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A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks.
Enough space under the new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge for double-stacked freight trains, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks. THe crane is lifting a large concrete beam into place.
A birds-eye view of Seymour-Avenel Road beam lift, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks. THe crane is lifting a large concrete beam into place.
Seymour-Avenel Road bridge deck beams installed.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks. THe crane is lifting a large concrete beam into place.
85-tonnes per bridge beam at Seymour-Avenel Road, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks.
Moving the beam into place at Seymour-Avenel Road, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks.
Another milestone achieved a Seymour-Avenel Road, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks.
A close-up of the crane at Seymour-Avenel Road, October 2024.
A construction site. A huge crane lifts a concrete beam in place, high over three railway tracks, to lay it alongside other beams that will eventually make up a road bridge.
A huge crane lifts the final beam in place at the Seymour-Avenel Rd, Seymour, bridge. September 2024.
A construction site showing a crane next to a new, partially completed bridge, which stretches over three rail lines.
A view of the Seymour-Avenel Rd, Seymour, bridge beams, September 2024.
Overview of construction works at a railway station
A rail construction site showing a completed bridge spanning a railway line that has two excavators working on it.
The works at Glenrowan in September, 2024.
A boxy machine on a railway track that's under construction.
A tamper packs down the ballast supporting the newly installed rails at the Wyndham Avenue road bridge, where the rail line was lowered by two metres during the September possession to enable the safe passing of double-stacked freight trains.
A crowd of about 30 people watch a crane haul a huge blue bridge beam high into the air.
Crowds gathered in Wangaratta to watch the Green Street bridge lift, September 2024.
A large group of workers, wearing high visibility gear, gather under a huge awning as dawn breaks purple and pink in the background.
Possession pre-start in Wangaratta, September 2024.
Two heavy machines in a railway construction site, with a bridge in the background.
Drainage works at Glenrowan, September 2024
Bright orange pain on the underside of bridge pillars, with a mountain in the background.
Finishing touches added to the Beaconsfield Parade bridge in Glenrowan, September 2024.
A truck, which is fitted with special wheels that allow it to run on railway track, is positioned on the track at Wangaratta station. Two workers watch as the truck's pump operates.
Critical works between the rail lines at Wangaratta Station, September 2024.
A series of bright yellow spider-like machines straddle a shiny new section of rail, in a rural setting.
Track and turnouts laying machinery – known as PEMs – work in unison to install rails at Daroobalgie.
A construction site in a rural area. A rail line runs through the centre of it. A road is being constructed either side of the railway line. Machinery and vehicles are dotted across the site. There are mountains on the horizon.
Overview of the Seymour-Avenel Road construction site at Seymour, July 2024.
A motorcycle rides over a bridge which spans a construction area, in a urban-rural setting.
View of the new Beaconsfield Parade bridge and construction of Woolshed Road, July 2024.
A freight train passes under a new bridge, in the middle of a construction site.
Beaconsfield Parade bridge Glenrowan, July, 2024.
A construction worker stands in front of a mesh covered structure with a concrete beam above him.
Preparing the Wangaratta underpass for shotcrete works, a process to concerte walls at pressure.
A construction site with a railway line running through the middle of it, in a township.
View of the Wangaratta Station construction works.
A group of people wearing high visibility safety gear standing in a rail yard.
Inland Rail has announced John Holland as a major contractor. Inland Rail and John Holland employees celebrate the contract announcement.
Four men in high visibility safety gear standing in a rail yard next to a very large machine used in the construction of rail line
Inland Rail has announced John Holland as a major contractor. Pictured are (from left to right) Inland Rail Delivery Director Ed Walker, John Holland Project Director Scott Brown, Inland Rail Project Director Scott Anderson and John Holland Construction Manager Dean Valentic.
A bridge over a railway track, surrounded by a small amount of roadworks.
Roadworks around the new Beaconsfield Parade bridge in Glenrowan, June, 2024.
An aerial view of train tracks in the middle of a construction site.
Earthworks for the underpass, stairs and ramps at Wangaratta Station
Wangaratta Station Precinct from above.
Earthworks for the underpass, stairs and ramps at Wangaratta Station, June 2024.

The Inland Rail Project

Inland Rail is a nation-building infrastructure project, spanning three states, which is bringing benefits during construction and beyond. When fully complete, it will cut rail freight travel time between Melbourne and Brisbane by almost a third, from 33 hours to less than 24 hours, making it competitive with road.

