High Speed Rail Authority (Australia)

Where do you get 30 minutes from the centre of Sydney? By car: somewhere around Epping. By train: around Hornsby. On high speed rail: the Central Coast. As we develop the business case for a proposed #HSR link between Sydney and Newcastle, journey times to the Central Coast would be more than twice as fast as today. ➡️ New high speed trains would operate at speeds more than 250km/h. ➡️ Quick, convenient and comfortable journeys - start your day on the train, not in the office. ➡️ High levels of reliability - above 98 per cent. ➡️ A dedicated new railway line. ➡️ Anchor stations in Sydney, the Central Coast and Newcastle. Intermediate station options are under analysis. We'll be presenting the business case to the Australian Government at the end of this year.

"Australia has debated and studied high-speed rail for four decades," writes Philip Laird in The Conversation Australia NZ. "Today, high-speed rail operates in 21 countries over about 60,000km of lines. "Indonesia’s high-speed rail service between Jakarta and Bandung started running last year. India and Thailand are in the advanced stages of delivering high-speed rail. "It’s also under construction in another 11 countries." Full story: https://lnkd.in/gRzsH98m

As part of developing the business case for a high speed rail link connecting Newcastle to Sydney, we’ve been engaging with people across Newcastle, the Hunter Valley and Central Coast.    It was great to meet some of the local community at the Lake Macquarie City Farmers Markets and the Newcastle City Farmers Markets.    Keep an eye out for us in the region over coming months and please say hello. #HSR

As we work on the business case for connecting Newcastle to Sydney with high speed rail, we’re defining the customer product for this transformative project. Trains will have high speed WiFi, food and beverage options, luggage storage and easy access. There'll be a range of seating options including quiet zones and pet-friendly areas. And you’ll be able to start work on the train, not in the office.   Services will be frequent and reliable on a dedicated new line, with trains travelling more than 250km/h. Newcastle to Sydney in about an hour. Central Coast to Newcastle or to Sydney in about 30 minutes. #HSR

Our recent industry briefing in Newcastle outlined further details about the proposed high speed rail link between the region and Sydney. The message for industry from Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King was: this is a once-in-a-century opportunity. Journey times of Newcastle to Sydney in about an hour. Central Coast to Sydney or to Newcastle in about 30 minutes. Work continues on delivering a business case to the Australian Government by the end of 2024. #HSR

Central Newcastle to central Sydney in about an hour - more than twice as fast as now. Following our industry briefing in Newcastle last week, work is continuing on the development of a business case for Australia's first high speed rail line - connecting regions, cities and communities. Trains would travel at more than 250km/h on a dedicated new high speed railway line. The business case will be submitted to the Australian Government at the end of this year. #HSR

Geotechnical work started in Newcastle this week on a proposed high speed railway line connecting the region with Sydney. Take a look. Via NBN-TV Newcastle. Tim Parker #HSR

Thanks Newcastle, for hosting our industry briefing, which drew more than 300 people from across Australia and around the world. As we finalise the business case for connecting Newcastle to Sydney with a new high speed rail line, engagement is continuing with industry, stakeholders and the community. #HSR

More than 300 members of industry joined us in Newcastle for our first industry briefing about the proposed high speed rail link connecting Newcastle to Sydney Thanks for coming, don't be strangers. As High Speed Rail Authority (Australia) CEO Tim Parker said, this is just the start of our industry engagement process. We're engaging early with industry, stakeholders and the community to help inform project development as we deliver the business case to the Australian Government by the end of this year. Please contact our industry engagement team to give further feedback.

We've started geotechnical drilling between Newcastle and Sydney to help determine an alignment for Australia's first proposed high speed rail line. And we're getting ready to brief industry from across Australia and around the world in Newcastle on Tuesday about this new high speed rail link between Newcastle and Sydney - and how we can work together. Newcastle to Sydney in an hour. Central Coast to Sydney or to Newcastle in 30 minutes. Take a look.