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The Central Coast & Newcastle Line (CCN) is an intercity rail service that services the Upper North Shore, Central Coast and Newcastle regions. It connects the two largest cities in New South Wales, running from Central in Sydney along the Main North railway line to Broadmeadow, and to Newcastle Interchange in Newcastle on the Newcastle railway line.
The line between Sydney and Newcastle was electrified in June 1984. [3] The terminus at Newcastle moved to various locations throughout the years, and has variously been named Honeysuckle and Honeysuckle Point. It was moved to its current alignment in 1872 and took the name of Newcastle in 1935 when Wickham and Civic stations opened.
Newcastle leg – Due to the density of existing development and the formidable terrain, there is no easy way of exiting Sydney to the north. One option is to use the North Shore line to reach Hornsby , whereupon a new alignment would follow the existing Pacific Motorway corridor, cross Broken Bay via bridge or tunnel and enter Woy Woy and ...
The North West Rail Link project – renamed Sydney Metro Northwest – involved the conversion of the existing Epping to Chatswood section to form part of the new Sydney Metro network and allow the new, automated line to run as a shuttle between Tallawong and Chatswood. [25] The ECRL closed on 29 September 2018 to allow conversion to commence.
King announced the Authority would advance the government's first priority of providing high-speed rail between Sydney and Newcastle, to which the government committed $500 million to commence early works and secure corridors. [11] The Bill would abolish the National Faster Rail Agency and absorb its functions into the new authority. [13]
Sydney and Newcastle were connected in 1889. [ 12 ] Much of the construction of the Main Western, Main Southern, and Main North lines were completed under the supervision of John Whitton , considered the Father of New South Wales railways, [ 13 ] Engineer-in-Charge for the New South Wales Railways, serving between 1856 and 1899.
achieve speeds of up to 350 kilometres per hour and offer journey times as low as 3 hours between both Brisbane and Sydney and Sydney and Melbourne, 40 minutes from Sydney to Newcastle, and 1 hour between Sydney and Canberra; carry about 54 million passengers a year by 2036; offer competitive ticket prices. [77]
The line was completed through between Sydney and Newcastle with the opening of the massive rail bridge over the Hawkesbury River in 1889. [3] Hamilton is located on the Northern line, between Broadmeadow and Newcastle Interchange. In 1857, the railway was opened in the Newcastle area when a line was opened from Honeysuckle Point to East ...