Barnawartha North
Inland Rail is a 1600km freight rail line connecting Melbourne and Brisbane that will transform how goods are moved around Australia.
In Victoria we’re upgrading 262km of existing rail line between Beveridge and Albury at 12 sites, including Murray Valley Highway at Barnawartha North, to allow double-stacked freight trains to pass safely and ensure everyday products can be delivered faster and more reliably.
Major construction to lower the rail tracks under the Murray Valley Highway road bridge at Barnawartha North is now complete.
Work began on the project in November 2022 and more than 125 workers contributed to lowering the track by approximately 1.4 metres under the highway bridge.
The project required 400 metres of track to be dug up and five Olympic swimming pools of soil to be removed to allow double-stacked freight trains to pass underneath the bridge.
The bridge foundations have been reinforced, drainage installed, levee banks constructed, 6,000 tonnes of rock ballast deposited, and 800 new concrete sleepers and 800 metres of rail laid.
Watch the timelapse showing how we lowered the rail track at Barnawartha North in September 2023.
Inland Rail in Victoria: Contact details
If you have any questions about the Inland Rail project, you can contact our Victorian team by phone, email, mail, or at one of our drop-in sessions.
