The Illabo to Stockinbingal section of Inland Rail is 42.5 km in length, consisting of 39 km of new, single track standard gauge railway between Illabo and Stockinbingal in regional NSW.
The project involves:
- track vertical alignments on existing ground level, on embankments and in cuttings
- 8 new bridges at watercourses, 2 road overbridges and one grade separated (road over rail at Burley Griffin Way – west of Stockinbingal)
- one crossing loop and associated maintenance siding
- construction of new level crossings, alterations of existing level crossings, and stock crossings
- one major drainage diversion to collect and transport stormwater away from the rail line
- realignment of a 1.4 km section of the Burley Griffin Way to accommodate a road over rail bridge at Stockinbingal
- works including installation and upgrade of new and existing culverts, upgrades to existing track for tie-in works, and removal of redundant sections of track.
What happens next
The NSW Government has approved the Illabo to Stockinbingal section of the 1,600 km Inland Rail project between Brisbane and Melbourne. The project is on track for the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to begin construction in south-western NSW in early 2025.
Conditions of approval require extensive consultation with surrounding landowners to ensure the project’s impact on their properties is minimised. Conditions also require the proponent to restore and conserve a parcel of land adjacent to the rail line in response to impacts on critically endangered Box Gum Woodland.
The Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will now determine the proposal according to an accredited assessment process as a controlled action under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
For more information on the Albury to Illabo section of the Inland Rail project go to:
To download a map which provides an overview of each section of the project between Melbourne and Brisbane, go to Inland Rail.