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* Melbourne Airport Rail: from the airport at Tullamarine to run parallel to the Broadmeadows - Albion line and join the Sunbury line at Sunshine [thus also feeding into the above Metro Tunnel line]; ca.12km, projected opening 2029. [https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/melbourne-airport-rail Website here] | * Melbourne Airport Rail: from the airport at Tullamarine to run parallel to the Broadmeadows - Albion line and join the Sunbury line at Sunshine [thus also feeding into the above Metro Tunnel line]; ca.12km, projected opening 2029. [https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/melbourne-airport-rail Website here] | ||
* Victoria regional lines: these are being upgraded. Details at [https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/regional-rail-revival this website] | |||
==Lines with Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services== | ==Lines with Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services== | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 6 March 2025
Country Details
See Wikipedia
Timetable
Extensive information is available at the Man in Seat 61.
Summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Maps
See Australian Rail Maps and Maps and Plans
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Authority
The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is a federal government owned corporation that owns, leases, maintains and controls the majority of the inter-State main line standard gauge railway lines on the mainland of Australia.
Gauges
One of three gauges is normally used on main line railways. Each started in different parts of country, due to historic development precedents in gauge choice in particular states and because such state systems were initially isolated from one another.
- 1,435 mm (4 feet 8½ inches) standard gauge
- 1,600 mm (5 feet 3 inches) broad gauge
- 1,067 mm (3 feet 6 inches) narrow [Cape] gauge
There is an ongoing programme to convert both broad and narrow gauge lines to standard gauge.
Narrower gauges of
- 600 mm (2 feet)
- 760 mm (2 feet 6 inches)
were used on industrial lines and remain on some tourist lines.
Electrification
Suburban networks can have electrification at either
- 1,500 V DC
or
- 25 kV AC.
- 750 V DC is used on tramways.
Tourist Lines
See Wikipedia
Metros
Melbourne and Sydney.
Trams/LRT Systems
In Adelaide, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle and Sydney.
See Urban Rail
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
The Adelaide 1 km Port Dock Railway Line branch reopened on 25 August 2024 after decommissioning in 1981.
Parramatta's light rail officially opened for commuters on Friday 20 December 2024. The first passenger services departed Carlingford and Westmead light rail stops at 5am and Parramatta Square at 5:02am. Stage two construction of the Parramatta light rail project will begin in 2025, which will add another 10 kilometres of track to extend it to Sydney Olympic Park.
Future Changes
- Melbourne Airport Rail: from the airport at Tullamarine to run parallel to the Broadmeadows - Albion line and join the Sunbury line at Sunshine [thus also feeding into the above Metro Tunnel line]; ca.12km, projected opening 2029. Website here
- Victoria regional lines: these are being upgraded. Details at this website
Lines with Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services
See Australia - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services.
