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Explore Inland Rail’s route

Check out these maps to see the route from Victoria to Queensland. They’ll help you find the newsletter covering your local area.

Victoria:

A map showing a route from Beveridge near Melbourne to the boarder at Albury.

There is one section in Victoria called the Beveridge to Albury section.

Council areas surrounding the route include:

  • Benalla Rural Council
  • City of Whittlesea
  • Mitchell Shire Council
  • Rural City of Wangaratta
  • Strathbogie Shire Council
  • Wodonga Council.

 

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New South Wales, South of Narromine:

A map of southern NSW showing a line from the boarder at Albury to Parkes.

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There are four sections south of Narromine in NSW. Council areas along the Inland Rail route include:

 

Albury to Illabo

  • Albury City Council
  • Greater Hume Shire Council
  • Junee Shire Council
  • Lockhart Shire Council
  • Wagga Wagga City Council.

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Illabo to Stockinbingal

  • Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
  • Junee Shire Council.

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Stockinbingal to Parkes

  • Cootamundra–Gundagai Regional Council
  • Forbes Shire Council
  • Hilltops Council
  • Parkes Shire Council
  • Temora Shire Council
  • Weddin Shire Council.

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Parkes to Narromine

  • Narromine Shire Council
  • Parkes Shire Council.

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New South Wales, North of Narromine:

A map showing a rail alignment from Narromine in central NSW to the Qld/NSW border at North Star.

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There are three sections north of Narromine in NSW. Council areas along the Inland Rail route include:

 

Narromine to Narrabri

  • Coonamble Shire Council
  • Dubbo Regional Council
  • Gilgandra Shire Council
  • Narrabri Shire Council.
  • Narromine Shire Council
  • Warrumbungle Shire Council.

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Narrabri to North Star

  • Gwydir Shire Council
  • Moree Plains Shire Council
  • Narrabri Shire Council.

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North Star to Border

  • Goondiwindi Regional Council
  • Gwydir Shire Council.

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Queensland

A map of Queensland's southern areas, showing a route from the border of Qld via Toowoomba to near Brisbane.

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There are four sections in Queensland. Council areas along the Inland Rail route include:

 

Border to Gowrie

  • Goondiwindi Regional Council
  • Toowoomba Regional Council.

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Gowrie to Helidon

  • Lockyer Valley Regional Council
  • Toowoomba Regional Council.

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Helidon to Calvert

  • Ipswich City Council
  • Lockyer Valley Regional Council.

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Calvert to Kagaru

  • Ipswich City Council
  • Logan City Council
  • Scenic Rim Regional Council.

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Council areas

The below table shows council areas along the route of Inland Rail, and which newsletters relate to that council area. You can use the search function to find your council, or sort the table alphabetically by council, section/newsletter or State.

 

Council AreaSection/NewsletterState
Albury City CouncilAlbury to IllaboNew South Wales
Benalla Rural CouncilBeveridge to AlburyVictoria
City of WhittleseaBeveridge to AlburyVictoria
Coonamble Shire CouncilNarromine to NarrabriNew South Wales
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional CouncilIllabo to Stockinbingal, Stockinbingal to ParkesNew South Wales
Dubbo Regional CouncilNarromine to NarrabriNew South Wales
Forbes Shire CouncilStockinbingal to ParkesNew South Wales
Gilgandra Shire CouncilNarromine to NarrabriNew South Wales
Goondiwindi Regional CouncilNorth Star to Border, Border to GowrieQueensland
Greater Hume Shire CouncilAlbury to IllaboNew South Wales
Gwydir Shire CouncilNarrabri to North Star, North Star to BorderNew South Wales
Hilltops CouncilStockinbingal to ParkesNew South Wales
Ipswich City CouncilHelidon to Calvert, Calvert to KagaruQueensland
Junee Shire CouncilAlbury to Illabo, Illabo to StockinbingalNew South Wales
Lockhart Shire CouncilAlbury to IllaboNew South Wales
Lockyer Valley Regional CouncilGowrie to Helidon, Helidon to CalvertQueensland
Logan City CouncilCalvert to KagaruQueensland
Mitchell Shire CouncilBeveridge to AlburyVictoria
Moree Plains Shire CouncilNarrabri to North StarNew South Wales
Narrabri Shire CouncilNarromine to Narrabri, Narrabri to North StarNew South Wales
Narromine Shire CouncilParkes to Narromine, Narromine to NarrabriNew South Wales
Parkes Shire CouncilStockinbingal to Parkes, Parkes to NarromineNew South Wales
Rural City of WangarattaBeveridge to AlburyVictoria
Scenic Rim Regional CouncilCalvert to KagaruQueensland
Strathbogie Shire CouncilBeveridge to AlburyVictoria
Temora Shire CouncilStockinbingal to ParkesNew South Wales
Toowoomba Regional CouncilBorder to Gowrie, Gowrie to HelidonQueensland
Wagga Wagga City CouncilAlbury to IllaboNew South Wales
Warrumbungle Shire CouncilNarromine to NarrabriNew South Wales
Weddin Shire CouncilStockinbingal to ParkesNew South Wales
Wodonga CouncilBeveridge to AlburyVictoria

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Learn more about Inland Rail

A freight train which has two containers stacked on each other.

August 22, 2024

What is Inland Rail?

Inland Rail is a 1,600km freight rail line, now under construction. It will connect Melbourne and Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Learn more about the project.
GrainCorp grain train on Narrabri to North Star line

March 17, 2024

Benefits

Inland Rail will better link businesses, manufacturers and producers to national and global markets and generate opportunities for industries and regions during construction and beyond. Discover how Inland Rail is bringing long-term benefits to Australia.
A section of a map of Australia, showing a rail line stretching from Melbourne through to Brisbane, inland from Sydney and Canberra.

February 21, 2025

Inland Rail Route Map

Inland Rail is a 1,600km freight rail line now under construction in Australia. This map provides an overview of the Inland Rail project alignment between Melbourne and Brisbane, via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.