossing removal program poor value for money: Auditor-General Andrew Greaves |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/level-crossing-removal-program-poor-value-for-money-auditorgeneral-andrew-greaves-20171214-h04ed0.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112111827/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/level-crossing-removal-program-poor-value-for-money-auditorgeneral-andrew-greaves-20171214-h04ed0.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbott |first=Lachlan |date=17 August 2022 |title=Barred from their own street, residents fume at handling of level crossing works |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/barred-from-their-own-street-residents-fume-at-handling-of-level-crossing-works-20220817-p5ban1.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172835/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/barred-from-their-own-street-residents-fume-at-handling-of-level-crossing-works-20220817-p5ban1.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":30">{{Cite web |last=Jacks |first=Timna |date=23 January 2018 |title=Just a minute: Level crossing project resulting in small time savings, data shows |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/just-a-minute-level-crossing-project-resulting-in-small-time-savings-data-shows-20180123-p4yys5.html |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112111838/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/just-a-minute-level-crossing-project-resulting-in-small-time-savings-data-shows-20180123-p4yys5.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Masanauskas |first=John |date=17 August 2022 |title=Melbourne's leafy east set for level crossing removal mayhem |work=Herald Sun |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbournes-leafy-east-set-for-level-crossing-removal-mayhem/news-story/9a74fb970bb887e2217bcf2c679fa70a |access-date=12 November 2022 |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112121846/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbournes-leafy-east-set-for-level-crossing-removal-mayhem/news-story/9a74fb970bb887e2217bcf2c679fa70a |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Experts and lobby groups ===
The [[Public Transport Users Association]] has campaigned for level-crossing removals, and has welcomed the LXRP and its benefits to the public transport system, with spokesman [[Daniel Bowen]] highlighting how the projects "bring a lot of pluses to the wider community, and [how] it’s good to finally see progress on them."<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2015 |title=Benefits to non-motorists from level crossing removals |url=https://www.danielbowen.com/2015/12/15/grade-separation-benefits/ |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=Daniel Bowen |language=en-AU |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106085420/https://www.danielbowen.com/2015/12/15/grade-separation-benefits/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=11 January 2016 |title=Level crossing removal – all options must be on the table {{!}} Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia) |url=https://www.ptua.org.au/2016/01/11/level-crossing-options/ |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=Public Transport Users Association |language=en-AU |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112074954/https://www.ptua.org.au/2016/01/11/level-crossing-options/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Royal Automobile Club of Victoria]] have also campaigned for level crossing removals, and have welcomed announcements of crossing removals.<ref>{{Cite web |last=AAP |date=19 August 2014 |title=Do more on Victorian transport: RACV |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/breaking-news/do-more-on-victorian-transport-racv/news-story/6fb8bb9f46538660b2f14c87c76a1515 |access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>

Academics Ian Woodcock and John Stone have highlighted the benefits from the LXRP, including its urban design opportunities and how it has contributed to the revitalisation of public transportation in Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Woodcock |first1=Ian |last2=Stone |first2=John |date=2016 |title=The Benefits of Level Crossing Removal: lessons from Melbourne's historical experience |url=https://researchrepository.rmit.edu.au/esploro/outputs/report/The-Benefits-of-Level-Crossing-Removal-lessons-from-Melbournes-historical-experience/9921860675101341 |access-date=12 November 2022 |website=University of Melbourne, RMIT University |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112111839/https://researchrepository.rmit.edu.au/esploro/outputs/report/The-Benefits-of-Level-Crossing-Removal-lessons-from-Melbournes-historical-experience/9921860675101341 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11" /> Other academics such as [[Monash University]] researcher Graham Currie have been critical of the project, arguing the travel time savings resulting from the project were low and did not justify the cost.<ref name=":30" />

=== Auditor-General ===
[[File:Chelseastationnov2021 b.jpg|alt=The main entrance to the lowered Chelsea railway station platforms.|thumb|The main entrance to the new [[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea railway station]] platforms.]]
A report released in December 2017 by the [[Victorian Auditor-General's Office]] in the LXRP's original fifty level crossing removals found that the speed and cost of the project carried significant risks.<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |title=Managing the Level Crossing Removal Program |url=https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/report/managing-level-crossing-removal-program |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=Victorian Auditor-General's Office |language=en |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101093250/https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/report/managing-level-crossing-removal-program |url-status=live }}</ref> The report criticised the Level Crossing Removal Authority for its haste in delivering the program, and found that the rapid pace of the project had contributed to a failure to properly assess the merits of each grade separation. In 2017, the project's cost was found to have increased to $8.3 billion, the project is more than 38% more expensive than its initial $5–6 billion estimated price tag.<ref name=":24" />

The Auditor-General criticised the selection of crossings, stating that the value of the project was compromised by the apparent political motivation for some crossing removals at the expense of more dangerous or congested intersections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Carey |first1=Adam |date=14 December 2017 |title=Level crossing removal program poor value for money: Auditor-General Andrew Greaves |work=The Age |url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/level-crossing-removal-program-poor-value-for-money-auditorgeneral-andrew-greaves-20171214-h04ed0.html |accessdate=14 December 2017 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182343/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/level-crossing-removal-program-poor-value-for-money-auditorgeneral-andrew-greaves-20171214-h04ed0.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In their report, the Auditor-General found that only 32 of the crossings chosen in the original 50 removals were featured in the top 50 of a 2008 list by the Department of Transport of the state's most dangerous level crossings. 28 of these were prioritised on a 2013 VicRoads removal list which was handed to the [[Napthine Ministry|Napthine government]].<ref name=":24" />

Since these findings, the LXRP has developed and applied a transparent process to select sites for the additional level crossing removals. In a follow-up 2020 report, the Auditor-General stated the new process has improved the project’s cost-effectiveness because it uses delivery efficiency as one of the criteria for site selection.<ref name=":29">{{Cite web |last=Victorian auditor-general |title=Follow-up level crossing removal report |url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/file_uploads/20201014-Follow-up_level_crossing_removal_report_k2c4ZRcV.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=1 November 2022 |archive-date=1 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101091744/https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/file_uploads/20201014-Follow-up_level_crossing_removal_report_k2c4ZRcV.pdf }}</ref> The Auditor-General noted the Department and the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority had fully addressed seven of its recommendations, partially addressed one and was working to address two more, but warned that the project had not completed a business case for its second batch of crossing removals so the economic benefits were unclear.<ref name=":29" />

=== Public ===
While the LXRP has been broadly popular, local opposition has attracted significant media attention. Elevated rail has been controversial among some local residents and businesses, with protests over the removal of crossings on the Upfield line calling for a rail trench to be used instead.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skyrail protest in Coburg {{!}} Hundreds of angry residents marched through Coburg to protest a Skyrail on the Upfield line through the northern suburbs. www.7plus.com.au/news #7News {{!}} By 7NEWS Melbourne {{!}} Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSMelbourne/videos/skyrail-protest-in-coburg/1886776784746451/ |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106090340/https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSMelbourne/videos/skyrail-protest-in-coburg/1886776784746451/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hundreds march down Melbourne highway in protest of Sky Rail construction |url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/hundreds-march-down-melbourne-highway-in-protest-of-sky-rail-construction/fc8b264d-d437-4ca7-bed4-ac33079c6fff |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=www.9news.com.au |date=18 September 2016 |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106090341/https://www.9news.com.au/national/hundreds-march-down-melbourne-highway-in-protest-of-sky-rail-construction/fc8b264d-d437-4ca7-bed4-ac33079c6fff |url-status=live }}</ref> At the same time, polling has found a majority of Victorians supported the use of elevated rail to remove level crossings.<ref name=":27" /> In other examples, such as the [[Caulfield railway station|Caulfield]] to [[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]] elevated rail project, local media reported that many residents were supportive of the project's outcomes.<ref name=":25" /><ref name=":26" />

== List of crossing removals ==
=== Original 50 crossing removals: 2014–2022 ===<!-- Sort by date of completion, then by status, then in alphabetical order --><!-- For crossings that will be 'Closed off', they should be marked as 'Completed' once the crossing is closed to vehicle traffic. This is because some crossings that are closed do not reopen with a pedestrian underpass -->

Prior to the 2014 state election, the then Labor opposition announced a plan to remove 50 level crossings by 2022, including 20 by 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Landy |first1=Sam |last2=Johnston |first2=Matt |date=20 October 2014 |title=Victorian state election 2014: Labor's key promises in detail |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria-state-election-2014/victorian-state-election-2014-labors-key-promises-in-detail/news-story/c905df37da58db80bce6016fc530c03d |url-status=live |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=Herald Sun |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114022203/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria-state-election-2014/victorian-state-election-2014-labors-key-promises-in-detail/news-story/c905df37da58db80bce6016fc530c03d }}</ref> Park Road, Cheltenham, Mascot Avenue, Bonbeach, and Lochiel Avenue, Edithvale were added to the original 50 level crossing removals after further community consultations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=Charman Road, Cheltenham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/park-and-charman-roads-cheltenham |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171632/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/park-and-charman-roads-cheltenham |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Lochiel Avenue, Edithvale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lochiel-avenue-edithvale |access-date=11 December 2022 |publisher=Victoria's Big Build |archive-date=3 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203183202/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lochiel-avenue-edithvale |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Mascot Avenue, Bonbeach |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mascot-avenue-bonbeach |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920184257/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mascot-avenue-bonbeach |url-status=live }}</ref> This pushed the number of level crossing removals to 53. These removals were completed on the [[Glen Waverley line|Glen Waverley]], [[Frankston line|Frankston]], [[Sunbury line|Sunbury]], [[Belgrave line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]], [[Upfield line|Upfield]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]], [[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Werribee line|Werribee]], [[Craigieburn line|Craigieburn]], and [[Mernda line|Mernda]] lines by May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willingham |first=Richard |date=23 June 2015 |title=Three suburban train stations to be rebuilt underground: St Albans, Ginifer and Heatherdale |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/three-suburban-train-stations-to-be-rebuilt-undergound-20150623-ghv0la.html |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114020700/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/three-suburban-train-stations-to-be-rebuilt-undergound-20150623-ghv0la.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


