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Melbourne – Brisbane Inland Rail freight corridor

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Sod-turning launches construction of 1 700 km Inland Rail corridor (December 2018)
Construction of the 1 700 km Melbourne – Brisbane Inland Rail freight corridor was officially launched on December 13 when Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack turned a ceremonial first sod in Parkes, NSW.

Scheduled to be completed in 2025, the Inland Rail project includes the construction of 600 km of new alignment and the upgrading of 1 100 km of existing line. The Melbourne – Brisbane transit time would be under 24 h, competitive with road haulage, and the Australasian Railway Association said the line would significantly improve capacity, allow north-south freight movements to bypass Sydney, and would provide environmental and safety benefits by removing lorry movements from roads...
Inland Rail North-West Connection complete (now)
Completion of the first Inland Rail project has given operators renewed confidence to invest along the route, Freight on Rail Group of Australia chair and Pacific National CEO Dean Dalla Valle has said.

The North-West Connection, a newly-completed 5.3-kilometre section of track to join the existing Broken Hill Line to rail track south of Henry Parkes Way, will eventually form the junction between Australia’s east-west railway and Inland Rail...
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