Explore Inland Rail’s North Star to NSW/Qld Border section

North Star to Border is one of 12 sections which comprise the 1,600 km Inland Rail fast freight rail line that will connect Melbourne to Brisbane.

The final proposed rail alignment for the North Star to Border section is the result of extensive community engagement, continuous design refinement and 15 years of rigorous engineering and environmental investigations by global engineering design consultancies.

Construction of this section will include:

  • 25km of non-operational rail corridor
  • 5km of new track over Bruxner Highway, Whalan Creek and the Macintyre River
  • 11 bridges and viaducts
  • one crossing loop, up to 2.2km long
  • two public level crossings upgraded to active (lights, bells and boom gate).

Quick Links

Maps

View and download a range of maps showing the North Star to Border route.

Resources

Explore a range of resources about our work in the North Star to Border section.

Visualisations

Check out key visualisations of the North Star to Border alignment.

These images are illustrative and not to scale. They are based on the reference design and may change as a result of further investigations and design refinements.

North Star Road Level Crossing, North Star

Looking east

A rural road leads to an intersection in a rural area. A rural road leads to an intersection in a rural area. A railway crosses the road, and a level crossing signage and slights can be seen before each side of the railway facing oncoming traffic.

North Star Road Level Crossing, Boggabilla

Looking west

A rural road leads to an intersection in a rural area. A rural road leads to an intersection in a rural area. A railway crosses the road, and a level crossing signage and slights can be seen before each side of the railway facing oncoming traffic.

Bruxner Highway overbridge

View looking north

A road extends to the horizon in a rural area of flat plainland. A road in a rural area runs perpendicular to a rail bridge over the road. The bridge starts at an embankment, and extends diagonally across the road at a height.

Viaduct over Tucka Tucka Road, Boggabilla

Looking east (street view)

A rural scene showing a bitumen road, flanked by grass and trees, curving off into the distance. A rural scene showing a bitumen road, flanked by grass and trees, curving off into the distance. A rail bridge extends over the road from one side of the frame to the other.

Viaduct over Tucka Tucka Road, Boggabilla

Looking east (bird’s eye view)

A rural scene where a road and a rail line run into the horizon. A rural scene where a road and a rail line run into the horizon.

Watch a fly-through of the project

Get a bird’s-eye view of the North Star to NSW/Qld Border section.

 

This fly-through shows the 30km of new track and associated facilities between North Star and NSW/Qld Border. This section comprises 25km of the existing non-operational Boggabilla rail corridor and 5km of new corridor to the north of the alignment.

The fly-through provides a bird’s eye view of the project’s reference design, including the proposed rail alignment, proposed Macintyre floodplain crossing solution, public road rail crossings, bridge structures and embankments.

Please note, the reference design may change as a result of further investigations and design refinement. Buildings directly impacted by the reference design are not shown in this video.

Talk to the Inland Rail team

If you would like to contact Inland Rail’s North Star to NSW/Qld Border team, you can either call, send an email or visit one of our offices. And you’re welcome to subscribe to our enewsletter.

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