page_title: South West Rail Link
section_title: Stage one
hierarchical_section_title: South West Rail Link / History / Construction / Stage one
caption_attribution_description: English: Glenfield railway station carpark from south
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: Planning approval for stage one of the project was received in April 2009. This stage involves preliminary work to support the new line. It is centred on Glenfield station and includes:
  A ground-level car park at Seddon Park on the eastern side of the station. Construction commenced in May 2009 and was completed in October 2009.
  A multi-storey car park on the western side of the station. Construction commenced in November 2009 and was completed in September 2010.
  The northern rail flyover. This replaced a flat junction between the Main South line and the East Hills line with a grade-separated junction. Construction commenced in June 2010 and was completed in June 2014.
  An upgrade of Glenfield station including a new overhead concourse to replace a footbridge, construction of a fourth platform and a bus interchange. As part of this work, the existing platform 1 changed from a side turnback to a through platform. Construction commenced in late 2010 and was completed in mid-2014.
caption: Glenfield station new multi-storey commuter car park in November 2011
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