Explore Benefits of Inland Rail

Below are a range of images that display the general purpose of Inland Rail as a project, such as the types of freight trains that travel on the line. These trains include ‘double-stacked freight trains’, which can carry two layers of containers, one stacked on the other.

The first train to run on the Parkes to Narromine section of Inland Rail
The first train to run on the Parkes to Narromine section of Inland Rail
Double-stack container train travels through a rural area near Parkes, NSW.
Double-stack container train travels through a rural area near Parkes, NSW.
Double stacked train travelling near Parkes
Double stacked train travelling near Parkes, NSW.
Double stacked freight train
A double-stacked freight train.
Ballast train arriving at a site just north of Narrabri
Ballast train arriving at a site just north of Narrabri
A ballast train consisting of 25 ballast wagons, 2 plough wagons and a lead and rear locomotive parked just north of Narrabri
A ballast train consisting of 25 ballast wagons, 2 plough wagons and a lead and rear locomotive parked just north of Narrabri
Aerial view of grain train and track, Moree
Aerial view of grain train and track, Moree.
Ballast train north of Narrabri, NSW
Ballast train, north Narrabri.
Ballast being loaded into the ballast train wagons while a water cart assists in supressing the dust
Ballast being loaded into the ballast train wagons while a water cart assists in supressing the dust
A ballast train travelling on newly laid track under the existing Newell Highway overpass
A ballast train travelling on newly laid track under the existing Newell Highway overpass.
GrainCorp grain train on Narrabri to North Star line
GrainCorp grain train on Narrabri to North Star line.
Milguy, NSW: Boolah Farm (left), GrainCorp Milguy (right)
Milguy, NSW: Boolah Farm (left), GrainCorp Milguy (right).
Grain train and track - Taken onsite from Bellata & Moree Graincorp Facilities
Grain train and track - Taken onsite from Bellata & Moree Graincorp Facilities.
Sleepers laid in preparation for ballast and rail leading into Penney’s loop (Manildra Grain Facility)
Sleepers laid in preparation for ballast and rail leading into Penney’s loop (Manildra Grain Facility)
A train's-eye view of the rail tracks near Goonumbla, New South Wales, Australia.
A train's-eye view of the rail tracks near Goonumbla, NSW. Credit: Inland Rail.
The first train on the completed Parkes to Narromine section of Inland Rail
The first train on the completed Parkes to Narromine section of Inland Rail

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About Inland Rail

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Maps and Graphics

Inland Rail is a large and complex infrastructure project. Construction has been divided into 12 sections, with the most southern section – Beveridge to Parkes – prioritised for completion by 2027. The other sections are in various stages of the design, planning and approval process.

Explore Inland Rail Sections

Below is a selection of maps and graphics that help tell the story of Inland Rail. More detailed maps can be found on each section’s website.

 

Full alignment of the 1,600km Inland Rail freight line from Melbourne to Brisbane.Download Map

Animated GIF image showing the Inland Rail route from Beveridge in Victoria to Kagaru in Queensland.

Inland Rail freight trains would be up to 1,800 metres long with double-stacked containers up to 6.5 metres high. The Inland Rail infrastructure has been designed to limit train lengths to 1,800 metres.

Inland Rail freight trains would be up to 1,800 metres long with double-stacked containers up to 6.5 metres high. The Inland Rail infrastructure has been designed to limit train lengths to 1,800 metres.

Inland Rail’s Route

The route of Inland Rail makes its way from Victoria to Queensland, passing through major agricultural centres of of regional Australia.

Explore Inland Rail Route

Below is a series of images that displays some of the locations of the Inland Rail alignment.

 

