Construction of Inland Rail has been divided into 12 sections, as indicated on the map. Below the map is information about each section, plus links to where you can find out more information and download a detailed map for each section. You can also view and download a more detailed version of the full alignment map as a PDF, via the Download button.
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For more details about the section, click on the section name or scroll to the section descriptions (below).
Victoria:
1. Beveridge to Albury (Vic/NSW Border)
New South Wales:
2. Albury (Vic/NSW Border) to Illabo
8. North Star to NSW/Qld Border
Queensland:
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Inland Rail Sections:
Victoria
1. Beveridge to Albury
- Comprises 262km of existing track.
This section will be enhanced to increase height and width clearances to allow for double-stacked trains.
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New South Wales
2. Albury to Illabo
- Comprises 185km of existing track.
Inland Rail will benefit from the track upgrades ARTC has already completed to this section. Enhancements or modification works will be undertaken at locations to allow for safe clearance of double-stacked freight trains.
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3. Illabo to Stockinbingal
- Comprises 37km of new track and 2km of upgraded track.
The route bypasses the winding section of track called the Bethungra Spiral.
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4. Stockinbingal to Parkes
- Comprises 170km of existing track.
Inland Rail will benefit from the track upgrades ARTC has already completed to this section. Enhancement works will be undertaken to allow for double-stacked trains and a new crossing loop built to increase capacity on the line.
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5. Parkes to Narromine
- Comprises 98km of existing track and 5km of new track.
It is the first section of Inland Rail to be completed and accommodates double-stacked trains.
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6. Narromine to Narrabri
- Comprises 306km of new rail corridor and track.
This new section will reduce the overall journey time and complete one of the missing rail links between Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.
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7. Narrabri to North Star
- Comprises 189km of upgraded track and 2km of new track.
This is the second section of Inland Rail to enter construction. Narrabri to North Star crosses the three local government areas of Gwydir, Narrabri and Moree Plains. Due to its scale and complexity, it’s broken into two stages, with Phase 1 completed.
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8. North Star to NSW/Qld Border
- Comprises 5km of new track and 25km of non-operational existing track.
This section will complete one of the key missing rail links between New South Wales and Queensland, using the non-operational rail corridor and new track to connect to the NSW/Qld Border to Gowrie section and the operating line running to Yelarbon.
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Queensland
9. NSW/Qld Border to Gowrie
- Comprises approximately 217km of new track.
The section involves building approximately 149km of new track and upgrading approximately 68km of track from the NSW/Qld border, near Yelarbon, to Gowrie Junction, north-west of Toowoomba.
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10. Gowrie to Helidon
- Comprises 28km of new dual gauge track.
This section will traverse the steep terrain of the Toowoomba Range and will include a 6.2km tunnel.
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11. Helidon to Calvert
- Comprises 47km of a new dual gauge rail line connecting Helidon (east of Toowoomba) with Calvert (west of Ipswich), in Queensland.
Plans also include a 850m tunnel through the Little Liverpool Laidley Range.
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12. Calvert to Kagaru
- Comprises 53km of new dual gauge track within existing rail corridor.
This section includes 39km of dual-gauge track allowing single-stacked operations between a proposed terminal at Ebenezer and Kagaru.
Using 1.1km of tunnelling, this section will connect Inland Rail with the existing Sydney to Brisbane coastal lines and the Port of Brisbane.
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