Editing Cranbourne line (section)

=== Level Crossing Removals ===
The [[Level Crossing Removal Project]] has announced the removal of all 15 remaining level crossings on the Cranbourne line, to be completed in stages from 2018 to 2025. All level crossings between Caulfield and Dandenong were removed in 2018 as part of the [[Caulfield railway station|Caulfield]] to [[Dandenong railway station|Dandenong]] skyrail project.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2018 |title=Caulfield to Dandenong skyrail nears completion |url=https://www.danielbowen.com/2018/03/19/cfd-dng-skyrail-nears-completion/ |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=Daniel Bowen}}</ref> This included the removal of nine level crossings and the reconstruction of five elevated stations along the corridor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caulfield to Dandenong (Skyrail) {{!}} Level Crossing Removal |url=https://www.ecodynamics.com.au/projects/skyrail/ |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=Ecodynamics {{!}} Commercial Landscaping {{!}} Greening & Nurturing Our Communities}}</ref> The second phase of removals involves removing individual crossings along the corridor through a variety of methods by 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 July 2022 |title=Pakenham Level Crossing Removals One Step Closer |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-07/220727%20-%20Pakenham%20Level%20Crossing%20Removals%20One%20Step%20Closer.pdf }}</ref> Some crossings have been removed through elevating the rail corridor, some by lowering or raising the road, with other crossings being removed by closing the crossing off from [[Vehicle|motor traffic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cardinia Shire Council |title=LXRP – Level Crossing Removal Project in Cardinia Shire |url=https://www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/info/20056/major_projects/854/lxrp_-_level_crossing_removal_project_in_cardinia_shire |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=www.cardinia.vic.gov.au |archive-date=11 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211111914/https://www.cardinia.vic.gov.au/info/20056/major_projects/854/lxrp_-_level_crossing_removal_project_in_cardinia_shire |url-status=dead }}</ref> These projects will leave the entirety of the Cranbourne line level crossing free by 2025, with projects on the [[Sunbury railway line|Sunbury line]] leaving the entire Sunshine-Dandenong corridor crossing free by the opening of the Metro Tunnel in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Keane |first=Tom |date=6 January 2022 |title=Contact awarded for $844M Melbourne rail works |url=https://roadsonline.com.au/more-level-crossings-set-to-be-removed-in-pakenham-melbourne/ |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=Roads & Infrastructure Magazine}}</ref>