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|-
|-
!Line
!colspan="2"|Line(s)
!Road
!Road
!Nearest station
!Nearest station
!Solution
!Solution
!Status
!Date of completion
!Date of completion
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|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]]
|[[Glen Waverley line|Glen Waverley]]
|[[Burke Road]]
|[[Gardiner railway station|Gardiner]]
|Rail under
|{{Date table sorting|2016|01}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Burke Road, Glen Iris |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/burke-road-glen-iris |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104557/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/burke-road-glen-iris |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Centre Road
|[[Bentleigh railway station|Bentleigh]]
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2016|8}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Centre Road, Bentleigh |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/centre-road-bentleigh |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225040244/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/centre-road-bentleigh |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|McKinnon Road
|[[McKinnon railway station|McKinnon]]
|Rail under
|{{Date table sorting|2016|08}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=North Road, Ormond |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/north-road-ormond |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225060347/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/north-road-ormond |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|North Road
|[[Ormond railway station|Ormond]]
|Rail under
|{{Date table sorting|2016|08}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=McKinnon Road, McKinnon |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mckinnon-road-mckinnon |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225040244/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mckinnon-road-mckinnon |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|Furlong Road
|[[Ginifer railway station|Ginifer]]
|Rail under
|{{Date table sorting|2016|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Furlong Road, St Albans |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/furlong-road-st-albans |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417073135/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/furlong-road-st-albans |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|Main Road
|[[St Albans railway station, Melbourne|St Albans]]
|Rail under
|{{Date table sorting|2016|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Main Road, St Albans |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/main-road-st-albans |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417073140/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/main-road-st-albans |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]]
|[[Mountain Highway]]
|[[Mountain Highway]]
|[[Bayswater railway station, Melbourne|Bayswater]]
|[[Bayswater railway station, Melbourne|Bayswater]]
|Hybrid
|Hybrid
|{{Data table sorting|2016|December}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Mountain Highway, Bayswater |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mountain-highway-bayswater |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224100144/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mountain-highway-bayswater |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2016|12}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media-library/news/mountain-highway-level-crossing-gone|title=Mountain Highway level crossing gone|date=22 December 2016|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="8thLevelCrossing">{{cite press release|date=23 December 2016|title=Labor Government Removes Eighth Level Crossing In Two Years|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/labor-government-removes-eighth-level-crossing-in-two-years/|location=Melbourne|publisher=Premier of Victoria|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]]
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]]
|Scoresby Road
|Scoresby Road
|[[Bayswater railway station, Melbourne|Bayswater]]
|[[Bayswater railway station, Melbourne|Bayswater]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2016|December}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Scoresby Road, Bayswater |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/scoresby-road-bayswater |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060849/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/scoresby-road-bayswater |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2016|12}}<ref name="8thLevelCrossing" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]]
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|Blackburn Road
|Blackburn Road
|[[Blackburn railway station, Melbourne|Blackburn]]
|[[Blackburn railway station, Melbourne|Blackburn]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2017|January}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Blackburn Road, Blackburn |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/blackburn-road-blackburn |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920184258/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/blackburn-road-blackburn |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2017|01}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]]
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|Heatherdale Road
|Heatherdale Road
|[[Heatherdale railway station|Heatherdale]]
|[[Heatherdale railway station|Heatherdale]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2017|January}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Heatherdale Road, Mitcham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/heatherdale-road-mitcham |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172816/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/heatherdale-road-mitcham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2017|01}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Craigieburn railway line|Craigieburn]]
|[[Cranbourne railway line|Upfield]]
|Buckley Street
|Camp Road
|[[Essendon railway station|Essendon]]
|[[Gowrie railway station|Gowrie]]
|Road under
|Rail under
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2017|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Camp Road, Campbellfield |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/camp-road-campbellfield |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170627/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/camp-road-campbellfield |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2018|09}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Craigieburn railway line|Craigieburn]]
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|Glenroy Road
|[[Melton Highway]]
|[[Glenroy railway station|Glenroy]]
|[[Watergardens railway station|Watergardens]]
|Road over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|01}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Melton Highway, Sydenham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/melton-highway-sydenham |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407105103/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/melton-highway-sydenham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Chandler Road
|[[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|02}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Chandler Road, Noble Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/chandler-road-noble-park |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055355/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/chandler-road-noble-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Corrigan Road
|[[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|02}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Corrigan Road, Noble Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/corrigan-road-noble-park |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055457/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/corrigan-road-noble-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Heatherton Road
|[[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|02}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Heatherton Road, Noble Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/heatherton-road-noble-park |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407105103/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/heatherton-road-noble-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Centre Road
|[[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|04}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Centre Road, Clayton |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/centre-road-clayton |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055349/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/centre-road-clayton |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Clayton Road
|[[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|04}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Clayton Road, Clayton |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/clayton-road-clayton |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055424/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/clayton-road-clayton |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge]]
|Grange Road
|[[Alphington railway station|Alphington]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Date table sorting|2018|05}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Grange Road, Alphington |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/grange-road-alphington |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325074128/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/grange-road-alphington |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2022|05}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/getting-on-with-the-job-in-glenroy|title=Getting on with the job in Glenroy {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]]
|[[Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge]]
|Abbotts Road
|Lower Plenty Road
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|[[Rosanna railway station|Rosanna]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|05}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lower-plenty-road-rosanna |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325073136/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lower-plenty-road-rosanna |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|09}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/boom!-level-crossing-gone-at-abbotts-road|title=Boom! Level crossing gone at Abbotts Road {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-09-11}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]]
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Grange Road
|[[Carnegie railway station|Carnegie]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Grange Road, Carnegie |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/grange-road-carnegie |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055754/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/grange-road-carnegie |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Koornang Road
|[[Carnegie railway station|Carnegie]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Koornang Road, Carnegie |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/koornang-road-carnegie |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055927/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/koornang-road-carnegie |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Murrumbeena Road
|[[Murrumbeena railway station|Murrumbeena]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Murrumbeena Road, Murrumbeena |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/murrumbeena-road-murrumbeena |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060647/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/murrumbeena-road-murrumbeena |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Poath Road
|[[Hughesdale railway station|Hughesdale]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Poath Road, Hughesdale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/poath-road-hughesdale |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060737/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/poath-road-hughesdale |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Skye/Overton Road
|[[Kananook railway station|Kananook]]
|Rail over
|{{Data table sorting|2018|6}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Skye/Overton Road, Frankston |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/skye-overton-road-frankston |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060902/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/skye-overton-road-frankston |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]]
|Thompsons Road
|Thompsons Road
|[[Merinda Park railway station|Merinda Park]]
|[[Merinda Park railway station|Merinda Park]]
|Road over
|Road over
|{{Data table sorting|2018|6}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Thompsons Road, Lyndhurst |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/thompsons-road-lyndhurst |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024061025/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/thompsons-road-lyndhurst |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/gone-for-good-level-crossing-removal-project-reaches-half-way|title=Gone for good: Level Crossing Removal Project reaches half way {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Werribee}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Werribee line|Werribee]]
|Centre Road
|Kororoit Creek Road
|[[Bentleigh railway station|Bentleigh]]
|[[Seaholme railway station|Seaholme]]
|Rail under
|Rail over
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|07}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Kororoit Creek Road, Williamstown North |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/kororoit-creek-road-williamstown-north |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055935/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/kororoit-creek-road-williamstown-north |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2016|08}}<ref name="Age010816">{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/frankston-line-reopens-as-level-crossing-program-rolls-on-20160801-gqifm6.html/|title=Frankston line reopens as level crossing program rolls on|last=Carmody|first=Broede|date=1 August 2016|publisher=The Age|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]]
|Station Street/Bondi Road
|Abbotts Road
|[[Bonbeach railway station|Bonbeach]]
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|Rail under
|Rail over
|Completed
|{{Data table sorting|2018|9}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Abbotts Road, Dandenong South |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/abbotts-road-dandenong-south |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055139/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/abbotts-road-dandenong-south |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref name="u67" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Craigieburn line|Craigieburn]]
|Mascot Avenue
|Buckley Street
|[[Bonbeach railway station|Bonbeach]]
|[[Essendon railway station|Essendon]]
|Closed off
|Road under
|Completed
|{{Data table sorting|2018|9}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Buckley Street, Essendon |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/buckley-street-essendon |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172548/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/buckley-street-essendon |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2020|02|}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Seaford Road
|[[Seaford railway station, Melbourne|Seaford]]
|Hybrid
|{{Date table sorting|2018|09}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Seaford Road, Seaford |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/seaford-road-seaford |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060857/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/seaford-road-seaford |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Werribee}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Werribee railway line|Werribee]]
|Aviation Road
|[[Aircraft railway station|Aircraft]]
|Road over
|{{Date table sorting|2019|09}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Aviation Road, Laverton |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/aviation-road-laverton |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055203/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/aviation-road-laverton |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
|High Street
|[[Reservoir railway station|Reservoir]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2019|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=High Street, Reservoir |url=https://engage.vic.gov.au/lxrp-reservoir |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=engage.vic.gov.au |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173417/https://engage.vic.gov.au/lxrp-reservoir |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Eel Race Road
|Eel Race Road
|[[Carrum railway station, Melbourne|Carrum]]
|[[Carrum railway station, Melbourne|Carrum]]
|Closed off
|Closed off
|{{Data table sorting|2020|2}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Eel Race Road, Carrum |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/eel-race-road-carrum |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172203/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/eel-race-road-carrum |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2020|02}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Mascot Avenue
|[[Bonbeach railway station|Bonbeach]]
|Closed off
|{{Data table sorting|2020|2}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Mascot Avenue, Bonbeach |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mascot-avenue-bonbeach |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920184257/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mascot-avenue-bonbeach |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Station Street
|Station Street
|[[Carrum railway station|Carrum]]
|[[Carrum railway station|Carrum]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|{{Data table sorting|2020|2}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Station Street, Carrum |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/station-street-carrum |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172914/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/station-street-carrum |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2020|02}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Glen Waverley railway line|Glen Waverley]]
|[[Burwood Highway|Toorak Road]]
|[[Tooronga railway station|Tooronga]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2020|04}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Toorak Road, Kooyong |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/toorak-road-kooyong |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172754/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/toorak-road-kooyong |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Balcombe Road
|[[Mentone railway station|Mentone]]
|Rail under
|{{sort|2020-07|July 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Balcombe Road, Mentone |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/balcombe-road-mentone |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301034259/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/balcombe-road-mentone |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Charman Road
|Charman Road
|[[Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne|Cheltenham]]
|[[Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne|Cheltenham]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2020|8}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Charman Road, Cheltenham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/park-and-charman-roads-cheltenham |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171632/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/park-and-charman-roads-cheltenham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{sort|2020-08|August 2020}}<ref name="Chelt120319">{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/cheltenham-and-mentone-level-crossing-removals-are-go|title=Cheltenham and Mentone level crossing removals are go {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-03-12}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Park Road
|Park Road
|[[Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne|Cheltenham]]
|[[Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne|Cheltenham]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2020|8}}<ref name=":0" />
|Completed
|{{sort|2020-08|August 2020}}<ref name="Chelt120319" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|[[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Bell Street]]
|[[Coburg railway station|Coburg]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2020|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Bell Street, Coburg |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bell-street-coburg |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409094924/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bell-street-coburg |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|Moreland Road
|[[Moreland railway station|Moreland]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|2020|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Moreland Road, Brunswick |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/moreland-road-brunswick |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409094954/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/moreland-road-brunswick |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Werribee}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Werribee line|Werribee]]
|Werribee Street
|[[Werribee railway station|Werribee]]
|Rail over
|{{Date table sorting|January 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-05-24 |title=Werribee Street, Werribee |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/werribee-street-werribee |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028081531/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/werribee-street-werribee |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Werribee}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Werribee line|Werribee]]
|Cherry Street
|[[Werribee railway station|Werribee]]
|Road over
|{{Date table sorting|March 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Cherry Street, Werribee |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/cherry-street-werribee |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055418/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/cherry-street-werribee |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|[[South Gippsland Highway]]
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|Road over
|{{Date table sorting|2021|08}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong South |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/south-gippsland-highway |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060911/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/south-gippsland-highway |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Bondi Road
|[[Bonbeach railway station|Bonbeach]]
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2021|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Bondi Road, Bonbeach |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bondi-road-bonbeach |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202054538/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bondi-road-bonbeach |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Edithvale Road]]
|[[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Edithvale Road]]
|[[Edithvale railway station|Edithvale]]
|[[Edithvale railway station|Edithvale]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2021|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Edithvale Road, Edithvale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/edithvale-road-edithvale |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225034736/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/edithvale-road-edithvale |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref name="u67" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Lochiel Avenue
|Lochiel Avenue
|[[Edithvale railway station|Edithvale]]
|[[Edithvale railway station|Edithvale]]
|Closed off
|Closed off
|{{Data table sorting|2021|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Lochiel Avenue, Edithvale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lochiel-avenue-edithvale |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=3 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203183202/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lochiel-avenue-edithvale |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref name="u67" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|Skye/Overton Road
|Manchester Road
|[[Kananook railway station|Kananook]]
|[[Mooroolbark railway station|Mooroolbark]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=Manchester Road, Mooroolbark |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/manchester-road-mooroolbark |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202054539/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/manchester-road-mooroolbark |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/skye-overton-road|title=Skye/Overton Road, Frankston {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|McKinnon Road
|[[Maroondah Highway]]
|[[McKinnon railway station|McKinnon]]
|[[Lilydale railway station|Lilydale]]
|Rail under
|Rail over
|Completed
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=Maroondah Highway, Lilydale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/maroondah-highway-lilydale |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301034317/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/maroondah-highway-lilydale |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2016|08}}<ref name="Age010816" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Williamstown}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Williamstown line|Williamstown]]
|Balcombe Road
|Ferguson Street
|[[Mentone railway station|Mentone]]
|[[North Williamstown railway station|North Williamstown]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Date table sorting|2021|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=Ferguson Street, Williamstown |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ferguson-street-williamstown |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104556/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ferguson-street-williamstown |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{sort|2020-07|July 2020}}<ref name="Chelt120319"/>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|North Road
|Clyde Road
|[[Ormond railway station|Ormond]]
|[[Berwick railway station, Melbourne|Berwick]]
|Rail under
|Road under
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2022|02}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-05-16 |title=Clyde Road, Berwick |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/clyde-road-berwick |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055430/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/clyde-road-berwick |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2016|08}}<ref name="Age010816" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Seaford Road
|[[Hallam Road]]
|[[Seaford railway station, Melbourne|Seaford]]
|[[Hallam railway station|Hallam]]
|Hybrid
|Rail over
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2022|04}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2022 |title=Hallam Road, Hallam |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/hallam-road-hallam |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172725/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/hallam-road-hallam |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2018|09}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://your.levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/seaford|title=Seaford Road, Seaford|website=Your Level Crossing|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Glen Waverley railway line|Glen Waverley]]
|[[Burke Road]]
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|[[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Bell Street]]
|[[Gardiner railway station|Gardiner]]
|[[Bell railway station, Melbourne|Bell]]
|Rail under
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2016|01}}<ref>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=18 January 2016|title=Labor Government Delivers New Train Station In Glen Iris|url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/labor-government-delivers-new-train-station-in-glen-iris/|location=Melbourne|publisher=Premier of Victoria|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Glen Waverley railway line|Glen Waverley]]
|[[Burwood Highway|Toorak Road]]
|[[Tooronga railway station|Tooronga]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|{{sort|2022-13|May 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2022 |title=Bell Street, Preston |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bell-street-preston |access-date=11 December 2022 |publisher=Victoria's Big Build |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111060956/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bell-street-preston |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2020|04}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]]
|[[Craigieburn line|Craigieburn]]
|Grange Road
|Glenroy Road
|[[Alphington railway station|Alphington]]
|[[Glenroy railway station|Glenroy]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|{{Data table sorting|2022|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-04-12 |title=Glenroy Road, Glenroy |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/glenroy-road-glenroy |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411104740/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/glenroy-road-glenroy |url-status=live }}</ref>
|Completed
|}
|{{Date table sorting|2018|05}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/grange-road-alphington|title=Grange Road, Alphington {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref>

=== Additional 25 crossing removals: 2022–2025 ===<!-- Sort by date of completion, then by status, then in alphabetical order --><!-- For crossings that will be 'Closed off', they should be marked as 'Completed' once the crossing is closed to vehicle traffic. This is because some crossings that are closed do not reopen with a pedestrian underpass -->