View of road
The Mitchell Shire, Victoria.
Aerial view of the road near Benalla Station, Victoria
Benalla Station, Victoria.
Image of existing Short Street bridge in Broadford.
Existing Short Street bridge in Broadford
Stakeholder team at Euroa station
Euroa Station, Victoria
Glenrowan Station
Glenrowan Station, Victoria.
On a farm in Wangaratta, Victoria
A Wangaratta farm.
Aerial image of the Wangaratta Railway Station precinct.
Aerial image of the Wangaratta Railway Station precinct.
Aerial view of the silos tower and grain shed in the Rock, New South Wales.
Aerial view of the silos tower and grain shed in the Rock, New South Wales. Albury to Illabo project.
Aerial view of Euroa station, Victoria.
Aerial view of Euroa station, Victoria.
Canola fields outside of Junee towards Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
Canola fields outside of Junee towards Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Aerial view of the Wagga Wagga railway station, NSW.
Aerial view of the Wagga Wagga railway station, NSW.
Railway bridge over Oura Road, New South Wales
Railway bridge over Oura Road, New South Wales
A field with a raised railway on it.
A scene on the Albury to Illabo section.
Aerial view near Cootamundra, New South Wales
Aerial view near Cootamundra, New South Wales
Illabo landscape
Illabo landscape.
Aerial view of the Stockinbingal Grain Silos, New South Wales.
Aerial view of the Stockinbingal Grain Silos, New South Wales.
Stockinbingal station sign, New South Wales.
Stockinbingal station sign, New South Wales.
The first train on the completed Parkes to Narromine section of Inland Rail
The first train on the completed Parkes to Narromine section of Inland Rail
A view of the railroad track near Back Trundle Road, Parkes, New South Wales.
A view of the railroad track near Back Trundle Road, Parkes, New South Wales.
Aerial view of railways near Bribbaree town, New South Wales
Aerial view of railways near Bribbaree town, New South Wales.
Looking east along Box Ridge Road, Mount Tenandra.
Looking east along Box Ridge Road, Mount Tenandra. Credit: Inland Rail
Aerial view of farmland, Narromine to Narrabri, New South Wales.
Aerial view of farmland, Narromine to Narrabri, New South Wales.
Stage 2 - Passing loop and siding south of Tapscott Road_ Moree. Looking south to Narrabri
Passing loop and siding south of Tapscott Road_ Moree. Looking south to Narrabri.
A rail bridge over a river along the Narrabri to North Star section of Inland Rail.
A rail bridge over a river along the Narrabri to North Star section of Inland Rail.
Aerial view of Narrabri, New South Wales.
Aerial view of Narrabri, New South Wales.
looking north along the Narrabri to Bellata project stage showing completed culverts and earthworks in progress
Looking north along the Narrabri to Bellata project stage showing completed culverts and earthworks in progress.
Aerial view of the farmland, North Narrabri, New South Wales.
Aerial view of the farmland, North Narrabri, New South Wales.
A section of the North Star to NSW/QLD border section of Inland Rail, showing a section of track.
A section of the North Star to NSW/QLD border section of Inland Rail.
Aerial view of the freight train moving along the farmland, North Star, New South Wales
Aerial view of the freight train moving along the farmland, North Star, New South Wales.
Aerial view of Yelarbon
Aerial view of Yelarbon, Queensland.
A row of painted silos in a field
Silos at Yelarbon, in the Border to Gowrie section of Inland Rail.
Junction Street, Gowrie Junction, Queensland, showing current view
Junction Street, Gowrie Junction, Queensland.
Image of Tilgonda Road at Kingsthorpe, located in the Border to Gowrie project.
Tilgonda Road at Kingsthorpe, located in the Border to Gowrie project.
View of a road in the Gowrie to Helidon project area
A road in the Gowrie to Helidon project area.
Helidon train station, Queensland.
Helidon train station, Queensland.
Grandchester Train Station
Grandchester Train Station, Queensland
Train at Gatton train station platform
Gatton Station, Queensland.
Gatton town, Queensland.
Gatton, Queensland.
Farmhouse and surrounding landscape outside Gatton.
Landscape around Gatton, Queensland
Aerial view of the existing railway line, Old Laidley Forest Hill Road, Queensland.
Aerial view of the existing railway line, Old Laidley Forest Hill Road, Queensland.
Aerial photo taken in the Calvert to Kagaru project area, showing forested are, some cleared land, some houses in the distance, and a sealed road intersected by a unsealed road
A portion of the Calvert to Kagaru project area, Queensland.
Aerial view of existing corridor railway corridor, Railway street, Laidley, Queensland.
Aerial view of existing corridor railway corridor near Laidley, Queensland.

Construction highlights

Inland Rail construction is well underway.

Building Inland Rail

Below is a showcase of images and video taken at Inland Rail construction sites along the alignment.

