Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line (was CAMCOS, North Coast Connect)

[Fares_Fair]

https://twitter.com/Jeffrey_Addison/status/1432619777739034628

[Stillwater]

It would be interesting to see just where state government planning is at re earlier thoughts around an 'inland freight depot' at Beerburrum. 

[Gazza]

Yes but I think extended passing loops gives a great deal of benefit for Freight for the next couple of decades, for much less than $1.8b,

so its "fairer" if Caloundra or ideally even Birtinya gets a share now instead with their rail spur rather than putting all the eggs in the nambour basket.

If you're rail line requires people to drive to use it (or an arduous bus ride) then its not an adequate solution.

[Stillwater]

It is interesting that the state government continues to churn out these glossy brochures at regular intervals with a slightly different name each time. Essentially it is marketing people who dream up the slogans and titles ... such as 'more trains more often' ... 'world-class rail system'. And you can stretch you own imagination to come up with more, perhaps 'Embracing Our New Century Rail Revolution' or 'Queensland – On Track to a New World Future'.

The words convey there is a plan and something is happening, which it fact it isn't.

Meanwhile, the real documents that matter are kept under lock and key and must be prized from the fingers of government through RTI requests.

One such request, the North Coast Line Capacity Improvement Study, has these words in it:

A Northside Freight Terminal (NFT) has been suggested in recent times as possibly being warranted to address the north Brisbane and Sunshine Coast markets, and as a facility for assembling longer freight trains. This could be the catalyst for a major logistics hub, with adjacent Distribution Centres. A location on current State owned land at Beerburrum has been identified as being suitable. From a NCL intermodal freight perspective, the advantages of a northern terminal include:
Reduction in the transit time to northern centres (reduces current rail line-haul transit time by approximately 1.5 hours.
Green-fields site capable of being designed to directly accommodate long trains (up to the notional 1500 metres)
Eliminates most of the impact of the commuter passenger curfew periods from freight train pathing north of Beerburrum, increasing freight train scheduling flexibility and ability to more fully utilise the capacity of the North Coast Line.
Significant reduction in the impacts of the Metro network maintenance closures (SCAS closures and other night-time closures) on freight network reliability and availability.
It is important to understand how an investment in rail freight capacity is also an investment in passenger rail operations. These words explain it:
"A Northern Freight Terminal offers very significant advantages in delivering transit time improvements, but also in providing far greater flexibility for scheduling departing and arriving trains, and the ability to utilise more premium freight paths, with minimal constraints from the Citytrain network week-day peak period freight curfew."

Finally, there is this warning to government in the document kept under lock and key ... you won't find these words in the glossy brochures with the minister's smiling face on the inside front cover:

There is no DO NOTHING investment strategy for the North Coast Line if it is to stay open, and provide a meaningful role in the freight logistics task. Failure to invest to renew life-expired assets and address the service parameters essential to retain and grow freight volumes, will ultimately reduce the North Coast Line to irrelevance in the contestable freight market. Road freight will progressively increase its market share under this scenario.

Our government ignores the consequences of the 'do nothing' warning for the North Coast Line. So, what's new?

[Gazza]

So question, we know that the coastal strip has the white sandy beaches that draw tourists, and we know that people are primarily choosing to access those areas via car, which causes all manner of problems.

But the solution instead is to leg up Nambour and let the coastal problem fester?
Do we just hope that people from Brisbane will start using the feeder buses to the beach?

[Fares_Fair]

We know that supply lines are more crucial than tourism. No point having tourists if they can't eat.
We also know that freight rail advantages extend well beyond the Sunshine Coast and in fact serve 58% of the Qld population (2007 report).

No report I have ever read, and there are many, has recommended anything less than proper duplication.

Stage 2 B2N includes extending passing loops for freight at Eudlo, Woombye and Landsborough.
It includes rail duplication from Beerwah to Landsborough.

There is NO money for Stage 2 works.
Doing nothing is the current plan for freight.

Secondly, CAMCOS rail is not walking distance to any beach, unless a family does want to walk a half-hour each way (Maroochydore).
Buses still required.

[Stillwater]

The either/or consideration is not whether to spend money on the CAMCOS corridor to Caloundra (but needs to be Kawana to be meaningful) OR on rail duplication to Nambour.