During the lead up to the 2018 state election, an extra 25 level crossing removals were announced.<ref name=":3" /> These removals will occur on the [[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]], [[Upfield line|Upfield]], [[Frankston line|Frankston]], [[Mernda line|Mernda]], [[Serviceton railway line|Ballarat]], [[Warrnambool railway line|Geelong]], [[Sunbury line|Sunbury]], [[Belgrave line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]] and [[Gippsland V/Line rail service|Barinsdale]] lines. This announcement will result in the Cranbourne line being fully level crossing free, with these announcements pushing the number of level crossing removals to 75 by 2025.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Line(s)
|[[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]]
|Lower Plenty Road
!Road
|[[Rosanna railway station|Rosanna]]
!Nearest station
!Preferred solution
|Rail over
!Status
|Completed
!Date of Completion
|{{Date table sorting|2018|05}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/lower-plenty-road-rosanna|title=Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]]
|[[Maroondah Highway]]
|Evans Road
|[[Lilydale railway station|Lilydale]]
|[[Merinda Park railway station|Merinda Park]]
|Rail over
|Road over
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2020|10}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=Evans Road, Lyndhurst |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/evans-road-lyndhurst |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172621/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/evans-road-lyndhurst |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref name="112:">{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/rail-bridges-preferred-for-mooroolbark-and-lilydale|title=Rail bridges preferred for Mooroolbark and Lilydale {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|Manchester Road
|Munro Street
|[[Mooroolbark railway station|Mooroolbark]]
|[[Coburg railway station|Coburg]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2020|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Munro Street, Coburg |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/munro-street-coburg |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409124708/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/munro-street-coburg |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref name="112:" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|[[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Bell Street]]
|Reynard Street
|[[Bell railway station, Melbourne|Bell]]
|[[Coburg railway station|Coburg]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2020|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Reynard Street, Coburg |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/reynard-street-coburg |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409094943/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/reynard-street-coburg |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2022}}<ref name="Upfield2019" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|High Street
|Cardinia Road
|[[Reservoir railway station|Reservoir]]
|[[Cardinia Road railway station|Cardinia Road]]
|Rail over
|Road over
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2020|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=Cardinia Road, Pakenham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/cardinia-road-pakenham |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171752/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/cardinia-road-pakenham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2019|12}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|Clyde Road
|Argyle Avenue
|[[Berwick railway station, Melbourne|Berwick]]
|[[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea]]
|Road under
|Rail under
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2021|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Argyle Avenue, Chelsea |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/argyle-avenue-chelsea |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055153/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/argyle-avenue-chelsea |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2022|02}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/new-road-underpass-set-for-clyde-road-level-crossing|title=New road underpass set for Clyde Road level crossing {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Grange Road
|Chelsea Road
|[[Carnegie railway station|Carnegie]]
|[[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea]]
|Rail over
|Closed off
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/every-caulfield-to-dandenong-level-crossing-gone|title=Every Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing gone {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2021|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Chelsea Road, Chelsea |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/chelsea-road-chelsea |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225034741/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/chelsea-road-chelsea |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|Koornang Road
|Swanpool Avenue
|[[Carnegie railway station|Carnegie]]
|[[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea]]
|Rail over
|Closed off
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2021|11}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Swanpool Avenue, Chelsea |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/swanpool-avenue-chelsea |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024061012/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/swanpool-avenue-chelsea |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Werribee}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Werribee line|Werribee]]
|Centre Road
|Old Geelong Road
|[[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton]]
|[[Hoppers Crossing railway station|Hoppers Crossing]]
|Rail over
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|04}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/levelcrossings/status/985629116316565504|title=Level Crossings on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-04-16|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|Clayton Road
|[[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton]]
|Rail over
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|04}}<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[South Gippsland Highway]]
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|Road over
|Road over
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2021|08}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/south-gippsland-highway-level-crossing-to-go-months-ahead-of-schedule|title=South Gippsland Highway level crossing to go months ahead of schedule|website=Level Crossing Removal Authority|language=en|access-date=2021-05-20}}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2021|12}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=Old Geelong Road, Hoppers Crossing |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/old-geelong-road-hoppers-crossing |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060715/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/old-geelong-road-hoppers-crossing |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]]
|[[Hallam Road]]
|Greens Road
|[[Hallam railway station|Hallam]]
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2022|02}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Greens Road, Dandenong South |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/greens-road-dandenong-south |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055800/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/greens-road-dandenong-south |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2022|05}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|Poath Road
|Cramer Street
|[[Hughesdale railway station|Hughesdale]]
|[[Preston railway station, Melbourne|Preston]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2022|05}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 September 2022 |title=Cramer Street, Preston |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/cramer-street-preston |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173324/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/cramer-street-preston |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|Murrumbeena Road
|Murray Road
|[[Murrumbeena railway station|Murrumbeena]]
|[[Preston railway station, Melbourne|Preston]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2022|05}}<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |date=6 September 2022 |title=Murray Road, Preston |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/murray-road-preston |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173210/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/murray-road-preston |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2018|06}}<ref name=":2" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|Chandler Road
|Oakover Road
|[[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]]
|[[Bell railway station, Melbourne|Bell]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2022|05}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-04-14 |title=Oakover Road, Preston |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/oakover-road-preston |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401075459/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/oakover-road-preston |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2018|02}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/commuters-take-first-ride-on-melbournes-sky-rail-trains/news-story/6de88cdf725704daf541758dcf1b5711|title=Commuters take first ride on Melbourne's skyrail trains|last=White|first=Alex|work=The Herald Sun|access-date=15 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]], [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]]
|Corrigan Road
|Fitzgerald Road
|[[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]]
|[[Ardeer railway station|Ardeer]]
|Rail over
|Road over
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|02}}<ref name=":0" />
|{{Date table sorting|2022|7}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-07-07 |title=Fitzgerald Road, Ardeer |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/fitzgerald-road-ardeer |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710120026/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/fitzgerald-road-ardeer |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]], [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]]
|Heatherton Road
|Robinsons Road
|[[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]]
|[[Deer Park railway station|Deer Park]]
|Rail over
|Road under
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2022|9}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-07-07 |title=Robinsons Road, Deer Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/robinsons-road-deer-park |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710120040/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/robinsons-road-deer-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2018|02}}<ref name=":0" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]]
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|Furlong Road
|Gap Road
|[[Ginifer railway station|Ginifer]]
|[[Sunbury railway station, Melbourne|Sunbury]]
|Rail under
|Road under
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2016|11}}<ref name="HeraldSunStAlbans">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbournes-worst-level-crossing-in-st-albans-removed-after-monthlong-construction-blitz/news-story/b90b18ae271833ff2b3e5a00db2bc525|title=Melbourne's worst level crossing in St Albans removed after month-long construction blitz|last=Galloway|first=Anthony|date=2 November 2016|publisher=Herald Sun|url-access=subscription|access-date=7 January 2017}}</ref>
||{{sort|2022-9|September 2022}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-04-12 |title=Gap Road, Sunbury |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/gap-road-sunbury |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321082847/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/gap-road-sunbury |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]]
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]], [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]]
|Main Road (West/East)
|Mt Derrimut Road
|[[St Albans railway station, Melbourne|St Albans]]
|[[Deer Park railway station|Deer Park]]
|Rail under
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2016|11}}<ref name="HeraldSunStAlbans" />
|-
|[[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]]
|[[Melton Highway]]
|[[Watergardens railway station|Watergardens]]
|Road over
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2018|01}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/melton-highway|title=Melton Highway, Sydenham {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-06-27}}</ref>
|-
|[[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
|Moreland Road
|[[Moreland railway station|Moreland]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|April {{Date table sorting|2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-07-26 |title=Mt Derrimut Road, Deer Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mt-derrimut-road-deer-park |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710115816/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mt-derrimut-road-deer-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2020|12}}<ref name="BellMoreland2019">{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/contract-signed-for-bell-to-moreland-level-crossing-removal|title=Contract signed for Bell to Moreland level crossing removal{{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=Upfield/>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
|Union Road
|[[Surrey Hills railway station|Surrey Hills]]
|Rail under
|Completed
|May {{Date table sorting|2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2022 |title=Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mont-albert-road-mont-albert |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171828/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mont-albert-road-mont-albert |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|Camp Road
|Mont Albert Road
|[[Gowrie railway station|Gowrie]]
|[[Mont Albert railway station|Mont Albert]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|Completed
|Completed
|May {{Date table sorting|2023}}<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=3 August 2022 |title=Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mont-albert-road-mont-albert |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171828/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mont-albert-road-mont-albert |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2017|12}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Bell Street]]
|Neerim Road
|[[Coburg railway station|Coburg]]
|[[Glen Huntly railway station|Glen Huntly]]
|Rail over
|Rail under
|Completed
|Completed
|June {{Date table sorting|2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2022 |title=Neerim Road, Glen Huntly |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/neerim-road-glen-huntly |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920175743/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/neerim-road-glen-huntly |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2020|12}}<ref name="BellMoreland2019" /><ref name=Upfield>[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/disruptions/upfield-line-works/ Upfield Line works] Public Transport Victoria.</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Werribee railway line|Werribee]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Aviation Road
|Glen Huntly Road
|[[Aircraft railway station|Aircraft]]
|[[Glen Huntly railway station|Glen Huntly]]
|Road over
|Rail under
|Completed
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2019|09}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/aviation-road-laverton|title=Aviation Road, Laverton &#124; Level Crossing Removal Project|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au}}</ref>
|July {{Date table sorting|2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2022 |title=Glen Huntly Road, Glen Huntly |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/glen-huntly-road-glen-huntly |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171905/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/glen-huntly-road-glen-huntly |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Werribee railway line|Werribee]]
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]]
|Cherry Street
|Camms Road
|[[Werribee railway station|Werribee]]
|[[Cranbourne railway station|Cranbourne]]
|Road over
|Road over
|Completed
|Completed
|November {{Date table sorting|2023}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-12-11 |title=Camms Road, Cranbourne |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/camms-road-cranbourne |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055323/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/camms-road-cranbourne |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|March 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/road-bridge-design-confirmed-at-cherry-street|title=Road bridge design confirmed at Cherry Street {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Werribee railway line|Werribee]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Werribee Street
|Main Street
|[[Werribee railway station|Werribee]]
|[[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|June {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref name=":45">{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=Main Street, Pakenham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/main-street-pakenham |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209013441/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/main-street-pakenham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|January 2021}}<ref name="2706werribee">{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/three-more-level-crossings-to-go-in-melbournes-west|title=Three more level crossings to go in Melbourne's west {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=27 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Werribee railway line|Werribee]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Kororoit Creek Road
|McGregor Road
|[[Seaholme railway station|Seaholme]]
|[[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|June {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=McGregor Road, Pakenham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mcgregor-road-pakenham |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172042/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mcgregor-road-pakenham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2018|07}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/early-end-to-major-works-at-kororoit-creek-road/_recache|title=Early end to major works at Kororoit Creek Road {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2018-07-27}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Williamstown railway line|Williamstown]]
||[[Gippsland V/Line rail service|Gippsland]]
|Ferguson Street
|Racecourse Road
|[[North Williamstown railway station|North Williamstown]]
|[[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
|Rail under
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|June {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref name=":46">{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=Racecourse Road, Pakenham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/racecourse-road-pakenham |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174622/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/racecourse-road-pakenham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2021|12}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/were-lowering-the-rail-line-at-ferguson-street|title=We're lowering the rail line at Ferguson Street {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2020-06-19}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Webster Street
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|Closed off
|Planning
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}{{efn|Webster Street will be closed to vehicle traffic at the level crossing in 2025 with a new nearby road underpass completed by 2026.}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Webster Street, Dandenong |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/webster-street-dandenong |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172844/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/webster-street-dandenong |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Park Road, Cheltenham; Mascot Avenue, Bonbeach and Lochiel Avenue, Edithvale were added to the committed 50 level crossing removals after further consultations. This pushed the number of level crossing removals to 53.


=== Additional 10 crossing removals: 2023–2025 ===<!-- Sort by date of completion, then by status, then in alphabetical order --><!-- For crossings that will be 'Closed off', they should be marked as 'Completed' once the crossing is closed to vehicle traffic. This is because some crossings that are closed do not reopen with a pedestrian underpass -->
=== Additional 35 crossing removals: 2022–2025 ===

In addition to the extra 25 crossing removals committed to prior to the [[2018 Victorian state election|2018 state election]], a further 10 removals and 4 closed off were proposed in 2021.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{cite web |title=10 more level crossings to go by 2025 |url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/10-more-level-crossings-to-go-by-2025 |website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au |access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref>
Boosting the number of removals, the Andrews Labor government announced in July 2021 an extra 10 level crossing removals and 4 closures.<ref name=":32" /> These removals will occur on the [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]], [[Frankston line|Frankston]], [[Mernda line|Mernda]], [[Sunbury line|Sunbury]], [[Belgrave line|Belgrave]] and [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]] lines. At the conclusion of these removals, the Pakenham and Lilydale lines will join the Cranbourne line in having no road level crossings for their entire length, with these announcements pushing the number of crossing removals to 85 by 2025.<ref name=":32" />


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Line(s)
|-
!Line
!Road
!Road
!Nearest station
!Nearest station
!Preferred solution
!Preferred solution <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/More-level-crossing-removals-on-the-way|title=25 more level crossing removals {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=27 Jan 2019}}</ref>
!Status
!Status
!Date of Completion
!Date of Completion
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]] & [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Fitzgerald Road
|Webb Street
|[[Ardeer railway station|Ardeer]]
|[[Narre Warren railway station|Narre Warren]]
|Road over
|Under construction
|2023<ref name="p09">{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/two-level-crossing-removals-fast-tracked-in-the-west|title=Two level crossing removals fast tracked in the west {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]] & [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]]
|Mt Derrimut Road
|[[Deer Park railway station|Deer Park]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Under construction
|December {{Date table sorting|2023}}<ref name=":47">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2022 |title=Webb Street, Narre Warren |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/webb-street-narre-warren |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174238/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/webb-street-narre-warren |url-status=live }}</ref>
|2024
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]] & [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]]
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|Robinsons Road
|Cave Hill Road
|[[Deer Park railway station|Deer Park]]
|[[Lilydale railway station|Lilydale]]
|Road under
|Closed off
|Under construction
|Completed
|2023<ref name="p09" />
|January {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Cave Hill Road, Lilydale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/cave-hill-road-lilydale |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173746/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/cave-hill-road-lilydale |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]] & [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
|Mont Albert Road
|[[Mont Albert railway station|Mont Albert]]
|Rail under
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2023}}
|-
|[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]] & [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
|Union Road
|[[Surrey Hills railway station|Surrey Hills]]
|Rail under
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2023}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]]
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]]
|Bedford Road
|Bedford Road
|[[Ringwood railway station, Melbourne|Ringwood]]
|[[Ringwood railway station, Melbourne|Ringwood]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|Completed
|Early planning
|March {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2022 |title=Bedford Road, Ringwood |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bedford-road-ringwood |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173600/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bedford-road-ringwood |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Camms Road
|Brunt Road
|[[Cranbourne railway station|Cranbourne]]
|[[Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne|Beaconsfield]]
|Road over
|Under construction
|2024<ref name="a23" />
|-
|[[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]]
|Evans Road
|[[Merinda Park railway station|Merinda Park]]
|Road over
|Road over
|Completed
|Completed
|April {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Brunt Road, Beaconsfield |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/brunt-road-beaconsfield |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172707/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/brunt-road-beaconsfield |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2020|10}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]]
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|Greens Road
|Keon Parade
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|[[Keon Park railway station|Keon Park]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|May {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref name=":50">{{Cite web |date=9 September 2022 |title=Keon Parade, Reservoir |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/keon-parade-reservoir |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173002/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/keon-parade-reservoir |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{sort|2022-13|February 2022}}<ref name="a23">{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/cranbourne-line-upgrade-to-ramp-up-next-year|title=Cranbourne Line Upgrade to ramp up next year {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2 Sep 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]] & [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Webster Street
|Station Street
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|[[Officer railway station|Officer]]
|Hybrid
|Closed off
|Early planning
|Completed
|2025
|May {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Station Street, Officer |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/station-street-officer |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174236/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/station-street-officer |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|Argyle Avenue
|Dublin Road
|[[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea]]
|[[Ringwood East railway station|Ringwood East]]
|Rail under
|Rail under
|Completed
|Completed
|June {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref name=":49">{{Cite web |date=29 August 2022 |title=Dublin Road, Ringwood East |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/dublin-road-ringwood-east |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174234/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/dublin-road-ringwood-east |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref name="u67">{{Cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/five-more-level-crossings-on-the-frankston-line-to-be-gone-by-november {{!}} Level Crossing Removal Authority|website=levelcrossings.vic.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2021-07-01}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|Chelsea Road
|Coolstore Road
|[[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea]]
|[[Croydon railway station, Melbourne|Croydon]]
|Hybrid
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|July {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref name=":48">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2022 |title=Coolstore Road, Croydon |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/coolstore-road-croydon |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174239/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/coolstore-road-croydon |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref name="u67" />
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Swanpool Avenue
|Warrigal Road
|[[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea]]
|[[Parkdale railway station|Parkdale]]
|Closed off
|Rail over
|Completed
|Completed
|August {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-11-22 |title=Warrigal Road, Mentone |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/warrigal-road-mentone |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173008/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/warrigal-road-mentone |archive-date=20 September 2022 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en}}</ref>
|{{sort|2021-11|November 2021}}<ref name="u67"/>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Glen Huntly Road]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Glenhuntly railway station|Glenhuntly]]
|Rail under
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2024}}
|-
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|Neerim Road
|[[Glenhuntly railway station|Glenhuntly]]
|Rail under
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2024}}
|-
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|Parkers Road
|Parkers Road
|[[Parkdale railway station|Parkdale]]
|[[Parkdale railway station|Parkdale]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Early planning
|August {{Date table sorting|2024}}<ref name=":51">{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Parkers Road, Parkdale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/parkers-road-parkdale |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172840/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/parkers-road-parkdale |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|Warrigal Road
|Calder Park Drive
|[[Parkdale railway station|Parkdale]]
|[[Watergardens railway station|Watergardens]]
|Rail over
|Road over
|Early planning
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Calder Park Drive, Calder Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/calder-park-drive-calder-park |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171222/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/calder-park-drive-calder-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Coolstore Road
|Progress Street
|[[Croydon railway station, Melbourne|Croydon]]
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|Rail over
|Closed off
|Early planning
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Progress Street, Dandenong South |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/progress-street-dandenong-south |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171857/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/progress-street-dandenong-south |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2024-05-03 |title=Piling works underway at Progress Street |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/piling-works-underway-at-progress-street |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|Cave Hill Road
|Station Street
|[[Lilydale railway station|Lilydale]]
|[[Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne|Beaconsfield]]
|Road over
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Station Street, Beaconsfield |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/station-street-beaconsfield |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174623/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/station-street-beaconsfield |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|Holden Road
|[[Watergardens railway station|Watergardens]]
|Closed off
|Closed off
|Planning
|Early planning
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 June 2022 |title=Holden Road, Calder Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/holden-road-calder-park |access-date=19 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174028/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/holden-road-calder-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|}

