State to work with federal government on $1bn upgrade that could slash travel time between Sydney and Gosford to 25 minutes
government has backed a $1bn rail upgrade between Sydney and the Central Coast that could pave the way for faster train services.
The NSW government announcement on Saturday, focused initially on the Sydney-Central Coast link, will improve the Tuggerah-Wyong connection and include new electrified tracks, rail bridges over the Wyong River and station upgrades.Perrottet said planning for the project would start later this year and it represented preliminary work that would allow faster rail to operate on the lines with further major investment.
High-speed trains capable of travelling faster than 250km/h could slash travel times between Sydney and Newcastle to one hour and between Sydney and Gosford to 25 minutes, the government says.
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