Maroochydore railway line
The Maroochydore railway line, or CAMCOS (Caloundra and Maroochydore Corridor Options Study), is a proposed railway line on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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Website | queenslandrail.com.au |
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Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Planning history
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] Further documentation on the Qld Government Transport and Main Roads website in July 2022 indicates that planning is continuing.[4]
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.[5]
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,[6][7] with the line scheduled to be duplicated through Beerwah to Landsborough by 2021.[8]
In the 2022 federal budget, the Morrison Government announced a commitment of $1.6 billion towards the construction rail line to improve connectivity for the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. The federal government's funding was under the condition the project's budget would be under a 50:50 split with the Queensland Government.[9]
Proposed stations
The 2009 proposal includes eight new stations, and one existing station:[10]
- Maroochydore
- Mooloolaba
- Parrearra
- Kawana Town Centre
- Erang Street
- Aroona
- Caloundra
- Pelican Waters
- Beerwah (existing)
References
- "Sunshine Coast Rail Route Announced" Railway Digest May 1999 page 14
- "Caloundra South CAMCOS Realignment study". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
- Connecting SEQ 2031 Queensland Government 2011
- "Beerwah to Maroochydore rail extension, planning". Department of Transport and Main Road Qld. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- "Transport Planning on the Sunshine Coast, Caloundra South CAMCOS Realignment study" (PDF). Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 August 2007.
- Landsborough station upgrade plans revealed Queensland Government 21 December 2006
- Caboolture to Beerburrum Duplication Queensland Rail
- Caboolture to Landsborough Rail Upgrade Study Archived 23 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Department of Transport & Main Roads
- Ministers for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport. "Heavy passenger rail on track for Sunshine Coast". Ministers for the Department of Infrastructure. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- "Maroochydore Station Corridor Study" (PDF). November 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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