=== Additional 25 crossing removals: 2025–2030 ===<!-- Sort by date of completion, then by status, then in alphabetical order --><!-- For crossings that will be 'Closed off', they should be marked as 'Completed' once the crossing is closed to vehicle traffic. This is because some crossings that are closed do not reopen with a pedestrian underpass -->

Prior to the 2022 state election, the State Government announced an extra 25 level crossing removals by 2030. These removals will occur on the [[Upfield line|Upfield]], [[Serviceton railway line|Ballarat]], [[Sunbury line|Sunbury]], [[Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge]], [[Frankston line|Frankston]] and [[Werribee line|Werribee]]/[[Williamstown line|Williamstown]] lines.<ref name=":8" /> At the conclusion of these removals, the Frankston, Sunbury, and Werribee lines will have no road level crossings for their entire length, joining the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Lilydale lines, once projects on those lines are complete.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 October 2022 |title=Victorian opposition pledges to cap public transport fares at $2 a day |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/victorian-election-promises-2-dollar-public-transport/101516028 |access-date=9 October 2022 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009231822/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-09/victorian-election-promises-2-dollar-public-transport/101516028 |url-status=live }}</ref> These series of announcements have pushed the number of crossing removals to 110.<ref name=":10"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 September 2022 |title=Level Crossing Removal Project |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project |access-date=9 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921194737/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":18">{{Cite web |date=25 October 2022 |title=Making Macleod level crossing-free |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/making-macleod-level-crossing-free |access-date=25 October 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025061053/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/making-macleod-level-crossing-free |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Line(s)
|[[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
|Dublin Road
!Road
!Nearest station
|[[Ringwood East railway station|Ringwood East]]
!Preferred solution
|Rail under
!Status
|Early planning
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
!Date of Completion
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|Oakover Road
|Old Calder Highway
|[[Bell railway station, Melbourne|Bell]]
|[[Diggers Rest railway station|Diggers Rest]]
|Rail over
|Road over
|Under construction
|Under construction
|2025<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-10-10 |title=Old Calder Highway, Diggers Rest |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/diggers-rest |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417074743/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/diggers-rest |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Site establishment works continue in Diggers Rest |url=https://levelcrossingremovalproject.cmail20.com/t/r-e-tdptuhy-bktiliuhdt-y/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=levelcrossingremovalproject.cmail20.com}}</ref>
|{{sort|2022-13|Late 2022}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|Cramer Street
|Watsons Road
|[[Preston railway station, Melbourne|Preston]]
|[[Diggers Rest railway station|Diggers Rest]]
|Rail over
|Road over
|Under construction
|Under construction
|2025<ref name=":19" /><ref name=":2" />
|{{sort|2022-13|Late 2022}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]]
|Murray Road
|Coburns Road
|[[Preston railway station, Melbourne|Preston]]
|[[Melton railway station, Melbourne|Melton]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Under construction
|Under construction
|2026<ref name=":40">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-11-27 |title=Melton level crossing removals |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/melton |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205091327/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/melton |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |first= |date=2024-12-02 |title=Melton Line level crossing removals kick off |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/melton-line-level-crossing-removals-kick-off |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en}}</ref>
|{{sort|2022-13|Late 2022}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]]
|Keon Parade
|Exford Road
|[[Keon Park railway station|Keon Park]]
|[[Melton railway station, Melbourne|Melton]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Under construction
|Early planning
|2026<ref name=":40" /><ref name=":7" />
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]]
|Station Street
|Ferris Road
|[[Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne|Beaconsfield]]
|[[Cobblebank railway station|Cobblebank]]
|Road over
|Road over
|Under construction
|Early planning
|2026<ref name=":40" /><ref name=":7" />
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]]
|Cardinia Road
|Hopkins Road
|[[Cardinia Road railway station|Cardinia Road]]
|[[Caroline Springs railway station|Caroline Springs]]
|Road over
|Road over
|Under construction
|Completed
|2026<ref name=":40" /><ref name=":7" />
|{{Date table sorting|2020|12}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|Progress Street
|Bear Street
|[[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]]
|[[Mordialloc railway station|Mordialloc]]
|Closed off
|Closed off
|Planning
|2026<ref name=":38">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-11-14 |title=Mordialloc level crossings |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mordialloc |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204050218/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mordialloc |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Werribee line|Werribee]]
|Champion Road
|[[Newport railway station, Melbourne|Newport]]
|Closed off
|Planning
|2026<ref name=":39">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-10-02 |title=Maddox Road and Champion Road, Newport |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/newport |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204051721/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/newport |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Werribee line|Werribee]]
|Maddox Road
|[[Newport railway station, Melbourne|Newport]]
|Rail over
|Planning
|2026<ref name=":39" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|McDonald Street
|[[Mordialloc railway station|Mordialloc]]
|Rail over
|Planning
|2026<ref name=":38" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Station Street
|[[Mordialloc railway station|Mordialloc]]
|Rail over
|Planning
|2026<ref name=":38" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Werribee line|Werribee]]
|Maidstone Street
|[[Laverton railway station, Melbourne|Laverton]]{{efn|[[Laverton railway station, Melbourne|Laverton station]] is the closest station on the [[Werribee line]] express route to the Maidstone Street level crossing. The closest station geographically is [[Westona railway station|Westona station]] located south of the level crossing on the Altona Loop.}}
|Road over
|Planning
|2027<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-08-02 |title=Maidstone Street, Altona |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/maidstone-street-altona |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204053224/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/maidstone-street-altona |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]]
|Ruthven Street
|[[Macleod railway station|Macleod]]
|Rail over
|Planning
|2027<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=Ruthven Street, Macleod |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ruthven-street-macleod |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325073754/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ruthven-street-macleod |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Werribee railway line|Werribee]], [[Williamstown railway line|Williamstown]]
|Hudsons Road
|[[Spotswood railway station|Spotswood]]
|Rail over
|Early planning
|Early planning
|2028<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=Werribee Line level crossing removals |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/werribee |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027233002/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/werribee |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|Webb Street
|Armstrongs Road
|[[Narre Warren railway station|Narre Warren]]
|[[Seaford railway station, Melbourne|Seaford]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Early planning
|Early planning
|2029<ref name=":43">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-03-07 |title=Seaford level crossings |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/seaford |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204051722/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/seaford |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Brunt Road
|Groves Street
|[[Officer railway station|Officer]]
|[[Aspendale railway station|Aspendale]]
|Road over
|Rail under
|Early planning
|Early planning
|2029<ref name=":44">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-09-07 |title=Frankston Line level crossing removals |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/frankston |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204053223/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/frankston |url-status=live }}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Station Street
|Highett Road
|[[Officer railway station|Officer]]
|[[Highett railway station|Highett]]
|Rail over
|Early planning
|2029<ref name=":44" />
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|Latrobe Street
|[[Mentone railway station|Mentone]]
|Closed off
|Closed off
|Early planning
|Early planning
|2029<ref name=":44" />
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|Main Street
|Station Street
|[[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
|[[Seaford railway station, Melbourne|Seaford]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Early planning
|Under construction
|2029<ref name=":43" />
|{{Date table sorting|2024}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};"width="0.5em"|
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|McGregor Road
|Wickham Road
|[[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
|[[Highett railway station|Highett]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Early planning
|Under construction
|2029<ref name=":44" />
|{{Date table sorting|2024}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Bairnsdale railway line|Bairnsdale]]
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|Racecourse Road
|Albert Street
|[[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
|[[Brunswick railway station, Melbourne|Brunswick]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Early planning
|Under construction
|2030<ref name=":41">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-10-04 |title=Brunswick and Parkville |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/brunswick |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408051010/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/brunswick |archive-date=8 April 2023 |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Date table sorting|2024}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]]
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|Gap Road
|Albion Street
|[[Sunbury railway station, Melbourne|Sunbury]]
|[[Anstey railway station|Anstey]]
|Road under
|Rail over
|Under construction
|{{Date table sorting|2022}}
|-
|[[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]]
|Calder Park Drive
|[[Watergardens railway station|Watergardens]]
|Road over
|Early planning
|Early planning
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]]
|[[Werribee railway line|Werribee]], [[Williamstown railway line|Williamstown]]
|Holden Road
|Anderson Street
|[[Watergardens railway station|Watergardens]]
|[[Yarraville railway station|Yarraville]]
|Closed off
|Closed off
|Early planning
|Early planning
|2030<ref name=":42" />
|{{Date table sorting|2025}}
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|Brunswick Road
|[[Jewell railway station|Jewell]]
|Rail over
|Early planning
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
|[[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
|Munro Street
|Dawson Street
|[[Coburg railway station|Coburg]]
|[[Jewell railway station|Jewell]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Early planning
|Completed
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|{{Date table sorting|2020|11}}<ref name="Upfield2019">{{cite web|url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media/news/eight-crossings-set-to-go-in-the-north|title=Eight crossings set to go in the north|date=7 May 2019|publisher=Level Crossing Removal Authority|access-date=7 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
|[[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
|Reynard Street
|Hope Street
|[[Coburg railway station|Coburg]]
|[[Anstey railway station|Anstey]]
|Rail over
|Rail over
|Early planning
|Completed
|{{Date table sorting|2020|11}}<ref name="Upfield2019" />
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Werribee railway line|Werribee]]
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|Old Geelong Road
|Union Street
|[[Hoppers Crossing railway station|Hoppers Crossing]]
|[[Jewell railway station|Jewell]]
|Road over
|Rail over
|Completed
|Early planning
|{{sort|2021-12|December 2021}}<ref name="2706werribee"></ref>
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|Victoria Street
|[[Brunswick railway station, Melbourne|Brunswick]]
|Rail over
|Early planning
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
|Park Street
|[[Jewell railway station|Jewell]]
|Rail over
|Early planning
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|}
|}


== New and rebuilt stations ==
== New and rebuilt stations ==
There will be 51 railway stations rebuilt as part of the LXRP. Four stations are being added to the metropolitan network as part of suburban rail extensions delivered by the LXRP. Three of these stations, [[Hawkstowe railway station|Hawkstowe]], [[Middle Gorge railway station|Middle Gorge]] and [[Mernda railway station|Mernda]] were added as part of the Mernda rail extension, which extended the former South Morang line {{convert|8|km|spell=in}} north to Mernda. The extension, announced by Labor at the 2014 state election, opened in 2018.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Adam |date=15 November 2016 |title=Hawkstowe is go: Third train station announced for Mernda rail extension |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/hawkstowe-is-go-third-train-station-announced-for-mernda-rail-extenstion-20161115-gspb8i.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173053/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/hawkstowe-is-go-third-train-station-announced-for-mernda-rail-extenstion-20161115-gspb8i.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boseley |first=Matilda |date=1 April 2018 |title=Mernda train line ahead of schedule |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/mernda-train-line-ahead-of-schedule-20180401-p4z7by.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173024/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/mernda-train-line-ahead-of-schedule-20180401-p4z7by.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the level crossing removals along the [[Pakenham line]], a new station was added at [[East Pakenham railway station|East Pakenham]] along with a short rail extension.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2022 |title=Pakenham East Station location fact sheet |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/pakenham/pakenham/community-updates-and-fact-sheets/pakenham-east-station-fact-sheet |access-date=20 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920182752/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/pakenham/pakenham/community-updates-and-fact-sheets/pakenham-east-station-fact-sheet |url-status=live }}</ref> The LXRP also delivered a new infill station at [[Southland railway station|Southland]] on the Frankston line.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carton |first=Donna |date=24 November 2017 |title=Southland Station finally ready to open this Sunday |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/southland-station-finally-ready-to-open-this-sunday/news-story/dcf6efbe7ff1249510bbe9b8c0fc0d7d |website=Herald Sun Leader}}</ref> In one case, the nearby [[Mont Albert railway station|Mont Albert]] and [[Surrey Hills railway station|Surrey Hills]] railway stations on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines were merged and replaced with a brand new [[Union railway station, Melbourne|Union]] station located between them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2022 |title=A 'Union' of 2 communities and more open space in the heart of Union Road |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/a-union-of-2-communities-and-more-open-space |access-date=20 September 2022 |publisher=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920174048/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/a-union-of-2-communities-and-more-open-space |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbott |first=Lachlan |date=17 August 2022 |title=Barred from their own street, residents fume at handling of level crossing works |url=https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/barred-from-their-own-street-residents-fume-at-handling-of-level-crossing-works-20220817-p5ban1.html |access-date=20 September 2022 |website=The Age |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172835/https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/barred-from-their-own-street-residents-fume-at-handling-of-level-crossing-works-20220817-p5ban1.html |url-status=live }}</ref><!-- Sort by date of completion, then by status, then in alphabetical order -->
26 railway stations have been rebuilt as part of the project, with a further 22 planned or under construction. In addition, four new stations have been added to the metropolitan railway network, with a further new station planned at [[Pakenham East railway station|Pakenham East]].


