High Speed Rail on the east coast of Australia through a long-term, realistic and pragmatic approach would be a huge step forward for the nation. High speed rail is also an important catalyst for regional development and renewal. High speed rail in Australia could be an opportunity to accommodate growth without the need for radical changes to density of capital cities and begin to answer some of our most challenging social issues, such as access to affordable housing.
The development of high capacity infrastructure corridors in Australia is essential to facilitate the movement of people and goods and the delivery of services, given the predicted population and density increases over the next four decades. It is imperative the Federal Government plays a pivotal role in meeting the challenges that this involves – to preserve the corridors now, enabling Australia to develop and implement a long-term approach to infrastructure planning.
Some corridors, for example Sydney to Canberra or Newcastle, may lend themselves to short-term development. If high speed rail linked an existing airport such as Canberra or Williamstown, the need for a second Sydney airport could be deferred, saving up to $15 billion and significantly enhancing the economic case for the project. 80% of the people using air travel between Sydney and Canberra would use the HSR system.
Infrastructure Partnerships Australia. 2010. East Coast High Capacity Infrastructure Corridors - A realistic pathway to very fast trains. Retrieved from https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Rx3S0EI3IQgJ:www.infrastructure.org.au/DisplayFile.aspx?FileID%3D433+EAST+COAST+HIGH+CAPACITY+INFRASTRUCTURE+CORRIDORS+-+A+realistic+pathway+to+very+fast+trains&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiNhQV6ssxBY3RQRD3xM-Im0xN9FMBEl5IM_rh466zYlYoj__4Bgl5gJlsc80FaKsumwmC-ALVytOUUvxtFW30Z699Ynhxk9ct0ei6e9JHAwPLV2cogxjf1t63V93bkJ3RmfBOz&sig=AHIEtbT74nkVYLRI_xzVGgTxNLecbUoH8g&pli=1
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