High Speed Rail - Connecting Sydney and Newcastle to the Central Coast

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High Speed Rail – Line 1 will connect Newcastle to Sydney on a dedicated new railway line with new world class trains capable of travelling up to 320km/h.

It will take around one hour to get from Newcastle to Sydney and around 30 minutes from the Central Coast to Newcastle or to Sydney.

High Speed Rail stations are proposed for central Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, the Central Coast, central Sydney, Parramatta and Western Sydney International Airport.

As the proposed network expands, covering a distance of more than 1,800 kilometres, further regions and communities will be connected by High Speed Rail.

A journey from Canberra to Sydney will take around 90 minutes, while it will take around four hours to travel from Melbourne to Sydney or from Brisbane to Sydney.

For more information, visit the High Speed Rail Authority by clicking HERE.

For access to the February 2026 Update, click HERE.

For access to the Business Case click HERE.
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