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Line(s)
! colspan="2" |Line(s)
!Station
!Station
!Image
!Status
!Status
!data-sort-type=date|Completion date
! data-sort-type="date" |Completion date
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]], [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Glen Waverley line|Glen Waverley]]
|[[Deer Park railway station|Deer Park]]
|[[Gardiner railway station|Gardiner]]
|''Planned''
|[[File:Gardiner railway station - Melbourne b.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|2023
|Open
|January 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Burke Road, Glen Iris |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/burke-road-glen-iris |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104557/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/burke-road-glen-iris |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[McKinnon railway station|McKinnon]]
|[[Croydon_railway_station,_Melbourne|Croydon]]
|[[File:K190 at McKinnon station Nov 2016 b.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|''Planned''
|Open
|2025
|August 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=McKinnon Road, McKinnon |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mckinnon-road-mckinnon |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225040244/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mckinnon-road-mckinnon |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Ringwood East railway station|Ringwood East]]
|[[Bentleigh railway station|Bentleigh]]
|[[File:Bentleigh railway station, Melbourne, Victoriain 2018, 02 b.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|''Planned''
|Open
|2025
|August 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Centre Road, Bentleigh |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/centre-road-bentleigh |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225040244/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/centre-road-bentleigh |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Ormond railway station|Ormond]]
|[[File:New Ormond Railway Station.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|August 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=North Road, Ormond |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/north-road-ormond |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225060347/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/north-road-ormond |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|[[Ginifer railway station|Ginifer]]
|[[File:Ginifer Railway Station (1 Nov 2021).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|November 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Furlong Road, St Albans |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/furlong-road-st-albans |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417073135/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/furlong-road-st-albans |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Sunbury line|Sunbury]]
|[[St Albans railway station, Melbourne|St Albans]]
|[[File:St Albans Railway Station.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|November 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Main Road, St Albans |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/main-road-st-albans |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=17 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417073140/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/main-road-st-albans |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]]
|[[Bayswater railway station, Melbourne|Bayswater]]
|[[Bayswater railway station, Melbourne|Bayswater]]
|[[File:Bayswater Railway Station.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|December 2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Mountain Highway, Bayswater |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mountain-highway-bayswater |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230224100144/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mountain-highway-bayswater |url-status=live }}</ref>
|12 December 2016
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|[[Heatherdale railway station|Heatherdale]]
|[[Heatherdale railway station|Heatherdale]]
|[[File:Eastbound rebuilt Heatherdale station.JPG|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|February 2017<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Heatherdale Road, Mitcham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/heatherdale-road-mitcham |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172816/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/heatherdale-road-mitcham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|7 February 2017
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Mont Albert railway station|Mont Albert]]
|[[Southland railway station|Southland]] (new)
|''Planned''
|[[File:Southland Railway Station.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|2023
|Open
|November 2017<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2017 |title=Southland Station Set For A Festive Opening |language=en-US |work=Premier of Victoria |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/southland-station-set-for-a-festive-opening/ |url-status=live |access-date=31 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107005219/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/southland-station-set-for-a-festive-opening/ |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Belgrave railway line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|[[Surrey Hills railway station|Surrey Hills]]
|[[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]]
|''Planned''
|[[File:New Noble Park railway station February 2018.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|2023
|Open
|February 2018<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Heatherton Road, Noble Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/heatherton-road-noble-park |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407105103/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/heatherton-road-noble-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Craigieburn railway line|Craigieburn]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|[[Glenroy railway station|Glenroy]]
|[[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton]]
|Under construction
|[[File:Clayton railway station, Melbourne, following level crossing removal, 2023.jpg|alt=Elevated Clayton railway station|frameless|120x120px]]
|7 May 2022
|Open
|April 2018<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Clayton Road, Clayton |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/clayton-road-clayton |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055424/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/clayton-road-clayton |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge]]
|[[Merinda Park railway station|Merinda Park]]
|[[Rosanna railway station|Rosanna]]
|[[File:Rosanna railway station Melbourne concourse during level crossing removal June 2018.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|May 2018<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lower-plenty-road-rosanna |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325073136/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/lower-plenty-road-rosanna |url-status=live }}</ref>
|13 February 2022
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|[[Carnegie railway station|Carnegie]]
|[[Carnegie railway station|Carnegie]]
|[[File:New Carnegie railway station on the 18-06-2018 (2).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|June 2018<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Koornang Road, Carnegie |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/koornang-road-carnegie |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024055927/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/koornang-road-carnegie |url-status=live }}</ref>
|18 June 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]], [[Stony Point line|Stony Point]]
|[[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton]]
|[[Frankston railway station|Frankston]]
|[[File:Frankston station 2021 b.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|June 2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frankston Station Precinct Redevelopment |url=http://economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au/transport/rail-and-roads/public-transport/frankston-station-precinct-redevelopment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111042241/http://economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au/transport/rail-and-roads/public-transport/frankston-station-precinct-redevelopment |archive-date=11 November 2017 |access-date=5 January 2018 |website=economicdevelopment.vic.gov.au}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|[[Murrumbeena railway station|Murrumbeena]]
|[[File:New Murrumbeena railway station on the 18-06-2018 (2).jpg |frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|June 2018<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Murrumbeena Road, Murrumbeena |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/murrumbeena-road-murrumbeena |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060647/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/murrumbeena-road-murrumbeena |url-status=live }}</ref>
|16 April 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|[[Hughesdale railway station|Hughesdale]]
|[[Hughesdale railway station|Hughesdale]]
|[[File:Hughesdale Railway Station Platform 2 - a - April 2019.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|August 2018<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Poath Road, Hughesdale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/poath-road-hughesdale |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024060737/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/poath-road-hughesdale |url-status=live }}</ref>
|25 August 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|[[Murrumbeena railway station|Murrumbeena]]
|[[Hawkstowe railway station|Hawkstowe]] (new)
|[[File:Hawkstowe Station (2).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|August 2018<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2021-01-25 |title=Mernda Rail Extension |url=https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/mernda-rail-extension-project |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227005603/https://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/projects/mernda-rail-extension-project |url-status=live }}</ref>
|18 June 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Cranbourne railway line|Cranbourne]], [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|[[Noble Park railway station|Noble Park]]
|[[Mernda railway station|Mernda]] (new)
|[[File:Mernda Station December 2021 1.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|August 2018<ref name=":52" />
|15 February 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|[[Parkdale railway station|Parkdale]]
|[[Middle Gorge railway station|Middle Gorge]] (new)
|[[File:Landscaping on west side of Middle Gorge Station.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|''Planned''
|2025
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
|[[Bentleigh railway station|Bentleigh]]
|Open
|Open
|29 August 2016
|August 2018<ref name=":52" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|[[Bonbeach railway station|Bonbeach]]
|[[Reservoir railway station|Reservoir]]
|[[File:Reservoir Southbound Platform 2, July 2024.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|December 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-04-14 |title=High Street, Reservoir |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/high-street-reservoir |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401075331/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/high-street-reservoir |url-status=live }}</ref>
|22 November 2021
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Carrum railway station|Carrum]]
|[[Carrum railway station|Carrum]]
|[[File:Carrum Station Platforms in March 2020 (1).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|February 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Station Street, Carrum |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/station-street-carrum |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172914/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/station-street-carrum |url-status=live }}</ref>
|17 February 2020
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea]]
|[[Mentone railway station|Mentone]]
|[[File:March 2021 Mentone Station.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|July 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria's Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Balcombe Road, Mentone |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/balcombe-road-mentone |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=Victoria's Big Build |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301034259/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/balcombe-road-mentone |url-status=live }}</ref>
|22 November 2021
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne|Cheltenham]]
|[[Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne|Cheltenham]]
|[[File:Cheltenham Station Entrance Melbourne 2020-11-07.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|August 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Charman Road, Cheltenham |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/park-and-charman-roads-cheltenham |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171632/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/park-and-charman-roads-cheltenham |url-status=live }}</ref>
|16 August 2020
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|[[Edithvale railway station|Edithvale]]
|[[Coburg railway station|Coburg]]
|[[File:Coburg Northbound View.JPG|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|December 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Bell Street, Coburg |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bell-street-coburg |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409094924/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bell-street-coburg |url-status=live }}</ref>
|22 November 2021
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|[[Frankston railway station|Frankston]]
|[[Moreland railway station|Moreland]]
|[[File:Moreland Southbound View.JPG|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|December 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-22 |title=Moreland Road, Brunswick |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/moreland-road-brunswick |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=9 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409094954/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/moreland-road-brunswick |url-status=live }}</ref>
|18 June 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|[[Glenhuntly railway station|Glenhuntly]]
|[[Lilydale railway station|Lilydale]]
|[[File:Lilydale railway station Platform 2 (northern view)(5 October 2024).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|''Planned''
|Open
|2024
|November 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-16 |title=Your new Lilydale Station |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/lilydale/manchester-maroondah/fact-sheets/your-new-lilydale-station |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202060038/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/lilydale/manchester-maroondah/fact-sheets/your-new-lilydale-station |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|[[McKinnon railway station|McKinnon]]
|[[Mooroolbark railway station|Mooroolbark]]
|[[File:Mooroolbark railway station Platform 1 (western view)(5 October 2024).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|November 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=Manchester Road, Mooroolbark |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/manchester-road-mooroolbark |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202054539/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/manchester-road-mooroolbark |url-status=live }}</ref>
|1 August 2016
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Mentone railway station|Mentone]]
|[[Bonbeach railway station|Bonbeach]]
|[[File:Bonbeach Southbound View.JPG|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|November 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Bondi Road, Bonbeach |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bondi-road-bonbeach |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202054538/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/bondi-road-bonbeach |url-status=live }}</ref>
|20 July 2020
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Ormond railway station|Ormond]]
|[[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea]]
|[[File:Chelseastationphoto b.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|November 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Chelsea Road, Chelsea |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/chelsea-road-chelsea |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225034741/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/chelsea-road-chelsea |url-status=live }}</ref>
|29 August 2016
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Frankston railway line|Frankston]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Southland railway station|Southland]] (new station)
|[[Edithvale railway station|Edithvale]]
|[[File:Edithvalestation2021 b.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|November 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-06-21 |title=Edithvale Road, Edithvale |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/edithvale-road-edithvale |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225034736/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/edithvale-road-edithvale |url-status=live }}</ref>
|26 November 2017
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Glen Waverley}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Glen Waverley railway line|Glen Waverley]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Williamstown}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Williamstown line|Williamstown]]
|[[Gardiner railway station|Gardiner]]
|[[North Williamstown railway station|North Williamstown]]
|[[File:North Williamstown Northbound View.JPG|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|December 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-02-24 |title=Ferguson Street, Williamstown |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ferguson-street-williamstown |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024104556/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/ferguson-street-williamstown |url-status=live }}</ref>
|18 January 2016
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Cranbourne}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Cranbourne line|Cranbourne]]
|[[Montmorency railway station, Melbourne|Montmorency]]
|[[Merinda Park railway station|Merinda Park]]
|[[File:MerindaParkStationEntranceP1.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Under Construction
|2022
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]]
|[[Greensborough railway station|Greensborough]]
|Under Construction
|2022
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Hurstbridge railway line|Hurstbridge]]
|[[Rosanna railway station|Rosanna]]
|Open
|Open
|February 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merinda Park Station Precinct {{!}} Cranbourne Line Upgrade |url=https://engage.vic.gov.au/project/lxrp-cranbourne-line-upgrade/page/merinda-park-station-precinct |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Engage Victoria |language=en |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301034258/https://engage.vic.gov.au/project/lxrp-cranbourne-line-upgrade/page/merinda-park-station-precinct |url-status=live }}</ref>
|4 May 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|[[Lilydale railway station|Lilydale]]
|[[Hallam railway station|Hallam]]
|[[File:Hallam Westbound View.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|May 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2022-10-26 |title=Hallam Road, Hallam |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/hallam-road-hallam |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172725/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/hallam-road-hallam |url-status=live }}</ref>
|19 November 2021
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Lilydale}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Lilydale railway line|Lilydale]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Craigieburn}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Craigieburn line|Craigieburn]]
|[[Mooroolbark railway station|Mooroolbark]]
|[[Glenroy railway station|Glenroy]]
|[[File:Glenroy Northbound View.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|May 2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-04-12 |title=Glenroy Road, Glenroy |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/glenroy-road-glenroy |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411104740/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/glenroy-road-glenroy |url-status=live }}</ref>
|19 November 2021
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|[[Keon Park railway station|Keon Park]]
|''Planned''
|2025
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
|[[Bell railway station, Melbourne|Bell]]
|[[Bell railway station, Melbourne|Bell]]
|[[File:Bell station eastern side building, August 2024.jpg|alt=Bell station|frameless|120x120px]]
|Under construction
|Open
|2022
|September 2022<ref name=":53">{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-09-06 |title=Happy 1st birthday to the new Preston and Bell stations |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/happy-1st-birthday-to-the-new-preston-and-bell-stations |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202054536/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/news/level-crossing-removal-project/happy-1st-birthday-to-the-new-preston-and-bell-stations |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|[[Hawkstowe railway station|Hawkstowe]] (new station)
|[[Preston railway station, Melbourne|Preston]]
|[[File:Preston railway station eastern side of the station building (26 August 2024).jpg|alt=Preston station on the Mernda line|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|September 2022<ref name=":53" />
|26 August 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]], [[Geelong V/Line rail service|Geelong]]
|[[Mernda railway station|Mernda]] (new station)
|[[Deer Park railway station|Deer Park]]
|[[File:Deer Park Station Forecourt.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|April 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-07-26 |title=Mt Derrimut Road, Deer Park |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mt-derrimut-road-deer-park |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710115816/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/mt-derrimut-road-deer-park |url-status=live }}</ref>
|26 August 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge]]
|[[Middle Gorge railway station|Middle Gorge]] (new station)
|[[Greensborough railway station|Greensborough]]
|[[File:Greensborough Northeast.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|Open
|April 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-03-16 |title=Montmorency upcoming major works in March and April |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/rail/hurstbridge/works/montmorency-upcoming-major-works-in-march-and-april |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202060038/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/level-crossing-removal-project/rail/hurstbridge/works/montmorency-upcoming-major-works-in-march-and-april |url-status=live }}</ref>
|26 August 2018
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Hurstbridge}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Hurstbridge line|Hurstbridge]]
|[[Preston railway station, Melbourne|Preston]]
|[[Montmorency railway station, Melbourne|Montmorency]]
|[[File:Montmorency Eastbound.jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Under construction
|Open
|2022
|April 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-05-29 |title=Union Road, Surrey Hills |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/union-road-surrey-hills |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218044632/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/union-road-surrey-hills |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Mernda railway line|Mernda]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Belgrave line|Belgrave]], [[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|[[Reservoir railway station|Reservoir]]
|[[Union railway station, Melbourne|Union]] (new)
|[[File:Union station main entrance (2).jpg|frameless|120x120px]]
|Open
|May 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-05-29 |title=Union Road, Surrey Hills |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/union-road-surrey-hills |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218044632/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/union-road-surrey-hills |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Glen Huntly railway station|Glen Huntly]]
|[[File:Glen Huntly Station October 2023 1.jpg|frameless|119x119px]]
|Open
|Open
|July 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria’s Big Build |date=2023-09-25 |title=Glen Huntly Road, Glen Huntly |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/glen-huntly-road-glen-huntly |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Victoria’s Big Build |language=en |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171905/https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/projects/glen-huntly-road-glen-huntly |url-status=live }}</ref>
|16 December 2019
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Pakenham line|Pakenham]]
|[[Narre Warren railway station|Narre Warren]]
|[[Narre Warren railway station|Narre Warren]]
|[[File:Narre Warren New Platforms.jpg|frameless|119x119px]]
|''Planned''
|Open
|2025
|March 2024<ref name=":47" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Hallam railway station|Hallam]]
|[[East Pakenham railway station|East Pakenham]] (new)
|
|Under construction
|Open
|2 May 2022
|June 2024<ref name=":46" />
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
|[[Pakenham railway station|Pakenham]]
|[[File:Pakenham Station June 2024 2.jpg|frameless|119x119px]]
|''Planned''
|2024
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Pakenham}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Pakenham railway line|Pakenham]]
|[[Pakenham East railway station|Pakenham East]] (new station)
|''Planned''
|2024
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]]
|[[Ginifer railway station|Ginifer]]
|Open
|Open
|June 2024<ref name=":45" />
|1 November 2016
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Sunbury}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Mernda}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Mernda line|Mernda]]
|[[St Albans railway station, Melbourne|St Albans]]
|[[Keon Park railway station|Keon Park]]
|[[File:Keon Park Southbound Platform 1, July 2024.jpg|frameless|119x119px]]
|Open
|Open
|June 2024<ref name=":50" />
|2 November 2016
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|[[Coburg railway station|Coburg]]
|[[Ringwood East railway station|Ringwood East]]
|[[File:Ringwood East railway station Platform 2 (eastern view)(5 October 2024).jpg|frameless|119x119px]]
|Open
|Open
|July 2024<ref name=":49" />
|14 December 2020
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Upfield railway line|Upfield]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Moreland railway station|Moreland]]
|[[Parkdale railway station|Parkdale]]
|[[File:ParkdaleAugust2024.png|frameless|119x119px]]
|Open
|Open
|August 2024<ref name=":51" />
|14 December 2020
|-
|-
|style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Williamstown}};" width="0.5em"| || [[Williamstown railway line|Williamstown]]
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Belgrave}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Lilydale line|Lilydale]]
|[[Croydon_railway_station,_Melbourne|Croydon]]
|[[North Williamstown railway station|North Williamstown]]
|[[File:Croydon Railway Station 2024.jpg|frameless|119x119px]]
|Open
|Open
|August 2024<ref name=":48" />
|17 December 2021
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|V/Line|Ballarat}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Ballarat V/Line rail service|Ballarat]]
|[[Melton railway station, Melbourne|Melton]]
|
|Under construction
|2026<ref name=":40" /><ref name=":7" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Mordialloc railway station|Mordialloc]]
|
|Planning
|2026<ref name=":38" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Werribee line|Werribee]], [[Williamstown railway line|Williamstown]]
|[[Spotswood railway station|Spotswood]]
|
|Early planning
|2028<ref name=":42" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Aspendale railway station|Aspendale]]
|
|Early planning
|2029<ref name=":44" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Highett railway station|Highett]]
|
|Early planning
|2029<ref name=":44" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Frankston}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Frankston line|Frankston]]
|[[Seaford railway station, Melbourne|Seaford]]
|
|Early planning
|2029<ref name=":43" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|[[Anstey railway station|Anstey]]<!--Please do not change Anstey to the new northern or southern Brunswick station until the names have been confirmed by a reliable source-->
|
|Early planning
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|[[Brunswick railway station, Melbourne|Brunswick]]<!--Please do not change Brunswick to the new northern or southern Brunswick station until the names have been confirmed by a reliable source-->
|
|Early planning
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|-
| style="background-color:#{{rcr|Melbourne|Upfield}};" width="0.5em" |
|[[Upfield line|Upfield]]
|[[Jewell railway station|Jewell]]<!--Please do not change Jewell to the new northern or southern Brunswick station until the names have been confirmed by a reliable source-->
|
|Early planning
|2030<ref name=":41" />
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==See also==
*[[List of Victoria Government Infrastructure Plans, Proposals and Studies|List of Victoria Government infrastructure plans, proposals and studies]]