It is on the level of investment in rail versus the level of investment in road. And that is where the good old bunfight between the state and the feds comes into play.

The offer from the feds is for a 50/50 funding split for rail upgrades on what is known as the Australian Land Transport Network (Brisbane-Townsville) progressively to Nambour (Stage 1 in the bag)and an 80/20 split for road projects in the same corridor. The incentive for the state is to find road-based freight/traffic solutions in that corridor because 80 per cent of the cost of the road solution is paid for by the feds. Queensland chooses an 80 per cent road 'subsidy' from the feds over a 50 per cent rail 'subsidy' from the feds.

That is issue No.1.  The second is that any shared government funding for a rail spur to the coast would be subject to a separate funding deal, because Beerwah-Maroochydore is not part of the legislated Australian Land Transport Network. By law, the federal minister can only allocate normal transport infrastructure funding to the network as defined in legislation.

That does not prevent him/her allocating money off the network, but a legislative or legal instrument is required to do that ... and that will come in the form of the joint council/state/feds $58 billion SEQ City Deal in the pipeline but yet to be signed off  on, prior to the Olympics.

It is not a simple matter of either rail to Caloundra or augmented rail to Nambour. We know that investment in road just shifts the traffic jam from A to B. The solution? More money overall to transport and a shift in the proportion going to rail versus road (i.e. not rail versus rail). We can feel reasonably confident that light rail will come to the Sunshine Coast coastal strip in the same way as it has benefited the Gold Coast. Likewise, pretty likely CAMCOS will get built at least to Caloundra, because of Ted O'Brien being who he is and because he is Scott Morrison's Olympics Supremeo.

We are still faced with a recommendation to government that 'doing nothing' is not an option when it comes to the NCL. There is no such recommendation to government in respect of the CAMCOS corridor.

The other factor is a town planning one -- creating jobs in mini-city centres across the SE, including the Sunshine Coast. That way, good paying jobs will be located away from the Brisbane City Centre and there won't be the daily lemming run too and from Brisbane, down the Bruce Highway. An additional factor is autonomous vehicle technology, admittedly a bit of a way off, whereby motorists 'surrender' control of their electric vehicle to some tardis in the sky that will move traffic far more efficiently than the limited brains of humans.

We should lift the debate here away from dog-eat-dog, sacrifice this for that focus.

[Gazza]

Yes correct.
Like the Maroochy river interchange shouldn't happen till a rail spur is done.

[Stillwater]

Certainly the interchange design should allow for heavy rail.

[Stillwater]

https://undertheclocksblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/camcoscompleteias.pdf

[ozbob]

https://undertheclocksblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/camcoscompleteias.pdf

Thanks      (saved)

[ozbob]

Couriermail Sunshine Coast --> Sunshine Coast transport: Maroochydore business figures ramp up push for heavy rail inclusion in transport plans $

MAJOR players in and around the new Maroochydore city centre have demanded transparency from the state government as fears grow a key transport connection into the CBD has been derailed.

SunCentral chief executive John Knaggs this week called on the state government to present its "full plans" to the public after a lack of reference to a passenger rail link to Maroochydore CBD in the latest Mooloolah River Interchange modelling.

Mr Knaggs said the state- designated priority development area had been designed as a transit-orientated city centre with a designated corridor for passenger rail from Brisbane into the city centre as well as a major transit plaza for train, bus and mass transit systems to link.

He said public transport was critical to the ability to attract people to the city centre to work.

"The rail is absolutely critical to the future (of the Maroochydore city centre)," Mr Knaggs said. ...

[Stillwater]

The state government's treatment of SC residents regarding transport priorities, promises and timings is a field of broken dreams. The transport infrastructure strategic documentation should not be believed. Rank politics is at play.

[ozbob]

Queensland Parliament  E-Petition

https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-the-Assembly/Petitions/Petition-Details?id=3605

HEAVY RAIL ON THE CAMCOS CORRIDOR

TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House the lack of public transport linking Brisbane to Maroochydore.

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to do all in its power to ensure that the State Government urgently commits to funding heavy passenger rail (preferably fast rail) from Beerwah to Maroochydore along the CAMCOS Corridor via Caloundra, Kawana, and through to Maroochydore.

