INLAND RAIL ALIGNMENT 2017

GOWRIE TO HELIDON
DETAIL OF QLD SECTIONS
OAKEY
MILLMERRAN
Approximately 26km of new
dual gauge track
This route will traverse the steep
terrain of the Toowoomba Range
and will include a 6.4km tunnel.
GOWRIE
HELIDON
TOOWOOMBA
GRANDCHESTER
HELIDON TO CALVERT
Approximately 47km of new dual
gauge track (approximately half
within existing rail corridors)
This track will cross the Lockyer Valley
flood plain and the Little Liverpool
Range with a 1km tunnel.
CALVERT TO KAGARU
OAKEY GOWRIE
Approximately 54km of new track
BRISBANE
(dual gauge) CALVERT
Using 1.1km of tunnelling this section will TOOWOOMBA
connect Inland Rail with the Sydney to GRANDCHESTER
Brisbane coastal line, diverting freight
KAGARU
away from metropolitan areas.
MILLMERRAN
BRISBANE
INGLEWOOD NSW/QLD BORDER TO GOWRIE
Approximately 172km of new dual gauge track plus
NSW/QLD BORDER 54km of upgraded track
ROSEWOOD YELARBON This dual gauge track will connect Australias most
productive farming regions to the Port of Brisbane
CALVERT NORTH STAR and will include new track and upgraded narrow
gauge track.
KAGARU NORTH STAR TO NSW/QLD BORDER
MOREE
Approximately 30km of new track
KAGARU TO ACACIA RIDGE This will complete one of the key missing links of
track between NSW and QLD, using 27km of
Approximately 35km of existing track
disused rail corridor and 3km of new track to
This track will be upgraded to increase
connect to the operating line running to Yelarbon.
height clearance and allow double
stacking.
NARRABRI TO NORTH STAR
Approximately 183km of upgraded
NARRABRI track, 3km of new track
GWABEGAR This track will be upgraded (with a
deviation) to allow inland rail traffic
to travel at maximum speed.

NARROMINE TO NARRABRI
Approximately 307km of new track
This new track will reduce the overall
journey time and complete one of the
missing links between Melbourne,
Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.
NARROMINE

PARKES TO NARROMINE
Approximately 107km of upgraded track,
East-Wes 5km of new track
t Corridor
This track will be upgraded to allow the inland NEWCASTLE
rail traffic to travel at maximum speed. PARKES
< PERTH /ADELAIDE

STOCKINBINGAL TO PARKES
Approximately 173km of existing track
Inland Rail will benefit from the track
upgrades that ARTC has already SYDNEY
completed to this section. Additional
works will be undertaken to
accommodate double stacking.

STOCKINBINGAL
ILLABO TO STOCKINBINGAL
ute
Existing Coasta l Ro
Approximately 37km of new track
This new track will reduce route
ILLABO
distance by 30km and avoid the JUNEE
Bethungra Spiral.
WAGGA WAGGA
CANBERRA
ALBURY (VIC/NSW BORDER) TO ILLABO
Approximately 185km of existing track
This track will be upgraded to increase height
clearance and to accommodate double stacking.

ALBURY

TOTTENHAM TO ALBURY (VIC/NSW BORDER)

Approximately 304km of existing track
This track will be upgraded to increase height clearance
and to accommodate double stacking.
ALIGNMENT KEY
Existing track to be upgraded
SEYMOUR New track
ARTC-IR-BSM-V17

Dual gauge track

MELBOURNE

Current as at 10 February 2017