{{Gallery
|title=Melbourne level crossing removals
|width=250
|align=center
|File:New Noble Park railway station February 2018.jpg
|alt1=New Noble Park railway station February 2018
|Rebuilt elevated [[Noble Park railway station]], February 2018
|File:Hughesdale Railway Station Platform 2 - a - April 2019.jpg
|alt2=Hughesdale Railway Station Platform 2, April 2019
|Rebuilt [[Hughesdale railway station]], April 2019
|File:Bentleigh railway station, Melbourne, Victoriain 2018, 04.jpg
|alt3=Bentleigh railway station, Melbourne 2018
|Street level view of the rebuilt [[Bentleigh railway station]], 2018
|File:Bentleigh railway station, Melbourne, Victoriain 2018, 02.jpg
|alt4=Bentleigh railway station, Melbourne, Victoria 2018
|Platform view of the lowered [[Bentleigh railway station]], 2018
|File:New Bayswater Railway Station under construction, Melbourne.jpg
|alt5=New Bayswater Railway Station under construction, Melbourne, 2017
|The rebuilt [[Bayswater railway station, Melbourne|Bayswater railway station]] soon after the removal of the Mountain Highway level crossing, 2017
|File:Bayswater Railway Station.jpg
|alt6=Bayswater Railway Station, July 2017
|Platform view of the lowered [[Bayswater railway station, Melbourne|Bayswater railway station]], July 2017
|File:Heatherdale Station entrance final stages of construction (32588846592).jpg
|alt7=Heatherdale Station entrance final stages of construction, 2017
|The entrance of [[Heatherdale railway station]] in the final stages of construction, 2017
|File:Eastbound rebuilt Heatherdale station.JPG
|alt8=Eastbound rebuilt Heatherdale station, February 2017
|Looking East at the lowered [[Heatherdale railway station]] during construction, February 2017
|File:Clayton Skyrail Construction Teesnow.jpg
|alt9=File:Clayton elevated rail construction 2017
|Construction of elevated rail at [[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton railway station]] for the level crossing removal, September 2017
|File:New Clayton railway station April 2018.jpg
|alt10=File:New Clayton railway station, April 2018
|Rebuilt elevated [[Clayton railway station, Melbourne|Clayton railway station]], April 2018
|File:St Albans Railway Station.jpg
|alt11=New St Albans Railway Station, 2016
|The rebuilt [[St Albans railway station, Melbourne|St Albans railway station]] on the day it reopened, November 2016
|File:New Carnegie railway station on the 18-06-2018 (2).jpg
|alt12=New Carnegie railway station, 2018
|Rebuilt [[Carnegie railway station]], 2018
|File:New Ormond Railway Station.jpg
|alt13=New Ormond Railway Station, August 2016
|Platform view of the lowered [[Ormond railway station]], August 2016
|File:Rosanna railway station Melbourne during level crossing removal June 2018.jpg
|alt14=Street view of rebuilt Rosanna station during construction, 2018
|Street view of new viaduct leading to a rebuilt, elevated [[Rosanna railway station]] during construction, June 2018
|File:Rosanna railway station Melbourne concourse during level crossing removal June 2018.jpg
|alt15=Concourse view of rebuilt Rosanna railway station during construction, 2018
|Concourse view of rebuilt [[Rosanna railway station]] during construction, June 2018
}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
[[Category:Government agencies of Victoria (Australia)]]

* [https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project Official website]
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Level Crossing Removal Project
The logo of the Level Crossing Removal Project, showing multiple small red circles and black text for the project name.
The newly elevated Reservoir railway station showing the project's elevated designs with a road in the foreground.
Elevated rail near the rebuilt Preston station.
Project overview
FormedMarch 2015
TypeProject team
JurisdictionMelbourne
HeadquartersMelbourne
EmployeesIncrease 382 (June 2018)
Minister responsible
Project executive
  • Matt Thorpe[1], Acting CEO
Parent departmentDepartment of Transport and Planning
Parent authorityMajor Transport Infrastructure Authority
Websitebigbuild.vic.gov.au

The Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is an infrastructure upgrade program by the Government of Victoria, Australia, to remove and grade-separate 110 level crossings and to rebuild 51 railway stations on the metropolitan and regional rail network of the state capital Melbourne. The project aims to improve network efficiency, rail safety, and reduce traffic congestion.

After pledging the removal of 50 level crossings at the 2014 Victorian state election, the Andrews Government committed $2.4 billion in the 2015–2016 budget to remove the first 20 crossings by 2018. The next 30 crossings were notionally funded through the hypothecation of the sale proceeds from the privatisation of the Port of Melbourne.[2] Prior to the 2018 state election, the government committed to remove a further 25 level crossings, using a new prioritisation framework.[3] In 2021, the government announced a further ten level crossing removals and four level crossing closures would occur by 2025, bringing the total planned level crossing removals to 85 by 2025.[4][5] In 2022, the Andrews government announced the removal of an additional 25 level crossings by 2030, bringing the total to 110.

Previously its own administrative agency, in 2019 the LXRP became a project within the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority, an office of the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning.[6] As of August 2024, 84 crossings have been removed and 48 train stations have been built or rebuilt as part of the project.[7]

Background

[edit]

When Melbourne's rail network was built, many road-railway crossings were via level crossing rather than bridges or underpasses due to the city's flat topography and sparse population. As traffic levels increased, these became bottlenecks for road and rail traffic, limiting the speed and frequency of train services. In 1954, the State Government established a committee to look at the removal of level crossings at Clifton Hill, Elsternwick, Footscray, Moorabbin, and Newport.[8][9] These projects were completed by 1960.[10]

In 1983, the level crossing at Station Street, Box Hill, was removed. Other level crossing removals include Dorset Road, Boronia, in 1998 and Middleborough Road, Laburnum, in 2007.[11] In the early 2010s, level crossings were removed at Nunawading (2010), Springvale (2014), Sunshine (2014) and Mitcham (2014).[12][13][14]

A black and white photo of the level crossing at Clayton Road, Clayton with manually operated gates before its removal.
The level crossing at Clayton Road, Clayton prior to its removal.

As of 2014, there were 176 level crossings left on metropolitan Melbourne's rail network (5 of which involved tram lines) and 228 places where railways had been separated from roads;[15] by the end of the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP), 66 level crossings will remain.[16] Over two-thirds of these grade separations were constructed between 1863 and 1918, with fewer than one level crossing removal per year between 1918 and 2015. The commitment by the government to remove 110 level crossings over sixteen years, by 2030, represents the fastest rate of crossing removals in Melbourne's history.[17]

History

[edit]

2014 election commitments

[edit]
A Z-Class tram crossing the tram-train level crossing at Kooyong Station.
The crossing at Glenferrie Road, Kooyong was not included on the original removal list, despite being marked as a priority by VicRoads.

In June 2014, five months prior to the Victorian state election, VicRoads compiled a report of the most dangerous level crossings in Victoria and handed it to the Napthine Liberal-Nationals government.[18] In its 2014 state election manifesto, the then Labor opposition announced that, if elected, it would remove 50 level crossings by grade separation, with 20 to be removed by 2018. Although the majority of crossings announced by Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews were included in the priority list, ten of the crossings highlighted by VicRoads were not on the opposition's list.[19] The sites of all 50 level crossing removals were progressively announced over the following two years after the election of the Andrews government in November 2014.[20]

In September 2016, the Port of Melbourne lease concluded, providing $9.7 billion for infrastructure, including funding for the remaining 30 level crossing removals to be completed by mid-2022.[21]

2018 election commitments

[edit]
A large yellow sign next to the Cramer Street, Preston level crossing indicating that it will be removed.
A project sign in 2020 indicating that the crossing at Cramer Street, Preston will be removed.

In October 2018, the LXRP surpassed the State Government's 2014 election commitment of removing 20 level crossings by 2018, having officially removed 29 crossings.[22] In the lead up to the 2018 state election, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews pledged to remove a further 25 level crossings across Melbourne at a cost of $6.6 billion by 2025. The locations of the additional removals were announced progressively over the course of 2018 through a new prioritisation framework based on safety, congestion, and proximity to emergency services.[3]

2021 additional commitments

[edit]

In July 2021, the State Government announced the removal of an additional ten level crossings and four closures by the end of 2025 at a cost of $2.5 billion.[5] These removals will include the reconstruction of five stations across the network, with stations to be rebuilt at Croydon, Keon Park, Narre Warren, Parkdale, and Ringwood East. At the conclusion of these additional 35 removals, the Pakenham, Cranbourne, and Lilydale lines will have no road level crossings for their entire length, with these announcements pushing the number of crossing removals to 85 by 2025.[23]

2022 election commitments

[edit]

In the lead up to the 2022 state election, the Andrews government announced a further 25 level crossing removals, bringing the total number of removals to 110 by 2030. Many of these removals will be delivered together and include a number of closures. In September 2022, the premier announced eight crossings would be removed in Brunswick on the Upfield line.[24][25] The eight crossings would be removed by 2027 (later revised to 2030) and would include the rebuilding of Jewell, Brunswick, and Anstey stations.[25] The government announced elevated rail would be built along the corridor from Royal Park to Moreland Road, meeting the elevated rail built as part of the 2022 level crossing removal works, and would include an upgrade of the Upfield Bike Path.[24]

In October 2022, the government committed to removing an extra four level crossings on the Ballarat line between Caroline Springs and Melton stations by 2028. Proposed removal methods for the level crossings at Exford Road and Coburns Road is by constructing a rail trench (since revised to a rail bridge) and lowering Melton station, while the roads will be elevated over tracks to get rid of the Hopkins Road and Ferris Road level crossings.[26] Seven more crossing removals and two closures were announced in October 2022 for the Frankston line.[27] These level crossings would be removed by 2029 and would make the line level crossing free for its entire length.[27] Four stations will be rebuilt as part of the removals at Highett, Mordialloc, Aspendale and Seaford.[28]

On 21 and 25 October 2022, the Andrews government announced an additional two level crossing removals for the Sunbury line and one on the Hurstbridge line. These crossings are located at Old Calder Highway and Watsons Road, Diggers Rest, and Ruthven St, Macleod. These crossings will be removed by 2026 via the construction of a road bridge for the Sunbury line removals and a rail bridge for the Hurstbridge line.[29] At the conclusion of these removals, the Sunbury line will be fully level crossing free.[30]

The government announced an additional three removals and two closures on the Werribee line on 27 October 2022.[31][32] Along with the four already removed on the Werribee line, these removals would make the line level crossing free by 2030, and allow for additional services and the construction of the Geelong Fast Rail project.[32] The crossings at Hudsons Road, Spotswood, Maddox Road, Newport, and Maidstone Street, Altona. These crossings will be removed with a combination of rail over and road over, and will include a newly elevated Spotswood station.[33] The crossings at Anderson Street, Yarraville, and Champion Road, Newport will be closed during the project. Pedestrian links will still remain with a plan to upgrade local roads to accommodate the closure of these crossings.[33]

Governance

[edit]
The landscaped forecourt of Middle Gorge Station.
Middle Gorge station, opened as part of the Mernda rail extension in 2018.