[ozbob]

https://twitter.com/7NewsSC/status/1434793554212114435

[Stillwater]

In what Fares Fair calls the 'conga line of glossy brochures' from the state government and its agencies, the Queensland Government states in the SEQ Rail Horizon document (Figure 8, Page 15) that it is committed to constructing the 'Caloundra Line'. There must be significance in the use of this term, as opposed to the 'Maroochydore Line', for instance. Or perhaps the line to Caloundra is the first stage of the 'Maroochydore Line', who knows (in much the same way as the Beerburrum to Nambour rail upgrade project seems to be concentrated on duplicating Beerburrum to Landsborough. The rest ... well, nobody knows?). If a line to Caloundra is 'on the horizon', as suggested by the title of the glossy brochure, it is reasonable to assume that heavy rail to the Maroochydore Town Centre remains over the horizon and far, far away.

[Gazza]

That's not necessarily the end of the world if the line finishes at Caloundra initially.
If the local government feels that Light Rail is the priority from Caloundra to Maroochydore, why not?

The original CAMCOS study was done 20 years ago, prior to the learnings of the GCLR project.

Having a LR line through a denser coastal area feeding an intercity HR line has seen patronage explode on the GC. I think its a winning formula.

A Caloundra Spur would reduce the public transport time from Caloundra to Central from 1:56" to 1:25" , which is essentially competitive with the off peak driving time of 1:20".... and much faster than the peak driving time of 1:50". No brainer and would see patronage go through the roof.
(And thats WITHOUT Trouts Rd)

A light rail journey from Caloundra to Maroochydore would take around 0:40"
This would mean Maroochydore to Central would take around 2:10" via public transport, compared to 2:36" now.
This is not quite competitive with driving off peak ( 1:20" ) so you would need to build Camcos to make a dent in that.

[Stillwater]

Now that the State seat of Caloundra is in ALP hands, it is pretty likely that the state government will announce a heavy rail line to Caloundra in the lead-up to the next state election. When it will be built is another question. No doubt a media conference will be called, a map rolled out and politicians and wanna-bes will stab fingers at the paper, then wave a hand to some point on the horizon. There even could be a piece of animated make-believe showing a model train racing across the landscape.

Politics plays big in Sunny Coast transport issues.

If only the government would let us in on the REAL plans. You are right, Gazza. However, it makes more sense to take heavy rail to Kawana, where the Sunshine Coast University Hospital is located, and where there are 5000 jobs in and around the health precinct, and within cooee of the University of the Sunshine Coast. Link up with Caloundra-Maroochydore light rail there.

We should be alert to these subtle name changes (CAMCOS / Caloundra Line). After all, the Redcliffe Line stops short of Redcliffe at Kippa Ring. So, is it possible that CAMCOS has now become the 'Caloundra Line'? It's not beyond pollies to announce a line to Caloundra -- and even stump up only half of the cost and calling on an unsuspecting Commonweath Government to tip in the remainder, otherwise it won't be built. Queensland ALP loves doing that sort of thing, saying State LNP members are ineffectual in winning money from Canberra.

And when the journos say 'what about the line to Maroochydore', the perfect political reply is that a line to Caloundra is the 'first stage' ... when it very well might be the only stage. Time will tell.

[Gazza]

I 100% agree Kawana is a more idea terminus for a first.

And it means LR would also be a very logical first stage, going from a Hospital to the main shopping centre at Maroochydore, effectively an upside down version of GCLR Stage 1.
The Uni and Sippy downs could get a hi frequency express bus along Kawana way, with Kawana station acting as the nexus.

I think what will make it harder is the tunnel required under the mountain at Sugar Bag Rd, so the 6km from Caloundra to Kawana is quite expensive.

On the other hand, Beerwah to Caloundra is fairly flat and easy greenfield, so you could "get it in" at a low cost, and have it doing some good quite quickly.
As an interim measure, Kawana would be linked to the new Aura station via Bells Creek Arterial & Kawana Way Link road.

I believe you could get to Caloundra for $600m with very strong prospects for Federal funds, because it's regional / true intercity.

[ozbob]

Couriermail --> Calls to extend rail network to Maroochydore ahead of 2032 Olympic Games  $

The Prime Minister's special envoy on the Olympics has demanded southeast Queensland's existing passenger train network be expanded into Maroochydore's CBD as a compromise to high-speed rail.

