Key Focus Area: Transport projects in the Hume Region
Hume Region Passenger and Freight Rail Review
In 2011, The Hume RDA Committee commissioned Stage 1 of the Hume Region Passenger and Freight Rail Review project. The project undertook a review of both passenger and freight rail services within the region and was delivered by GHD.
The review identified the need for significant improvements due to a scarcity of passenger rail services within the region and a continuing decline in the use of rail to transport freight.
Key recommendations from the review included included:
- Gauge standardisation of the Shepparton (Goulburn Valley) Line
- Increase passenger rail services along the Shepparton and Albury/ Wodonga Lines
- Track upgrades along the Shepparton and Albury/Wodonga Lines to achieve parity with Regional Fast Rail (RFR) standards (i.e. Class 1 track)
- Additional passenger rail rolling stock
- Investigate opportunities for a container terminal in the Shepparton region
- Develop the GV Logistics Centre
- Develop Intermodal Rail Terminals at the GV Logistics Centre and at LOGIC Wodonga
- Increase the freight network to allow private sidings/spur lines to connect to the main network
- Introduce a ‘business carriage’ on all trains within the Hume region.
A full version of the completed report can be found below
The Hume RDA Committee is committed to funding Stage 2 of the Hume Region Passenger and Freight Rail Review project, which aims to deliver four reports on the key Hume region transport priority projects as defined by the Hume RDA Committee. These are:
- Rail Gauge Standardisation on the Goulburn Valley Rail Corridor,
- Intermodal Freight Facility at GV Link, Mooroopna,
- Intermodal Freight Facility at Logic, Barnawatha; and
- Public Transport Passenger Service Expansion on the Hume and Goulburn Valley Transport Corridors.
It is anticipated that Stage 2 of the project will be completed no later than 30 June 2012.
For further information regarding the project email the Hume RDA Committee rda.hume@rdv.vic.gov.au
