The Sydney to Newcastle Rail Improvement project will deliver rail improvements between Sydney and Newcastle that would facilitate faster passenger rail services.
The project scope includes:
- 10 kilometres of rail upgrades
- two additional tracks, bringing the total on the line to four
- station upgrades at Wyong and Tuggerah, and
- new dual track bridges over the Wyong River.
Key Dates
Mar 2022 | Project Announcement |
Funding contributions
Federal Government |
PROJECT HISTORY
2017 | The 2017-18 Federal Budget allocated $20 million toward developing a business case for rail improvements between Sydney and Newcastle. |
Mar 2022 | The 2022-23 Federal Budget allocated $1 billion toward for the Tuggerah to Wyong faster rail upgrade on the Sydney to Newcastle corridor, as part of the Sydney to Newcastle Rail Improvement project. |
Apr 2022 | The Federal Government released the National Faster Rail Investment Program, which provided the scope details of the project. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2022)
Sector
Rail
Procurement approach
Unconfirmed |
Location
New South Wales |
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