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Millions to be spent getting high-speed rail on track
- Tomorrow the High Speed Rail Authority will release its business case, and Transport Minister Catherine King will announce a two-year development phase with $229.6 million added, raising funding to $659.6 million.
- Decades of failed proposals left the project stalled, with 12 or 13 attempts before the High Speed Rail Authority was established under the Albanese government to plan an east-coast network amid growing population pressures.
- Technical details show a 191-kilometre Sydney–Newcastle route that could cost $90 billion, with trains reaching 320km/h, cutting travel to one hour and carrying 520 passengers per 200-metre train.
- An estimated $250 billion over 50 years underpins the case for regional transformation, creating more than 99,000 jobs and adding 46,000 households in Newcastle, Hunter, Lake Macquarie and Central Coast.
- Touted as the start of a coast-spanning network, the scheme raises long-term questions as the federal government will likely shoulder most costs, while the Grattan Institute and Senator David Pocock call for Canberra–Sydney upgrades.
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Full steam ahead: Federal Government launches plans for first high-speed Sydney to Newcastle train service
The Federal Government has moved to the next stage of Australia's inaugural high-speed rail project, launching a two-year development phase for the Sydney-to-Newcastle link. Construction is slated to begin in 2028. While the project faces a nearly $90 billion price tag and public scepticism over its long history of delays, proponents argue the 180-kilometre network will eventually transform regional housing and productivity across the entire Eas…
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