The Level Crossing Removal Authority (LXRA) was formed in May 2015 as an administrative office of the then-new Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources to deliver the project.[34][35][36]

Later, the LXRA led delivery of other rail projects, including extension of the South Morang line to Mernda, upgrades of the Hurstbridge and Cranbourne lines, as well as a rebuilt Frankston station. The authority also delivered a new stabling facility north of Wyndham Vale station and train storage at Kananook.[37][38]

The LXRA was abolished as an independent administrative office following the 2018 state election, and its functions were absorbed into the newly formed Major Transport Infrastructure Authority at the Department of Transport.[39]

Architecture and urban design

[edit]
The coloured windows at Bell railway station, Preston with the staircase leading to the platform in the foreground
The interior of the rebuilt Bell station in Preston, showing stained glass windows behind the staircase that leads to the city-bound platform.

The LXRP has used several different design approaches to removing level crossings, tailoring designs to different urban settings around Melbourne.[40] Most projects, particularly those in the denser inner- and middle-suburbs, have involved lowering the rail line into a trench or elevating the rail line above the road. Some projects in outer suburbs, such as Gap Road near Sunbury station or Station Street near Beaconsfield station, have involved lowering or raising the road without altering the existing rail corridor. This is enabled by the additional space surrounding the railway line.[40]

As noted by University of Melbourne researchers in 2016, the scale of the project had significant urban renewal implications for the city:

Each crossing removal affects, on average, at least a kilometre of rail corridor and, within the urban area, this usually includes a station. In some instances, topography has required the removal of more than one crossing to meet rail engineering requirements as well as longer sections of corridor becoming part of the works. On the face of it, this means that the current seventy-five crossing removals could result in seventy-five kilometres of transformed rail corridors and fifty-seven new stations – more than a quarter of Melbourne’s total.[40]

The researchers emphasised the urban benefits from new elevated rail over trenched rail, including the creation of new parkland and open space, arguing wider benefits could be achieved beyond reducing traffic congestion.[41] One study examined the local public health positive and negative impacts from the removal of level crossings on the Upfield line, including significant construction impacts.[42] The study found that by improving road connections the project could help induce more car usage, but that this could be offset by improving pedestrian and cycling connections.[43]

Awards

[edit]

The LXRP has received numerous awards for their different projects in the categories of sustainability, architecture, and urban design. The Reservoir station project was presented the 'Special Prize Exterior' award in the Passenger Stations category at the World Architecture and Design Award at the 2021 Prix Versailles.[44][45] The Toorak Road level crossing removal topped the infrastructure category of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects awards due to the design of the new public parkland, cycling paths, and open space.[46] The elevated rail project from Moreland to Coburg stations saw landscape architects Tract win the Infrastructure Award of Excellence for their landscape and urban design work on the project, with the judging panel "particularly impressed with the urban renewal of the area".[46][47] The Bell to Moreland project was also awarded a score of 98 points from the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (ISC), the highest rating ever awarded in Australia.[48]

Elevated rail

[edit]
Recreational space created by the LXRP beneath the newly elevated rail line at Clayton station in Melbourne's south-east
Recreational space created by the LXRP beneath the newly elevated rail line at Clayton station in Melbourne's south-east

Some of the most significant changes to Melbourne's urban structure from the LXRP have resulted from the construction of large sections of elevated rail, something that was relatively rare in Melbourne.[49] In 2016, the government announced that 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) of elevated rail would be built in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs to remove nine level crossings on the Pakenham and Cranbourne rail corridor and build five new elevated stations at Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughesdale, Clayton and Noble Park.[49]

Dubbed "sky rail" by opponents and some media outlets, the LXRP spurred significant local opposition due to concerns over visual and noise impacts, and lack of consultation.[50][51] The project became a political issue in the 2018 state election, although one opinion poll commissioned by The Age newspaper found 60% of Victorians supported the use of elevated rail to remove level crossings, and the government was returned at the election with an increased majority.[52][53] Prior to the election, the government announced more sections of elevated rail on the Pakenham line.[54]

Some experts argued elevated rail offered a better urban outcome than trenched rail, providing opportunities for more open space, economic development, better local connections and less disruption from construction.[50][55] The Caulfield to Dandenong level crossing removals created a large new section of open parkland, dubbed a "linear park".[40] This included 22.5 hectares (56 acres) of new open space, sports courts, playgrounds, new walking and cycling trails, and expanded station forecourts.[56][57] As part of the project, the Djerring Trail was created, a 17-kilometre (11 mi) shared-use path along the rail corridor. In the year after the elevated rail opened in 2018, the media reported that many residents, including some who were opposed to the project, were happy with the outcome and utilised the new open space.[58][59]

Tree removal

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The elevated rail bridge under construction at Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna.
Construction at the level crossing removal at Lower Plenty Road near Rosanna railway station in 2018, with mature river red gums in background.

The removal of mature trees for level crossing removal works has been a source of controversy with some local residents and project critics.[60][61] Due to the nature of the LXRP, trees need to be cut down or relocated from the site to allow for construction works. This is a particular issue for projects where the rail line is lowered into a trench, such as the planned level crossing removals near Glen Huntly station, which have required significant mature tree removal along the planned one-kilometre (0.6 mi) rail trench.[62][63] An elevated rail design was chosen to remove the level crossings near Rosanna station in part to minimise the loss of native trees, as a proposed rail trench would have required the removal of hundreds of mature river red gum trees along the corridor.[64][65]

According to a newspaper report, more than 10,000 trees have been cut down since 2014 to allow for the construction of Victorian infrastructure projects—including hundreds of trees for the LXRP.[60] During the level crossing removal at Moreland Road, a campaign against the removal of 100 mature trees was unsuccessful, with a local councillor claiming only three or four trees remained at the conclusion of the project.[60] In response, the government has stated more trees were planted than were there originally, as part of expanded parkland at the site.[60] The state opposition has highlighted and campaigned on tree loss due to major infrastructure projects.[60]

Railway heritage

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Moreland railway station shows the integration of the old heritage station into the new elevated design.
LXRP retention of the heritage-listed Mentone railway station at street-level as a heritage deck and park, above the newly lowered station.

The loss of heritage railways stations and the impact on heritage architecture has been a source of controversy and a key design consideration for the project. During the removal of a level crossing or rebuild of a railway station, heritage station buildings or existing railway infrastructure may be impacted. Some heritage buildings have been demolished, while others have been retained, moved or adapted for other uses, such as at Clayton and Mentone stations.[66][67]

At the Warrigal Road level crossing removal, Kingston Council have called for heritage protection for the heritage Parkdale railway station buildings.[68] This request has been denied by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning as well as Heritage Victoria on grounds that the structure is "not of state-level cultural heritage significance".[69] Nonetheless, in response to the local campaign to preserve the original heritage station building, the LXRP announced it would retain and repurpose the building within the precinct, although the extent of the retention is not clear.[70][71]

Other crossing removals have had their heritage structures restored for reuse. At Moreland station, the original heritage station building that opened in 1884 was restored and turned into additional station facilities.[72] Heritage restorations are common across the removals, with other examples including the signals box at Gardiner railway station turning into bike parking, and the station building at North Williamstown railway station being restored into community and station facilities.[73][74]

Crossing closures

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The use of road closures to remove level crossings has been a source of controversy. The government has used crossing closures in select cases where there are nearby crossing removal projects or existing grade-separated major roads. For example, the crossings at Anderson Street, Yarraville, and Champion Road, Newport will be closed at the same time as the rail line will be elevated above Hudsons Road in nearby Spotswood and at Maddox Road in Newport with new grade-separated pedestrian and cycling crossings also built.[33] According to the government, this solution is required is due to the constrained site, significant heritage impacts that would arise from grade separation, and the relatively low level of car traffic on the roads.[33] Some local residents, however, have objected to the road closures, arguing there would be significant impacts to local car journeys.[75] Similar objections were raised during the 2022 state election by the state opposition over the closure of Latrobe Street in Cheltenham, which similarly is located close to two other grade separated crossings completed in 2020.[76]

New and amalgamated stations

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The amalgamated Union station, January 2024

Due to a large portion of level crossings also having adjacently located stations, many stations have been rebuilt as part of the project. Rebuilt stations have subsequently delivered improve facilities for passengers, including new toilet facilities, drinking fountains, increased levels of accessibility, better integration with surrounding transport connections, and higher quality architectural designs, amongst other benefits.[77]

Whilst the majority of stations demolished as part of the project have been rebuilt and reopened, a few projects have resulted in the amalgamation of stations. Whilst controversial, these instances have usually only occurred due to the close proximity between existing stations, reducing the negative impact on users. Amalgamated stations have allowed for improved station locations, faster journey times, and higher quality facilities.[78] One amalgamation has included Mont Albert and Surrey Hills stations on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines. In 2023, these two stations were closed and amalgamated into the new Union station located in-between the two former locations as part of the removals of Mont Albert and Union roads project.[79] This amalgamation has received criticism, with opponents highlighting how the increased distances from the two shopping centres on Union Road and Hamilton Street will negatively impact local mobility.[80] Despite community criticism, this project was completed in 2023 with the removal of two level crossings and the opening of the new Union station.[81]

Reception

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Political

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A modern train (HCMT) approaches platform 2 at the newly elevated Carnegie railway station.
A HCMT approaches platform 2 at the newly elevated Carnegie railway station.

The LXRP has generally been seen as a political success for the Andrews government. Journalist Benita Kolovos argued it was the quick rollout of the program and the visible, tangible benefits it delivered to communities that drove its electoral success.[82] She wrote: "It was promised at the 2014 election, construction began in the first year of the Andrews government’s term and several were completed before the 2018 election. Commuters benefited from more trains, drivers from less traffic."[82] The government's messaging on the project has focused on these localised benefits, public safety, and the prevalence of level crossings within Melbourne. Minister for Transport Infrastructure Jacinta Allan said in 2021: "Every Victorian knows the dinging sound of boom gates coming down and the frustration that comes with it, that’s why we’re getting rid of them – saving lives, easing congestion and getting you home sooner."[83]

But controversy over design choices and the cost of the project has also prompted opposition. Liberal MP Brad Rowswell criticised the Andrews government for a lack of community consultation and local feedback on the project and claimed that the government was out of touch with the community.[76] Shadow Minister for Transport Infrastructure David Davis criticised the project for its cost, arguing that “without a comprehensive business case, there is simply no proper economic justification for the Level Crossing Removal Program".[84] The ongoing disruption of roadworks for the project was also an issue in some suburbs.[85]

Media

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The Guardian Australia has called the program "transformational" and "suburb moulding" in comments about the Andrews government's infrastructure projects.[86] Other local newspapers, such as The Age and Herald Sun, have been critical of the project and have highlighted local opposition in their reporting.[87][88][89][90]

Experts and lobby groups

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The Public Transport Users Association has campaigned for level-crossing removals, and has welcomed the LXRP and its benefits to the public transport system, with spokesman Daniel Bowen highlighting how the projects "bring a lot of pluses to the wider community, and [how] it’s good to finally see progress on them."[91][92] The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria have also campaigned for level crossing removals, and have welcomed announcements of crossing removals.[93]

Academics Ian Woodcock and John Stone have highlighted the benefits from the LXRP, including its urban design opportunities and how it has contributed to the revitalisation of public transportation in Melbourne.[94][40] Other academics such as Monash University researcher Graham Currie have been critical of the project, arguing the travel time savings resulting from the project were low and did not justify the cost.[89]

Auditor-General

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The main entrance to the lowered Chelsea railway station platforms.
The main entrance to the new Chelsea railway station platforms.

