Two train stations on Melbourne's busy Cranbourne-Pakenham line will close for up to four weeks for work on the controversial sky rail project.
The $1.6 billion project will see nine level crossings removed between Caulfield and Dandenong over the next 18 months and replaced with an elevated rail line.
Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said Murrumbeena and Carnegie stations would be closed for four weeks for works from Sunday night.
Trains will continue to run through the stations and local commuters will be able to access train replacement bus services.
"Some dedicated bus services have been put in place for passengers who regularly use Carnegie and Murrumbeena stations," Ms Allan said.
"The train lines will continue to run. Additional car parking has been made available at nearby stations."
Ms Allan said the first of two 140-tonne piling rigs, which would install more than 1,000 piles along the rail corridor, had been delivered to Murrumbeena Station.
The work will close Murrumbeena and Carnegie stations for up to a month. Source: VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT
Gantry cranes, due to arrive later this year, will lift concrete segments onto carriers that will run up and down the line, putting the pieces in place.
The controversial project has angered some locals, including property owners whose houses will back onto the elevated rail tracks.
Hundreds of protesters marched in June waving signs and chanting slogans outlining their opposition to the elevated rail line.
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