page_title: South West Rail Link
section_title: Stage two
hierarchical_section_title: South West Rail Link / History / Construction / Stage two
caption_attribution_description: English: Station site seen from a distance
context_page_description: The South West Rail Link is a railway line serving the developing suburbs of south-western Sydney, Australia between Glenfield and Leppington. Services form part of the Sydney Trains commuter rail network. It opened on 8 February 2015.
context_section_description: Stage two included extending the railway line westward towards Leppington. This involved:
  A rail flyover on the south side of Glenfield station to take the new line over the Main South line and the Southern Sydney Freight Line.
  11.4 kilometres of double track from Glenfield to Leppington.
  Stations and car parks at Edmondson Park and Leppington.
  A new train stabling facility to the west of Leppington with a capacity for 20 8-car trains.
  Stage two received planning approval on 18 November 2010. On 7 December 2010, Premier Kristina Keneally announced that a contract for design and construction of stage two had been awarded to the John Holland Group.
  On 13 September 2014, the NSW Government announced that construction was complete, saying the line had come in $300 million under budget and a year ahead of schedule. The line opened 8 February 2015.
caption: Edmondson Park station construction site in June 2012
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