To see construction images for a specific location, go to: Construction in Victoria  |  Construction in NSW

A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks.
Moving the beam into place at Seymour-Avenel Road, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks. THe crane is lifting a large concrete beam into place.
85-tonnes per bridge beam at Seymour-Avenel Road, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks. THe crane is lifting a large concrete beam into place.
Seymour-Avenel Road bridge deck beams installed.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks. THe crane is lifting a large concrete beam into place.
A birds-eye view of Seymour-Avenel Road beam lift, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks.
Enough space under the new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge for double-stacked freight trains, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks.
Another milestone achieved a Seymour-Avenel Road, October 2024.
A construction site with a crane in front of a partially construction bridge, over three railway tracks.
A close-up of the crane at Seymour-Avenel Road, October 2024.
A construction site. A huge crane lifts a concrete beam in place, high over three railway tracks, to lay it alongside other beams that will eventually make up a road bridge.
A huge crane lifts the final beam in place at the Seymour-Avenel Rd, Seymour, bridge. September 2024.
Steel bars in a grid pattern form an L-shape, in a construction site.
Formwork for the new Green Street bridge, Wangaratta, October 2024.
Mesh screens attached to the side of a concrete bridge.
New anti-throw screens on the Beaconsfield Parade Bridge, Glenrowan, October 2024.
A huge crane beside a railway construction site. In front of the crane is a blue bridge span, which is about to be lifted into place over the two railway lines.
Ready to go. A 650-tonne crane prepares to lift the Green Street bridge into place, September 2024.
A view, taken high in the air from a drone, shows a very tall crane towering over the landscape. It is lifting a massive blue bridge span intoplace over two railway tracks.
A birds-eye view of the Green Street bridge lift, September 2024.
A huge crane lifts a massive bridge span into place over two tracks of rail. A township and mountains can be seen in the background, which shows the scale of the crane, as it towers over the landscape.
On its way. Green Street bridge as it’s lifted into place, September 2024.
A view, taken high in the air from a drone, shows a very tall crane towering over the landscape. It is lifting a massive blue bridge span into place over two railway tracks. Here, it lowers the bridge into place, ready for it to be secured to the bridge supports.
Green St bridge superstructure lifted into place.
A huge crane is show in closeup - well, one side of it fits barely in the frame, it's huge tracks taking up a third of the screen.
A 650-tonne crane lifted the 244-tonne Green Street steel superstructure into place in Wangaratta, September 2024.
A crowd of about 30 people watch a crane haul a huge blue bridge beam high into the air.
Crowds gathered in Wangaratta to watch the Green Street bridge lift, September 2024.
A bright blue bridge span is finally lowered into place, resting on support pillars. The bridge is over two railway tracks.
Touch down. Green Street bridge install complete, September 2024
A huge crane lifts a bright blue bridge span into place, above two tracks of railway.
Looking from Wangaratta Station to the new Green Street bridge, September 2024
A rail construction site where a pump truck extends its long, articulated hose to pump water out of an area on the track. Workers are dotted along the track site, which is shown from above, shot by a drone.
Wangaratta Station works, September 2024.
A worker wearing high visibility gear uses a trowel to smooth mortar into a shoulder-height wall of bricks below a train station platform. Rails can be seen in the foreground.
Workers add brick cladding to the Wangaratta Station platform, September 2024.
A train station platform under construction.
The new station platform takes shape in Wangaratta, September 2024.
Two heavy machines in a railway construction site, with a bridge in the background.
Drainage works at Glenrowan, September 2024
Bright orange pain on the underside of bridge pillars, with a mountain in the background.
Finishing touches added to the Beaconsfield Parade bridge in Glenrowan, September 2024.
A construction site. An excavator's long arm deposits dirt into a tip truck. Noth machines are next to a rail line which is covered in ballast.
Heavy machinery in the rail corridor safely carry out excavation work to lower the track under the Wyndham Avenue bridge during this week’s rail possession.
A series of bright yellow spider-like machines straddle a shiny new section of rail, in a rural setting.
Track and turnouts laying machinery – known as PEMs – work in unison to install rails at Daroobalgie.
A construction site in a rural area. A rail line runs through the centre of it. A road is being constructed either side of the railway line. Machinery and vehicles are dotted across the site. There are mountains on the horizon.
Overview of the Seymour-Avenel Road construction site at Seymour, July 2024.
