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New rail line floated to meet Illawarra’s growing freight demand

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  • Posted by Max Berry
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  • 16 December, 2025

TRANSPORT for NSW has renewed a proposal first floated four decades ago to create a Maldon-Dumbarton rail freight link after recognising that the “Illawarra rail system presently lacks the capacity to support significant uplift in passenger services and freight rail capacity, to meet the changing and growing demand in the region”.

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Posted by Max Berry

Max Berry is a journalist with 30 years’ experience, including freelance reporting for The Age. Most recently, Max has been Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Adviser on the Murray Basin Rail Project.

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