Sunshine Coast LNP MP Ted O'Brien is calling on the State Government not to "squander the next few years" in the lead up to the 2032 Olympic Games and commit to building the heavy rail new line, after Infrastructure Australia found the long-touted fast-rail project did not stack up.

The track would be expanded from Beerwah into Maroochydore under the ambitious plan.

"We know the Queensland Government won't agree to start building a new fast rail network between Brisbane and Maroochydore so let's not squander the next few years arguing about it and getting nothing done," he said.

"I propose the Queensland and Australian governments discuss an initial step of building a heavy-rail line between Beerwah east and the Maroochydore CBD.

"This new line can be built as an extension to the existing heavy rail network so long as it's designed to accommodate the possibility of fast rail in the future." ...

The fast real dream is just that ... be lucky to even get the extension to the existing network.   

[verbatim9]

https://www.4bc.com.au/heavy-rail-extension-into-maroochydore-touted-as-olympics-compromise/

[ozbob]

Couriermail Sunshine Coast --> Mayor Mark Jamieson criticises governments for lack of investment in Bris to Maroochydore rail $

Governments have been slammed for a lack of investment in a Maroochydore to Brisbane transport solution, with new plans being described as "slow rail".

Fairfax MP Ted O'Brien this week called on the state government to commit to extending the existing passenger train network to Maroochydore CBD as a compromise to high-speed rail.

Mr O'Brien, who is the Prime Minister's special envoy on the Olympics, said it was a "realistic" plan that could eventually deliver fast rail.

But Mayor Mark Jamieson criticised governments for failing to address congestion and the need for public transport upgrades sooner.

"How long ago was the Member for Fairfax declaring fast rail for the Sunshine Coast?" he said.

"It was probably five or six years ago ... and today, it's slow rail." ...

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Brisbane to Maroochydore rail line prepares to leave the station $

A long-awaited passenger train line between Maroochydore, Caloundra and Brisbane will be examined after the New Year break, Transport Minister Mark Bailey confirmed on Sunday.

The passenger line was first promised in 2005 to reach Caloundra by 2015 and Maroochydore by 2020 by former Queensland transport minister Paul Lucas as part of a $480 million plan.

It has not been built, despite the Caloundra and Maroochydore Corridor (CAMCOS) being protected since 1999 and detailed planning continuing until 2009.

Under the plan, a spur line would leave the main Sunshine Coast rail line at Beerwah and head towards Caloundra and Maroochydore.

The concept re-emerged recently after the Queensland government and Infrastructure Australia criticised early fast-rail concepts from the federal government.

Now Mr Bailey says the Maroochydore passenger line is "absolutely viable" and will be discussed in 2022. ...

[Stillwater]

Hmmm, 'detailed planning' took 10 YEARS, ending in 2009. Now it will be 'DISCUSSED' in 2022!  You wouldn't want the Queensland Government to prepare for war or anything serious.

What's changed? An ALP member elected for the State Electorate of Caloundra, perhaps?

[Gazza]

Stillwater, this is the point where you should drop that member an email.

Put the blowtorch on.

[verbatim9]

While there has been articles and previous commitments by the Bligh Government to have the line ready by 2020. Wiki points out that there hasn't been any definitive date for completion. As I recall a lot of these projects were tied to proposed asset sales at the time.

Initial public consultation was conducted in January 1999, with newsletters and displays of aerial photographs. On 31 March 1999, Minister for Transport & Main Roads Steve Bredhauer announced that a route from the existing North Coast line at Beerwah through to Maroochydore had been decided on.[1] The Queensland Government's Connecting SEQ2031 Infrastructure Plan, commits to the proposal, but doesn't state a proposed completion date.[2][3]

In July 2007, the City of Caloundra and Queensland Government commissioned a study into the realignment of the proposed corridor in Caloundra South. It is proposed the corridor be altered to run west of Golden Beach, and through the Caloundra Airport site.[4]

The construction of a new 14 kilometre double track alignment on the North Coast line from Caboolture to Beerburrum to improve capacity in 2009 was a key requirement for the project,[5][6] with the line scheduled to be duplicated through Beerwah to Landsborough by 2021.[7]

References - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroochydore_railway_line

https://cabinet.qld.gov.au/documents/2010/jul/connecting%20seq%202031/Attachments/Draft%20Connecting%20SEQ%202031.pdf


But as I and many others see it the Olympics has made it possible to bring this project forward

[ozbob]

^ Wrong. 

