Project overview*
| Project status | Approved with conditions |
| Description | A new north-south rail line connecting Dutton Park to Bowen Hills under the Brisbane River and CBD. |
| Proponent | Cross River Rail Delivery Authority |
| Location/s | The rail line will run from Dutton Park to Bowen Hills through Brisbane's CBD. Map |
| Local government/s | Brisbane City Council |
| Investment | $5.4 billion |
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* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Project changes
Since the publication of the Coordinator-General's report on the EIS in 2012, the proponent has applied for various changes to the Cross River Rail project.
The current project-wide conditions and recommendations, general arrangement and property impact drawings are listed below, followed by the full details of each project change.
Cross River Rail: project-wide imposed conditions and recommendations (
675.9 KB)
This document stipulates the environmental criteria the project must achieve during construction and commissioning. Amendments to the document are made from time to time to incorporate any changes to project wide conditions or recommendations evaluated and approved by a Coordinator-General Change Report.
The document was last updated on 7 March 2025 to incorporate amendments to conditions through Change Report No.15. Details of all previous requests for project changes (including amendments to conditions and recommendations) are provided within Coordinator-General Change Reports available below.
In accordance with Imposed Condition 1, the project must be carried out generally in accordance with the below listed general arrangement and property impact drawings. Plans and drawings are amended from time to time and are subject to the scope and findings of a Coordinator-General Change Report being released for the project.
Drawing index and locality plans:
- Drawing index and locality plan 1 (
2.1 MB) - Drawing index and locality plan 2 ( 2.1 MB)
General arrangement drawings:
- General arrangement 1 ( 1.6 MB)
- General arrangement 2 ( 1.4 MB)
- General arrangement 3 ( 1.5 MB)
- General arrangement 4 ( 1.4 MB)
- General arrangement 5 ( 9.2 MB)
- General arrangement 6 ( 1.5 MB)
- General arrangement 7 ( 1.8 MB)
- General arrangement 8 ( 1.5 MB)
- General arrangement 9 ( 1.7 MB)
- General arrangement 10 ( 1.7 MB)
- General arrangement 11 ( 1.8 MB)
- General arrangement 12 ( 1.6 MB)
- General arrangement 13 ( 1.6 MB)
- General arrangement 14 ( 1.4 MB)
- General arrangement 15 ( 1 MB)
- General arrangement 16 ( 1.3 MB)
- General arrangement 17 ( 6.3 MB)
- General arrangement 18 ( 1.7 MB)
- General arrangement 19 ( 1.5 MB)
- General arrangement 20 ( 1.4 MB)
- General arrangement 21 ( 1.4 MB)
- General arrangement 22 ( 1.5 MB)
- General arrangement 23 ( 10 MB)
- General arrangement 24 ( 9.4 MB)
- General arrangement 25 ( 9.8 MB)
- General arrangement 26 ( 10.1 MB)
- General arrangement 27 ( 5.7 MB)
- General arrangement 28 ( 5.3 MB)
- General arrangement 29 ( 9.6 MB)
- General arrangement 30 ( 10.1 MB)
- General arrangement 31 ( 9.6 MB)
- General arrangement 32 ( 9.7 MB)
General construction site plans:
- Albert Street station ( 5.6 MB)
- General construction site plans Boggo Road station ( 9.1 MB)
- General construction site plans Exhibition station ( 5.9 MB)
- General construction site plans Fairfield station ( 4.8 MB)
- General construction site plans main site office ( 3.9 MB)
- General construction site plans Mayne Yard 1 ( 5.9 MB)
- General construction site plans Mayne Yard 2 ( 3.9 MB)
- General construction site plans Moorooka station ( 2 MB)
- General construction site plans northern portal ( 10.2 MB)
- General construction site plans Rocklea station ( 4.8 MB)
- General construction site plans Roma Street station ( 8 MB)
- General construction site plans Salisbury station ( 7.2 MB)
- General construction site plans southern portal ( 3.1 MB)
- General construction site plans Woolloongabba station ( 6.2 MB)
- General construction site plans Yeerongpilly ( 4.8 MB)
- General construction site plans Yeronga station ( 7.2 MB)
Long section drawings:
- Long section drawings ( 3.6 MB)
Property impact drawings:
- Property impact plans 1 ( 3.6 MB)
- Property impact plans 2 ( 9.4 MB)
- Property impact plans 3 ( 10.4 MB)
- Property impact plans 4 ( 9.5 MB)
- Property impact plans 5 ( 9.2 MB)
- Property impact plans 6 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 7 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 8 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 9 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 10 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 11 ( 7 MB)
- Property impact plans 12 ( 1.9 MB)
- Property impact plans 13 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 14 ( 9 MB)
- Property impact plans 15 ( 8.4 MB)
- Property impact plans 16 ( 9.4 MB)
- Property impact plans 17 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 18 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 19 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 20 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 21 ( 9.7 MB)
- Property impact plans 22 ( 1.8 MB)
- Property impact plans 23 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 24 ( 9.4 MB)
- Property impact plans 25 ( 9.8 MB)
- Property impact plans 26 ( 1.8 MB)
- Property impact plans 27 ( 5.9 MB)
- Property impact plans 28 ( 5.3 MB)
- Property impact plans 29 ( 9.6 MB)
- Property impact plans 30 ( 10 MB)
- Property impact plans 31 ( 9.6 MB)
- Property impact plans 32 ( 9.7 MB)
Station drawings
- Station drawings ( 10.2 MB)
Tunnel and portal drawings
- Tunnel and portal drawings ( 17.1 MB)
| Date | Activity |
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| 7 March 2025 | Coordinator General's report on project change ( 0.4 MB) released. |
| 7 March 2025 | The Coordinator-General decided not to publicly notify the proponent’s change application. |
| 6 March 2025 | Proponent’s request for project change application ( |
| Date | Activity |
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| 10 July 2024 | Coordinator General's report on project change ( 633.3 KB) released.
