Region. Submissions on new freight line

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has called for public submissions on its Community Amenity Offset Plan, as required by the Australian Government’s approval of the Southern Sydney Freight Line (SSFL), which involves building a 36 kilometre dedicated freight line from Macarthur to Sefton. The ARTC is presently undertaking works to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of rail freight services along the North-South Rail Corridor between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. A major bottleneck in the network exists in southern Sydney, where freight trains share existing rail lines with the Sydney metropolitan passenger services operated by RailCorp. Submissions close on October 10.