There has been definitive dates for completion.

CAMCOS was promised to be completed to Coloundra by 2015, and Maroochydore by 2020.

" ... The current timetable for construction of the corridor is, Beerwah to Caloundra by 2015 and from Caloundra to Maroochydore by 2020. ... "

https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=13068.msg206015#msg206015

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-to-maroochydore-rail-line-prepares-to-leave-the-station-20211119-p59ad6.html

... A long-awaited passenger train line between Maroochydore, Caloundra and Brisbane will be examined after the Christmas and New Year's break, Transport Minister Mark Bailey confirmed on Sunday.

The passenger line was promised in 2005 to reach Caloundra by 2015 and Maroochydore by 2020 by former Queensland transport minister Paul Lucas as part of a $480 million plan. ...

[Gazza]

Also
https://fidic.org/sites/default/files/walsh.pdf

Time to back down @Verbatim9

[Fares_Fair]

Wikipedia is wrong.
There were firm commitments made and published in May 2007.

[Arnz]

As said previously, Wikipedia isn't exactly the most reliable of references.  Anybody could put that the Gold Coast Super Duper Ultra turbo speed rail will be constructed tomorrow on the page and there's bound to be someone who'd believe it.

[verbatim9]

While there has been articles and previous commitments by the Bligh Government to have the line ready by 2020. Wiki points out that there hasn't been any definitive date for completion. As I recall a lot of these projects were tied to proposed asset sales at the time.

I don't recall election commitments from any State Government since the abolishment of Asset Sales.  They have on the other hand committed to duplication which is needed for part of he project.

That plan is no more hence the better connections plan being drafted.

This particular Wiki does have references so the source can be stated as reliable.  Universities don't use Wiki as they prefer published and peer reviewed works.

[ozbob]

There have been definitive commitments for completion.

https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/46799

[ozbob]

As said previously, Wikipedia isn't exactly the most reliable of references.  Anybody could put that the Gold Coast Super Duper Ultra turbo speed rail will be constructed tomorrow on the page and there's bound to be someone who'd believe it.

Is this a good time to mention the Maglev. 

[Fares_Fair]

While there has been articles and previous commitments by the Bligh Government to have the line ready by 2020. Wiki points out that there hasn't been any definitive date for completion. As I recall a lot of these projects were tied to proposed asset sales at the time.

I don't recall election commitments from any State Government since the abolishment of Asset Sales.  They have on the other hand committed to duplication which is needed for part of he project.

That plan is no more hence the better connections plan being drafted.

This particular Wiki does have references so the source can be stated as reliable.  Universities don't use Wiki as they prefer published and peer reviewed works.

G'day Verbatim,
It was only the Campbell Newman Govt that linked infrastructure spending to asset sales heading into the 2015 election.
Their commitments were conditional, not definitive.
As we all know, they lost the election.

Prior multiple commitments under the Beattie and Bligh governments were set - though they were never election promises per se.

[verbatim9]

The Bligh Government started the asset sale intentions to pay for all their commitments. They subsequently lost the election. Newman had intentions of following that through but lost the election on a few issues not  directly tied to asset sales. Labor came in again saying no asset sales, but were unable to pay for commitments other than Gold Coast LRT Coomera duplication and Cross River rail. So all other projects were pushed back.

Mark Bailey even stated that they will not start any other major rail project until near completion of CRR

Then behold we are in a fortunate position to get the Olympics and funds associated with that; Hence the Camcos discussion being brought forward. This Is likely thanks to the Sunshine Coast Council and their mass transit initiatives, work from SEQ mayors and submissions for the Better Connections Qld transport plan.

Yes, the Bligh Government did give a commitment to build all this stuff in line with SEQ 2031 but they had no way of paying for it, hence their asset sale intentions.

I wouldn't call the whole thing broken promises

RBOT should be happy that Camcos is being discussed and hopefully there will be a definitive timeline attached for construction and  completion.

[Fares_Fair]

They were not intentions.
They were actions.
The Bligh Govt did sell assets, lots of them; ports, water, freight etc.
None of their broken rail promises were linked to these sales.

Their commitments made in 2007 had nothing to do with SEQ2031.

They were linked under the LNP.
I called out this as blackmail in 2014.
I had a public stoush with Tim Nicholls over it.

