High Speed Rail – Line 1 will connect Newcastle to Sydney on a dedicated new railway line with new world-class trains capable of travelling up to 320km/h.

It will take around one hour to get from Newcastle to Sydney and around 30 minutes from the Central Coast to Newcastle or to Sydney.

High Speed Rail stations are proposed for central Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, the Central Coast, central Sydney, Parramatta and Western Sydney International Airport

The Australian Government has announced the next steps in delivering High Speed Rail.

Line 1 – Newcastle to Sydney is now in the Development Phase, which prepares the project for construction.