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{{Short description|
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The '''Sydney–Melbourne rail corridor''' is approximately {{convert|953|km|mi|adj=on|abbr=off}} [[standard gauge|standard-gauge]] railway corridor that runs between [[Sydney]] ([[New South Wales]]) and [[Melbourne]] ([[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]),<ref>{{cite web▼
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▲The '''Sydney–Melbourne rail corridor'''
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The corridor consists of the [[Main Southern railway line]] from Sydney's [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central Station]] to [[Albury railway station|Albury Station]] – {{convert|646|km|abbr=on}} – and Victoria's [[North East railway line]] – {{convert|307|km|abbr=on}} – from Albury to Melbourne's freight terminals and [[Southern Cross railway station|Southern Cross station]].
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Sydney to Melbourne XPTs don't commonly used the [[Main Southern railway line]]
Between Lidcombe and Glenfield.
==Freight services==
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== Passenger services ==
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The XPT service runs two return trips each day between Melbourne and Sydney, making scheduled stops at [[Broadmeadows, Victoria|Broadmeadows]], [[Seymour, Victoria|Seymour]], [[Benalla, Victoria|Benalla]], [[Wangaratta, Victoria|Wangaratta]], [[Albury]], [[Wagga Wagga]], [[Junee, New South Wales|Junee]], [[Cootamundra, New South Wales|Cootamundra]], [[Yass Junction railway station|Yass Junction]], [[Goulburn, New South Wales|Goulburn]], [[Moss Vale]], [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] and [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]] with optional stops at [[Culcairn, New South Wales|Culcairn]], [[Henty, New South Wales|Henty]], [[The Rock, New South Wales|The Rock]], [[Harden, New South Wales|Harden]] and [[Gunning, New South Wales|Gunning.]] The stops at [[Broadmeadows railway station, Melbourne|Broadmeadows]] and [[Seymour railway station|Seymour]] were introduced on Sunday 25 November 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/5489-countrylink-xpts-now-stop-at-seymour-and-broadmeadows.html |title=Countrylink XPTs now stop at Seymour and Broadmeadows - Premier of Victoria |website=www.premier.vic.gov.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228115920/http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/5489-countrylink-xpts-now-stop-at-seymour-and-broadmeadows.html |archive-date=2012-12-28}} </ref> Before then, the XPT ran express from Melbourne to Benalla.
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Since passenger trains receive priority over freight trains, a freight-only track known as the [[Southern Sydney Freight Line]] was added in Sydney in 2012. This single track line (with two crossing loops) allows freight trains to travel into and out of the freight terminals during passenger peak times. Some works have also been made in Melbourne to improve the flow of freight trains into the port.
Modest proposals for straightening alignments in the Sydney–Melbourne rail corridor have included a minor {{Convert|9.2|km|mi|adj=on|abbr=on}} Jindalee deviation, advocated in a 2006 report,{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} and
A number of deviations have been variously proposed for improving the alignment between Junee and Sydney.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.artc.com.au/library/Maunsell_final_report.pdf|title=Interstate Rail Network Study, Improvements in Superfreighter performance: Sydney – Brisbane and Melbourne – Sydney Corridors, 2001 |accessdate=18 August 2013 |archivedate=13 September 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913165306/http://www.artc.com.au/library/Maunsell_final_report.pdf}}</ref> About {{Convert|260|km|mi|abbr=on}} of winding track would be replaced by about {{Convert|200|km|abbr=on}} of straighter track. Although a 2008 [[Australian Rail Track Corporation]] (ARTC) report documented plans for a few minor deviations to be completed by 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artc.com.au/library/RIS_2.1%20-%20IA%20EXEC.pdf|title=2008–2024 Interstate and Hunter Valley Rail Infrastructure Strategy – Executive Summary|accessdate=2009-06-06}}</ref> {{As of|2023|lc=yes}} the work had not started.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
==High-speed rail proposals==
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Various combinations of the route between [[Melbourne]], [[Canberra]], [[Goulburn]], [[Sydney]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], [[Coffs Harbour]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] and [[Brisbane]] have been the subject of detailed investigation by prospective operators, government departments and advocacy groups.
Most recently, phase 1 of a
Work on phase 2 of the study culminated in the release of the ''High speed rail study phase 2 report''{{spaces|thin}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=AECOM Australia Pty Ltd |title=High speed rail study: phase 2 |location=Sydney |year=2013 |id=Libraries Australia ID 50778307 |publisher=AECOM Australia Pty Ltd |url=http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/rail/trains/high_speed/index.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814201622/http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/rail/trains/high_speed/index.aspx |archive-date=14 August 2013 }}</ref> in 2013. Building on the work of phase 1, it was more comprehensive in objectives and scope and refined many of the phase 1 estimates, particularly demand and cost estimates.
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