They are broken promises.

I'm happy that they will talk about CAMCOS in the lead up to the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
With a 50/50 funding split the dollars will go further.

Were talking around $2.2 billion to Maroochydore.
I mentioned in my interview with ABC radio this morning that heavy rail to the Airport would be the best of outcomes.
I hope they discuss that.

[BrizCommuter]

If CAMCOS is to be built, we also need NWTC (with enough tracks for local and expresses).

[Cazza]

If CAMCOS is to be built, we also need NWTC (with enough tracks for local and expresses).

With a direct connection to CRR. Without it, running via Windsor will negate any time savings made, plus significantly strain the capacity of the inner FG line. This connection will truly unlock allow for fast rail from the Sunshine Coast to the heart of Brisbane's transport network.

[ozbob]

Sent to all outlets:

Media release: Advancement on the CAMCOS project welcomed

23rd November 2021

RAIL Back On Track (http://backontrack.org) a web based community support group for rail and public transport and an advocate for public transport passengers welcomes movement on advancing the CAMCOS rail project on the Sunshine Coast. CAMCOS is an acronym for the Caboolture to Maroochydore Corridor Study ( https://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/caboolture-to-maroochydore-corridor-study ).

Transport Minister Mark Bailey recently indicated Government would look at progressing rail to Caloundra and Maroochydore in 2022. This is after continued pressure from Sunshine Coast locals, Council, and numerous community and business groups (including RAIL Back On Track), as well as Federal MP Ted O'Brien ( Brisbane to Maroochydore rail line prepares to leave the station https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/brisbane-to-maroochydore-rail-line-prepares-to-leave-the-station-20211119-p59ad6.html ).

The line would branch of the existing Sunshine Coast line at Beerwah, run eastward to Caloundra, then north along the coastal strip to the Maroochydore CBD.

CAMCOS has been spoken about for decades, but never delivered ( e.g. Statement 25th May 2007 https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/46799 ). In the meantime, traffic on the Bruce Highway has continued to grow, and public transport users have suffered journey times significantly longer than driving. There has been a rolling programme of motorway upgrades on the Sunshine Coast, whilst rail upgrades have progressed at an agonizingly slow pace, and frequently politicised.

Robert Dow said: "The Sunshine Coast line has the lowest rail frequency in the SEQ network and some of the lowest speeds.
You've also got a real issue with the major stations of Beerwah, Landsborough and Nambour being a long distance from the booming coastal area, these have held the region back, because the rail service currently being provided by the government just isn't very good."

With the Olympics coming in 2032, a need to reach net zero emissions and a growing population, it's more important than ever to give the Sunshine Coast the rail link they have been waiting so long for.

Cross River Rail and the duplication to Beerwah are both due for completion by 2025.
These project were prerequisites to CAMCOS, and when these bottlenecks are fixed, there's no longer anything stopping greatly increased rail services when the line is constructed.

RAIL Back on Track wants planning and construction of CAMCOS to be expedited (and even occurring in parallel with the rail duplication works). This would mean CAMCOS trains could sooner take advantage of the infrastructure already under construction.

Robert Dow said: "You don't have to wait for Cross River Rail or the duplication to be completed to start construction on the CAMCOS railway.  Forward thinking means building them all projects concurrently and running trains through seamlessly upon completion."

If you support rail to Caloundra and Maroochydore, now is the time for citizens to contact your local MP and express your support.

TOP 10 reasons to build CAMCOS

1 - Reduces overall travel times significantly between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.
2 - Improves public transport within the Sunshine Coast itself, and also provide a new active transport corridor.
3 - Places new stations closer to major population areas as well as growth areas such as Aura, eliminating the need for long bus rides to Landsborough or Nambour.
4 - Inline with net zero emissions by 2050.
5 - Would form part of a future SEQ Fast Rail network.
6 - Gives people an alternative to congested roads in and around the Sunshine Coast.
7 - Allows for seamless connections with the proposed Sunshine Coast light rail system and expansion of the Maroochydore Airport precinct.
8 - Improved economic outcomes for the region, including supporting the development of the Maroochydore CBD.
9 - Supports tourism and access to major events.
10- Finally puts an end to decades of delays and broken promises.

Robert Dow
Administration
admin@backontrack.org
RAIL Back On Track https://backontrack.org

[ozbob]

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