Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales / Epping Chatswood Rail Line (ECRL) Maintenance Services Contract - 08/08012

The Epping Chatswood Rail Line (ECRL) is a new dual track electrified commuter railway across the north of Sydney, linking the Main Northern Line at Epping with the North Shore Line at Chatswood.  The line includes three new stations at Delhi Road, Macquarie Park and Macquarie University, providing improved public transport access to education, retail and employment locations. In addition, new underground platforms are being provided at Epping and the existing surface station is being upgraded, and a new Chatswood Transport Interchange is being constructed.

These facilities are being constructed and commissioned by the Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation for the NSW Government. Upon commissioning, these facilities will be operated and maintained by RailCorp, with private sector involvement in the operation and maintenance of the non-rail component of the Chatswood Transport Interchange.

The ECRL, with its junctions at Chatswood and Epping, is configured to provide a new train route from Hornsby, to the lower North Shore, and the Sydney CBD via the North Ryde/Macquarie corridor, i.e.

Up:       Hornsby - Epping - Chatswood -Sydney CBD

Down:   Sydney CBD - Chatswood - Epping - Hornsby

The new route is in addition to existing routes between Hornsby and the Sydney CBD via the Main Northern Line and North Shore Line. The ECRL and North Shore Lines connect directly through the Sydney CBD to the Northern and Western Lines to provide continuous "through" timetabled services.

Between Chatswood and Epping, new underground stations are provided at Delhi Road, Macquarie Park and Macquarie University. Additional platforms are provided at Epping and Chatswood Stations, to cater for increased passenger interchange and to ensure adequate and reliable train capacity at the new Epping and Chatswood Junctions.

Chatswood Transport Interchange (CTI) is located centrally to the Chatswood CBD. CTI has been rebuilt to incorporate the rail station, bus interchange, pedestrian, taxi and drop off facilities.

Delhi Road Station  is located underground near the intersection of Epping Road, the M2 Motorway and Delhi Road at North Ryde.

Macquarie Park Station  is located underground near the intersection of Lane Cove Road and Waterloo Road at Macquarie Park.

Macquarie University Station  is located underground near the entrance to Macquarie University at the intersection of Waterloo and Talavera Roads.  It is also adjacent to the Macquarie Centre retail facilities.

Epping Station is extensively redeveloped to improve platforms on the existing Northern Line and to provide new underground platforms on the ECRL. The existing surface station is completely re-furbished with a new above track concourse and platforms have been widened and re-configured. Escalators, lifts and stairs provide access between the concourse, surface platforms and underground platforms.

The services to be provided by the Service Provider under the proposed contract cover the provision of Maintenance Services in support of this Epping Chatswood Rail Line (ECRL).

Further details are provided in the Summary Document, which is an Information Document for the purposes of the Tender.