Clifton Hill - Westgarth duplication. 27/1/09

27th January 2009

After spending just over 120 years as a single line section, the Clifton Hill - Westgarth duplication (involving the construction of a new viaduct over the Merri Creek, parallel to the existing one) was completed on the Australia Day long weekend 2009. These are a few photos taken on the first day of operations, Tuesday 27th of January.

Looking in the Down direction at Clifton Hill, showing the removed centre track, and the new Up Hurstbridge line.	Looking in the Down direction at Clifton Hill, showing the removed centre track, and the new Up Hurstbridge line, with a Comeng departing.	X'trapolis set passing one of the dis-used signal boxes at CLifton Hill.	One of the dis-used signal boxes at CLifton Hill.
The Merri Creek bridges between Clifton Hill and Westgarth, the new one being visible under the old one.	Up Comeng on the new viaduct between Clifton Hill and Westgarth.	New and old Merri Creek viaducts between Clifton Hill and Westgarth.	New Merri Creek viaduct between Clifton Hill and Westgarth.
New Merri Creek viaduct between Clifton Hill and Westgarth, easily the ugliest piece of rail infrastructure I have ever seen in Melbourne!	New double-track alignment from Westgarth, looking towards Clifton Hill.	Looking Up from Westgarth, showing the new double-track section.