Design
The line will consist of a 36 km bi-directional single track running parallel to the Main South line between Birrong and Glenlee to separate goods trains from passenger trains. Passing loops will be provided at Glenfield and Leightonfield.
The line begins at Macarthur, running to the west of the existing tracks. It joins an existing relief line between Ingleburn and Glenfield stations built in the early 1990s as part of the Federal Government's One Nation infrastructure project. This line was able to be utilised by long distance passenger services in addition to freight services in its former configuration. Just north of Glenfield the line crosses over to the east of the existing tracks, with potential access to the proposed Holsworthy freight hub. The line continues to follow the Main South Line from Cabramatta to Sefton, incorporating the existing Leightonfield Freight loop and depot. At Sefton Junction, the line passes under the Bankstown Line and joins the Metropolitan Goods Line which provides access to the Chullora, Enfield and Port Botany marshalling yards.
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