Action For Transport 2010, 1998
In 1998, the NSW government released a position paper on various road and public transport projects to be delivered before 2010. The rail projects envisaged were:
- the Airport Line, already under construction at the time and completed in 2000
- an extension of the Eastern Suburbs line to Bondi beach, to be completed by 2002
- the Parramatta Rail Link between Parramatta and Chatswood by 2006 (the Epping to Chatswood section was completed in early 2009)
- a Hornsby to Newcastle High Speed Rail line to have started by 2010
- a North West Rail Link between Epping and Castle Hill by 2010
- a Sutherland to Wollongong High Speed Rail by 2010
- a Hurstville to Strathfield railway line to start by 2010 and be completed in 2014
- a Liverpool 'Y Link' to start by 2010
Three projects were listed for consideration as additions after 2010:
- a line to the Warringah Peninsula
- an extended Eastern Suburbs line towards Maroubra,
- an extension of the North West railway line towards Rouse Hill.
Of these proposals, only the ones already under construction or advanced planning (the Airport line and the Epping- Chatswood section of the Parramatta Rail Link) are or will be completed. Most of the proposed roads and motorways outlined in the same paper have been constructed however.
Read more about this topic: Proposed Railways In Sydney
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