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Fast track urged for NSW high-speed rail project
The project aims to reduce travel time from over two hours to about one hour and could create 46,000 new households, though cost uncertainties remain, Infrastructure Australia said.
- On Thursday, Infrastructure Australia recommended pushing ahead and approved a two-year development phase to engage contractors and confirm at least 40 per cent of the design.
- The High Speed Rail Authority finished the business case late last year and is now seeking Commonwealth funding for the first two legs: Newcastle to Central Coast and Central, backed by about $79 million of the government’s $500 million planning package.
- Stage 1's 194-kilometre route includes 155 kilometres of tunnels limiting speeds between Sydney Central and the Central Coast to 200 kilometres an hour while reaching 320kmh to Newcastle.
- The authority says the line would spur about 46,000 extra households, and a spokesperson for Ms King said `It will unlock housing, create employment opportunities in the regions and enable our ambitious carbon reduction targets to be achieved`.
- Infrastructure Australia flagged significant delivery risks and said benefits need further substantiation, noting costs likely run into at least tens of billions with low confidence at this time.
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Staged build of high-speed train line from Newcastle to Sydney revealed
Premier Chris Minns said he welcomed the project but would not be handing over a blank cheque for it, noting: “NSW needs some love from the federal government.”
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