Editing Cranbourne line (section)

=== Melbourne Airport rail link ===
{{Main|Melbourne Airport rail link}}

The [[Melbourne Airport rail link]] will involve the construction of a {{convert|27|km|adj=on}} line from [[Sunshine railway station, Melbourne|Sunshine]] to a new station at [[Melbourne Airport railway station|Melbourne Airport]].<ref name=":23">{{Cite web |last=Jacks |first=Rob Harris, Timna |date=20 November 2020 |title=Melbourne Airport trains will run through the Metro tunnel every 10 minutes |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-airport-trains-will-run-through-the-metro-tunnel-every-10-minutes-20201120-p56gl2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505065158/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/melbourne-airport-trains-will-run-through-the-metro-tunnel-every-10-minutes-20201120-p56gl2.html |archive-date=5 May 2022 |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref> Connected via the Metro Tunnel, services will operate from the Cranbourne and Pakenham lines<ref>{{Cite web |last=Premier of Victoria |date=29 March 2021 |title=First look at long-awaited Melbourne Airport Rail |url=https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/first-look-long-awaited-melbourne-airport-rail |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208072200/https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/first-look-long-awaited-melbourne-airport-rail |url-status=live }}</ref> through the tunnel before splitting off at Sunshine to either Sunbury or Melbourne Airport. Construction of the line will involve the renovation of Sunshine station to allow for additional platforms, construction of new track, and the addition of two new stations at [[Keilor East railway station|Keilor East]] and Melbourne Airport.<ref name=":62">{{Cite web |last=Victoria's Big Build |date=30 October 2022 |title=Melbourne Airport Rail overview |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/melbourne-airport-rail/about/project-overview |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=Victoria’s Big Build}}</ref> Construction started in 2022 with services expected to begin in 2029.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria's Big Build |date=8 October 2022 |title=Melbourne Airport Rail timeline |url=https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/melbourne-airport-rail/about/project-timeline |access-date=11 December 2022 |website=Victoria’s Big Build}}</ref>