A report released in December 2017 by the Victorian Auditor-General's Office in the LXRP's original fifty level crossing removals found that the speed and cost of the project carried significant risks.[95] The report criticised the Level Crossing Removal Authority for its haste in delivering the program, and found that the rapid pace of the project had contributed to a failure to properly assess the merits of each grade separation. In 2017, the project's cost was found to have increased to $8.3 billion, the project is more than 38% more expensive than its initial $5–6 billion estimated price tag.[95]

The Auditor-General criticised the selection of crossings, stating that the value of the project was compromised by the apparent political motivation for some crossing removals at the expense of more dangerous or congested intersections.[96] In their report, the Auditor-General found that only 32 of the crossings chosen in the original 50 removals were featured in the top 50 of a 2008 list by the Department of Transport of the state's most dangerous level crossings. 28 of these were prioritised on a 2013 VicRoads removal list which was handed to the Napthine government.[95]

Since these findings, the LXRP has developed and applied a transparent process to select sites for the additional level crossing removals. In a follow-up 2020 report, the Auditor-General stated the new process has improved the project’s cost-effectiveness because it uses delivery efficiency as one of the criteria for site selection.[97] The Auditor-General noted the Department and the Major Transport Infrastructure Authority had fully addressed seven of its recommendations, partially addressed one and was working to address two more, but warned that the project had not completed a business case for its second batch of crossing removals so the economic benefits were unclear.[97]

Public

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While the LXRP has been broadly popular, local opposition has attracted significant media attention. Elevated rail has been controversial among some local residents and businesses, with protests over the removal of crossings on the Upfield line calling for a rail trench to be used instead.[98][99] At the same time, polling has found a majority of Victorians supported the use of elevated rail to remove level crossings.[52] In other examples, such as the Caulfield to Dandenong elevated rail project, local media reported that many residents were supportive of the project's outcomes.[58][59]

List of crossing removals

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Original 50 crossing removals: 2014–2022

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Prior to the 2014 state election, the then Labor opposition announced a plan to remove 50 level crossings by 2022, including 20 by 2018.[100] Park Road, Cheltenham, Mascot Avenue, Bonbeach, and Lochiel Avenue, Edithvale were added to the original 50 level crossing removals after further community consultations.[101][102][103] This pushed the number of level crossing removals to 53. These removals were completed on the Glen Waverley, Frankston, Sunbury, Belgrave, Lilydale, Upfield, Pakenham, Cranbourne, Werribee, Craigieburn, and Mernda lines by May 2022.[104]

Line(s) Road Nearest station Solution Date of completion
Glen Waverley Burke Road Gardiner Rail under January 2016[105]
Frankston Centre Road Bentleigh Rail under August 2016[106]
Frankston McKinnon Road McKinnon Rail under August 2016[107]
Frankston North Road Ormond Rail under August 2016[108]
Sunbury Furlong Road Ginifer Rail under November 2016[109]
Sunbury Main Road St Albans Rail under November 2016[110]
Belgrave Mountain Highway Bayswater Hybrid December 2016[111]
Belgrave Scoresby Road Bayswater Rail under December 2016[112]
Belgrave, Lilydale Blackburn Road Blackburn Rail under January 2017[113]
Belgrave, Lilydale Heatherdale Road Heatherdale Rail under January 2017[114]
Upfield Camp Road Gowrie Rail under December 2017[115]
Sunbury Melton Highway Watergardens Road over January 2018[116]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Chandler Road Noble Park Rail over February 2018[117]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Corrigan Road Noble Park Rail over February 2018[118]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Heatherton Road Noble Park Rail over February 2018[119]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Centre Road Clayton Rail over April 2018[120]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Clayton Road Clayton Rail over April 2018[121]
Hurstbridge Grange Road Alphington Rail under May 2018[122]
Hurstbridge Lower Plenty Road Rosanna Rail over May 2018[123]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Grange Road Carnegie Rail over June 2018[124]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Koornang Road Carnegie Rail over June 2018[125]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Murrumbeena Road Murrumbeena Rail over June 2018[126]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Poath Road Hughesdale Rail over June 2018[127]
Frankston Skye/Overton Road Kananook Rail over June 2018[128]
Cranbourne Thompsons Road Merinda Park Road over June 2018[129]
Werribee Kororoit Creek Road Seaholme Rail over July 2018[130]
Cranbourne Abbotts Road Dandenong Rail over September 2018[131]
Craigieburn Buckley Street Essendon Road under September 2018[132]
Frankston Seaford Road Seaford Hybrid September 2018[133]
Werribee Aviation Road Aircraft Road over September 2019[134]
Mernda High Street Reservoir Rail over December 2019[135]
Frankston Eel Race Road Carrum Closed off February 2020[136]
Frankston Mascot Avenue Bonbeach Closed off February 2020[137]
Frankston Station Street Carrum Rail over February 2020[138]
Glen Waverley Toorak Road Tooronga Rail over April 2020[139]
Frankston Balcombe Road Mentone Rail under July 2020[140]
Frankston Charman Road Cheltenham Rail under August 2020[141]
Frankston Park Road Cheltenham Rail under August 2020[141]
Upfield Bell Street Coburg Rail over December 2020[142]
Upfield Moreland Road Moreland Rail over December 2020[143]
Werribee Werribee Street Werribee Rail over January 2021[144]
Werribee Cherry Street Werribee Road over March 2021[145]
Pakenham South Gippsland Highway Dandenong Road over August 2021[146]
Frankston Bondi Road Bonbeach Rail under November 2021[147]
Frankston Edithvale Road Edithvale Rail under November 2021[148]
Frankston Lochiel Avenue Edithvale Closed off November 2021[149]
Lilydale Manchester Road Mooroolbark Rail over November 2021[150]
Lilydale Maroondah Highway Lilydale Rail over November 2021[151]
Williamstown Ferguson Street North Williamstown Rail under December 2021[152]
Pakenham Clyde Road Berwick Road under February 2022[153]
Pakenham Hallam Road Hallam Rail over April 2022[154]
Mernda Bell Street Bell Rail over May 2022[155]
Craigieburn Glenroy Road Glenroy Rail under May 2022[156]

Additional 25 crossing removals: 2022–2025

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During the lead up to the 2018 state election, an extra 25 level crossing removals were announced.[3] These removals will occur on the Cranbourne, Pakenham, Upfield, Frankston, Mernda, Ballarat, Geelong, Sunbury, Belgrave, Lilydale and Barinsdale lines. This announcement will result in the Cranbourne line being fully level crossing free, with these announcements pushing the number of level crossing removals to 75 by 2025.

Line(s) Road Nearest station Preferred solution Status Date of Completion
Cranbourne Evans Road Merinda Park Road over Completed October 2020[157]
Upfield Munro Street Coburg Rail over Completed November 2020[158]
Upfield Reynard Street Coburg Rail over Completed November 2020[159]
Pakenham Cardinia Road Cardinia Road Road over Completed December 2020[160]
Frankston Argyle Avenue Chelsea Rail under Completed November 2021[161]
Frankston Chelsea Road Chelsea Closed off Completed November 2021[162]
Frankston Swanpool Avenue Chelsea Closed off Completed November 2021[163]
Werribee Old Geelong Road Hoppers Crossing Road over Completed December 2021[164]
Cranbourne Greens Road Dandenong Rail over Completed February 2022[165]
Mernda Cramer Street Preston Rail over Completed May 2022[166]
Mernda Murray Road Preston Rail over Completed May 2022[167]
Mernda Oakover Road Bell Rail over Completed May 2022[168]
Ballarat, Geelong Fitzgerald Road Ardeer Road over Completed July 2022[169]
Ballarat, Geelong Robinsons Road Deer Park Road under Completed September 2022[170]
Sunbury Gap Road Sunbury Road under Completed September 2022[171]
Ballarat, Geelong Mt Derrimut Road Deer Park Rail over Completed April 2023[172]
Belgrave, Lilydale Union Road Surrey Hills Rail under Completed May 2023[173]
Belgrave, Lilydale Mont Albert Road Mont Albert Rail under Completed May 2023[81]
Frankston Neerim Road Glen Huntly Rail under Completed June 2023[174]
Frankston Glen Huntly Road Glen Huntly Rail under Completed July 2023[175]
Cranbourne Camms Road Cranbourne Road over Completed November 2023[176]
Pakenham Main Street Pakenham Rail over Completed June 2024[177]
Pakenham McGregor Road Pakenham Rail over Completed June 2024[178]
Gippsland Racecourse Road Pakenham Rail over Completed June 2024[179]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Webster Street Dandenong Closed off Planning 2025[a][180]

Additional 10 crossing removals: 2023–2025

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Boosting the number of removals, the Andrews Labor government announced in July 2021 an extra 10 level crossing removals and 4 closures.[23] These removals will occur on the Pakenham, Frankston, Mernda, Sunbury, Belgrave and Lilydale lines. At the conclusion of these removals, the Pakenham and Lilydale lines will join the Cranbourne line in having no road level crossings for their entire length, with these announcements pushing the number of crossing removals to 85 by 2025.[23]

Line(s) Road Nearest station Preferred solution Status Date of Completion
Pakenham Webb Street Narre Warren Rail over Completed December 2023[181]
Lilydale Cave Hill Road Lilydale Closed off Completed January 2024[182]
Belgrave Bedford Road Ringwood Rail under Completed March 2024[183]
Pakenham Brunt Road Beaconsfield Road over Completed April 2024[184]
Mernda Keon Parade Keon Park Rail over Completed May 2024[185]
Pakenham Station Street Officer Closed off Completed May 2024[186]
Lilydale Dublin Road Ringwood East Rail under Completed June 2024[187]
Lilydale Coolstore Road Croydon Rail over Completed July 2024[188]
Frankston Warrigal Road Parkdale Rail over Completed August 2024[189]
Frankston Parkers Road Parkdale Rail over Completed August 2024[190]
Sunbury Calder Park Drive Watergardens Road over Under construction 2025[191]
Pakenham Progress Street Dandenong Closed off Under construction 2025[192][193]
Pakenham Station Street Beaconsfield Road over Under construction 2025[194]
Sunbury Holden Road Watergardens Closed off Planning 2025[195]

Additional 25 crossing removals: 2025–2030

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Prior to the 2022 state election, the State Government announced an extra 25 level crossing removals by 2030. These removals will occur on the Upfield, Ballarat, Sunbury, Hurstbridge, Frankston and Werribee/Williamstown lines.[25] At the conclusion of these removals, the Frankston, Sunbury, and Werribee lines will have no road level crossings for their entire length, joining the Cranbourne, Pakenham and Lilydale lines, once projects on those lines are complete.[196] These series of announcements have pushed the number of crossing removals to 110.[24][197][29]

Line(s) Road Nearest station Preferred solution Status Date of Completion
Sunbury Old Calder Highway Diggers Rest Road over Under construction 2025[198][199]
Sunbury Watsons Road Diggers Rest Road over Under construction 2025[198][199]
Ballarat Coburns Road Melton Rail over Under construction 2026[200][201]
Ballarat Exford Road Melton Rail over Under construction 2026[200][201]
Ballarat Ferris Road Cobblebank Road over Under construction 2026[200][201]
Ballarat Hopkins Road Caroline Springs Road over Under construction 2026[200][201]
Frankston Bear Street Mordialloc Closed off Planning 2026[202]
Werribee Champion Road Newport Closed off Planning 2026[203]
Werribee Maddox Road Newport Rail over Planning 2026[203]
Frankston McDonald Street Mordialloc Rail over Planning 2026[202]
Frankston Station Street Mordialloc Rail over Planning 2026[202]
Werribee Maidstone Street Laverton[b] Road over Planning 2027[204]
Hurstbridge Ruthven Street Macleod Rail over Planning 2027[205]
Werribee, Williamstown Hudsons Road Spotswood Rail over Early planning 2028[206]
Frankston Armstrongs Road Seaford Rail over Early planning 2029[207]
Frankston Groves Street Aspendale Rail under Early planning 2029[208]
Frankston Highett Road Highett Rail over Early planning 2029[208]
Frankston Latrobe Street Mentone Closed off Early planning 2029[208]
Frankston Station Street Seaford Rail over Early planning 2029[207]
Frankston Wickham Road Highett Rail over Early planning 2029[208]
Upfield Albert Street Brunswick Rail over Early planning 2030[209]
Upfield Albion Street Anstey Rail over Early planning 2030[209]
Werribee, Williamstown Anderson Street Yarraville Closed off Early planning 2030[206]
Upfield Brunswick Road Jewell Rail over Early planning 2030[209]
Upfield Dawson Street Jewell Rail over Early planning 2030[209]
Upfield Hope Street Anstey Rail over Early planning 2030[209]
Upfield Union Street Jewell Rail over Early planning 2030[209]
Upfield Victoria Street Brunswick Rail over Early planning 2030[209]
Upfield Park Street Jewell Rail over Early planning 2030[209]

New and rebuilt stations

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There will be 51 railway stations rebuilt as part of the LXRP. Four stations are being added to the metropolitan network as part of suburban rail extensions delivered by the LXRP. Three of these stations, Hawkstowe, Middle Gorge and Mernda were added as part of the Mernda rail extension, which extended the former South Morang line eight kilometres (5.0 mi) north to Mernda. The extension, announced by Labor at the 2014 state election, opened in 2018.[210][211] As part of the level crossing removals along the Pakenham line, a new station was added at East Pakenham along with a short rail extension.[212] The LXRP also delivered a new infill station at Southland on the Frankston line.[213] In one case, the nearby Mont Albert and Surrey Hills railway stations on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines were merged and replaced with a brand new Union station located between them.[214][215]

Line(s) Station Image Status Completion date
Glen Waverley Gardiner Open January 2016[216]
Frankston McKinnon Open August 2016[217]
Frankston Bentleigh Open August 2016[218]
Frankston Ormond Open August 2016[219]
Sunbury Ginifer Open November 2016[220]
Sunbury St Albans Open November 2016[221]
Belgrave Bayswater Open December 2016[222]
Belgrave, Lilydale Heatherdale Open February 2017[223]
Frankston Southland (new) Open November 2017[224]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Noble Park Open February 2018[225]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Clayton Elevated Clayton railway station Open April 2018[226]
Hurstbridge Rosanna Open May 2018[227]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Carnegie Open June 2018[228]
Frankston, Stony Point Frankston Open June 2018[229]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Murrumbeena Open June 2018[230]
Cranbourne, Pakenham Hughesdale Open August 2018[231]
Mernda Hawkstowe (new) Open August 2018[232]
Mernda Mernda (new) Open August 2018[232]
Mernda Middle Gorge (new) Open August 2018[232]
Mernda Reservoir Open December 2019[233]
Frankston Carrum Open February 2020[234]
Frankston Mentone Open July 2020[235]
Frankston Cheltenham Open August 2020[236]
Upfield Coburg Open December 2020[237]
Upfield Moreland Open December 2020[238]
Lilydale Lilydale Open November 2021[239]
Lilydale Mooroolbark Open November 2021[240]
Frankston Bonbeach Open November 2021[241]
Frankston Chelsea Open November 2021[242]
Frankston Edithvale Open November 2021[243]
Williamstown North Williamstown Open December 2021[244]
Cranbourne Merinda Park Open February 2022[245]
Pakenham Hallam Open May 2022[246]
Craigieburn Glenroy Open May 2022[247]
Mernda Bell Bell station Open September 2022[248]
Mernda Preston Preston station on the Mernda line Open September 2022[248]
Ballarat, Geelong Deer Park Open April 2023[249]
Hurstbridge Greensborough Open April 2023[250]
Hurstbridge Montmorency Open April 2023[251]
Belgrave, Lilydale Union (new) Open May 2023[252]
Frankston Glen Huntly Open July 2023[253]
Pakenham Narre Warren Open March 2024[181]
Pakenham East Pakenham (new) Open June 2024[179]
Pakenham Pakenham Open June 2024[177]
Mernda Keon Park Open June 2024[185]
Lilydale Ringwood East Open July 2024[187]
Frankston Parkdale Open August 2024[190]
Lilydale Croydon Open August 2024[188]
Ballarat Melton Under construction 2026[200][201]
Frankston Mordialloc Planning 2026[202]
Werribee, Williamstown Spotswood Early planning 2028[206]
Frankston Aspendale Early planning 2029[208]
Frankston Highett Early planning 2029[208]
Frankston Seaford Early planning 2029[207]
Upfield Anstey Early planning 2030[209]
Upfield Brunswick Early planning 2030[209]
Upfield Jewell Early planning 2030[209]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Webster Street will be closed to vehicle traffic at the level crossing in 2025 with a new nearby road underpass completed by 2026.
  2. ^ Laverton station is the closest station on the Werribee line express route to the Maidstone Street level crossing. The closest station geographically is Westona station located south of the level crossing on the Altona Loop.

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