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EXISTING
RAIL LINES &
INFRASTRUCTURE
1,200KM
NEW JOBS
DURING
CONSTRUCTION
16,000
SEPARATE
PROJECTS
13
INCREASE
AUSTRALIA’S
GDP
$16BN*
AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT
COMMITMENT
$9.3BN
TOTAL
DISTANCE
1,700KM
KEY FACTS OF
INLAND RAIL
—Inland Rail
Service Offering
endorsed by
Industry
—Inland Rail Business
Case prepared with
10 year delivery
plan, and submitted
to Infrastructure
Australia
—Australian
Government
announces $300
million for ARTC
to develop the
Business Case
and commence
planning
—Inland Rail
Alignment Study
(IRAS) identifies
alignment via
Albury, Parkes,
Moree and
Toowoomba
—North South Rail
Corridor Study
identifies preferred
corridor via Parkes
and Moree
—Implementation
Group established,
chaired by Hon
John Anderson AO
—Implementation
Group recommends
Inland Rail should
proceed following
route determined by
the 2010 IRAS with
minor changes
2006
2010
2013
2014
2015
INLAND RAIL
TIMELINE
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