Inland Rail

Inland Rail is a railway construction project extending from Melbourne to Acacia Ridge, Queensland along a route west of the mountainous Great Dividing Range. The project would see freight trains bypassing the busy Sydney metropolitan area, and instead through an inland route dedicated for freight trains. These trains would be able to be double-stacked, enabling more freight to be carried. 500 km of new track is to be built, along with 1200 km of track upgrades and improvements.[1]

This article is about a planned railway in Australia. For the 1,300-kilometre railway in Sweden, see Inlandsbanan.
Inland Rail
Overview
TypeFreight
StatusUnder construction
TerminiMelbourne
Acacia Ridge, Queensland
Websitehttps://inlandrail.artc.com.au
Operation
Planned opening2025 (2025)
Technical
Line length1,700 km (1,100 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge


Inland Rail Route Map

Overview

In May 2009, preliminary analysis by the ARTC showed that the cheapest version of the inland railway would cost $2.8 billion to build and would allow freight to be moved from Melbourne to Brisbane in just over 27 hours. The analysis found that, if operating by 2020, the economic costs would outweigh the benefits by $1.1 billion, or $860 million if environmental gains were taken into account.[2]

In the 2017 Australian federal budget, the Federal Government earmarked $8.4 billion to build the line. [3]

The 1700km long Inland Railway (under construction) has about 300km of dual gauge.

The line has 3 tunnels at the Brisbane end, one of which is 6km long.

See also

References
  1. "Project". Infrastructure Pipeline. Australia & New Zealand Infrastructure Pipeline. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. Mark Davis (7 May 2009). "Rail sums do not add up, says study". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  3. "$20 billion investment in rail". Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

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