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| 28 June 2024 |
Proponent submitted additional information:
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| 29 April 2024 - 13 May 2024 | Public consultation of project change application. Volume 1 – Application ( Volume 2 – Design Drawings ( Volume 3 – Technical Reports ( |
| 9 April 2024 | Proponent’s request for project change application submitted. |
| Date | Activity |
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| 14 March 2022 | Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 0.6 MB) released.
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| 7 March 2022 | The Coordinator-General decided not to publicly notify the proponent’s change application. |
| 28 February 2022 |
Proponent’s request for project change application ( 210 KB) submitted. |
| Date | Activity |
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| 2 February 2022 | Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 0.4 MB) released.
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| 20 January 2022 | The Coordinator-General decided not to publicly notify the proponent’s change application. |
| 26 November 2022 |
Proponent submitted amended change application ( 800 MB).
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| 28 September 2021 |
Proponent submitted additional information ( 1 MB).
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| 26 August 2021 |
Proponent’s request for project change application ( 904 KB) submitted. |
| Date | Activity |
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| 23 July 2021 | Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 936 KB)
released.
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| 15 July 2021 | Proponent submitted additional information:
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| 10 May 2021 to 4 June 2021 | Public consultation of project change application. Volume 1 – Request for project change 11 application ( Volume 2 – Cross River Rail Design Drawings: Amended drawings:
*Please note, all other plans and drawings are unchanged and located above at ‘Current general arrangement and property impact drawings’. Volume 3 – Technical Reports ( |
| 23 April 2021 | Proponent’s request for project change application submitted. |
| Date | Activity |
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| 9 June 2021 | Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 936 KB) released.
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| 19 May 2021 | Proponent submitted additional information: |
| 23 March 2021 | The Coordinator-General decided not to publicly notify the proponent’s change application. |
| 2 March 2021 | Proponent’s request for project change application submitted.
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| Date | Activity |
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| 5 June 2020 | The Coordinator-General advised the proponent that Imposed Condition 10A ceases to have effect. |
| 7 May 2020 | Coordinator-General's report on project change ( |
| 7 May 2020 | The Coordinator-General decided not to publicly notify the proponent’s change application. |
| 29 April 2020 | Proponent’s change application submitted ( |
| Date | Activity |
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| 4 October 2019 | Coordinator-General's report on project change ( |
| 3 October 2019 | The Coordinator-General decided not to publicly notify the proponent’s change application. |
| 23 September 2019 | Proponent’s change application submitted ( |
| Date | Activity |
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| 14 March 2019 | Coordinator-General's report on project change ( |
| 4 March 2019 | Proponent submitted revised information: Roma Street demolition works updated traffic assessment technical note ( |
| 1 December 2018 to 21 December 2018 | Public consultation of project change application.
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| 19 November 2018 | Proponent's change application submitted. |
| Date | Activity |
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| 31 August 2018 | Coordinator-General's report on project change ( 824 KB) released,
approving the change.
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| 23 August 2018 | Proponent submitted revised information: |
| 3 August 2018 | Proponent submitted revised information: |
| 17 July 2018 | The Coordinator-General decided not to publicly notify the proponent's change application. |
| 28 June 2018 | Proponent's change application submitted: |
Construction enquiries
The Cross River Rail Project is now under construction. If you have any enquiries regarding the construction of the project, contact the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority:
- Phone (free call): 1800 010 875
- Email: info@crossriverrail.qld.gov.au
- Web: https://crossriverrail.qld.gov.au
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
| Date | Activity |
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| 26 June 2019 | The Coordinator-General stated a new lapse date for the Coordinator-General’s EIS evaluation report of 31 December 2024. |
| 8 June 2017 | The Coordinator-General stated a new lapse date for the Coordinator-General’s EIS evaluation report of 9 June 2020. |
| 13 December 2016 | The Coordinator-General stated a new lapse date for the Coordinator-General's EIS Evaluation Report of 20 December 2017. |
| 20 December 2012 | Coordinator-General's report on EIS (1.85 MB) released. |
| 4 July 2012 | Supplementary information to EIS (10.69 MB) released to agencies for comment from 4 July 2012 to 1 August 2012 (and submitters for information only). |
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30 August 2011 to 21 October 2011 | Public consultation on EIS. |
| 19 August 2010 | Terms of reference for EIS (388 KB) released. |
| 28 July 2010 | Project not deemed a 'controlled action' - provided the project is undertaken in a 'particular manner'. |
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10 April 2010 to 17 May 2010 | Public consultation on draft terms of reference for EIS. |
| 7 April 2010 | Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment. |
| 26 March 2010 | Gazettal of 'significant project' declaration (198 KB) |
| 26 February 2010 | Application, including initial advice statement (368 KB), submitted. |
Read more about the EIS process.
Further information
Visit the Cross River Rail website.
Media releases
- Panel delivers rail capacity options (20 June 2012)
- Expert panel to review Cross River Rail (16 May 2012)