A construction site with a railway line running through it. A concrete truck with a large crane pipe concrete into a structure beside the railway line.
Blade wall concrete pour at Seymour-Avenel Road, Seymour, July 2024.
A high view of a railway line construction site with mountains in the distance.
Wangaratta Station Precinct work, July 2024.
A construction site with a railway line running through the middle of it, in a township.
View of the Wangaratta Station construction works.
A railway construction site with a concrete strip and formwork.
View of the Wangaratta pedestrian underpass construction, July 2024
A train station with steel beams ready to receive a roof.
Construction of the canopies on the new western platform at Wangaratta.
A image of a train station with a construction site beyond it.
View of the Wangaratta Station construction works. The Dive has been filled in.
Construction site showing rail construction
Works at Wangaratta including filling in the ‘Dive’.
Two crane trucks, with workers in baskets near power lines
Power upgrades in Wangaratta.
Construction site showing two rail lines and a concrete structure being built beside it
Formwork for the new Green Street bridge abutment.
A drone shot above a construction site, showing two rail lines and a concrete enclosure beside it
View from above of works for the Wangaratta station underpass lift, ramp and stairs.
A drone shot of a construction site.
Birds-eye view of the piling rig at Seymour.
Dirt cascades from a spiral drill attached to a large rig in a construction site
Digging deep to prepare for the new Seymour-Avenel Road bridge.
A drilling machine is pictured through a roll of steel mesh
A unique look at our works in Seymour.
A blue and yellow passenger train runs along tracks surrounded by bushland, emerging into a worksite where a tall yellow drilling machine operates.
Piling at Seymour-Avenel Road site.
A crane lowers a piling cage into the ground near a bridge as workmen look on
Piling Works at Wyndham Ave, Forbes, March 2024.
Two workers
Workers at the Beveridge to Albury track possession in March.
A construction site with a rail line running through it. A long line of large dumptrucks wait to be filled with soil, as the first one is via a large backhoe.
Truck loads of soil were moved during the March 2024 possession in Wangaratta.
The ‘Dive’ is filling up in Wangaratta.
The old and the new Beaconsfield Parade bridge in Glenrowan.
Many workers on a rail construction site, with heavy machinery
Workers lay hundreds of meters of new track in Wangaratta.
Almost gone, Seymour-Avenel Road bridge in Seymour.
Overview of a construction site
Night works during the March 2024 possession in Wangaratta.
A group of workers wearing orange jackets and hard hats standing under an awning at Forbes Station
Inland Rail workers at Forbes Station
A worker wearing a heavy welding helmet cuts steel mesh at a rail worksite
Worker on the Stockinbingal to Parkes Possession.
A rail construction site.
Inland Rail site at Murray Valley Highway, Barnawartha North.
A construction site
Inland Rail works at Daroobalgie, September 2023.
A worker on the Inland Rail alignment.
A worker on the Inland Rail alignment.
Cranes lift sections of the Green Street bridge in Wangaratta.
Cranes lift sections of the Green Street bridge in Wangaratta.
A worker using a welder cuts through steel beams at the old dive platform at Wangaratta Railway Station.
Cutting the old 'Dive' station platform at Wangaratta
Crane lays the final of 51 beams for the Beaconsfield Parade bridge at Glenrowan
Laying the final of 51 beams for the Beaconsfield Parade bridge at Glenrowan.
Work progressing on Wangaratta Station underpass ramps and stairs.
Works on the new Wangaratta Station underpass ramps and stairs.
Birds-eye view of the Wangaratta Station works.
Birds-eye view of the Wangaratta Station works.
An A-Frame Rail Aligner on a railway track
An A-Frame Rail Aligner is a unique-looking precision calibration tool designed to ensure rail is laid at the correct stress-free temperature set out by Australian Standards.
Crane lays the final beam on to the Beaconsfield Parade bridge
Final concrete beam is installed on the new Beaconsfield Parade bridge.
Crane lays the final beam on to the Beaconsfield Parade bridge
Final concrete beam is installed on the new Beaconsfield Parade bridge.
Earthwork machinery at Wangaratta Station precinct
Wangaratta Station Precinct construction
Heavy truck working at Final earthworks at Murray Valley Highway Barnawartha North in late 2023
Final earthworks at Murray Valley Highway Barnawartha North in late 2023.
Two workers in high visibility gear survey a worksite
Two workers during the Stockinbingal to Parkes 'super track possession', March 2024.
A dozer in a rural setting
Work during the 'super track possession' in March 2024.
A worker communicates via radio to workers
A worker communicates via radio to workers during the Stockinbingal to Parkes Super Track Possession, March 2024.
Dozers moving ballast
Dozers moving ballast during the Stockinbingal to Parkes Super Track Possession March 2024.
A worker on site
A worker on site at the Stockinbingal to Parkes Super Track Possession, March 2024.

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