Queensland’s Government is set to invest AUD 634 million (USD 467 million) over the next eight years to fund a new rail signalling system ready for Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project.
The new European Train Control System (ETCS) is set to improve rail capacity and safety in the inner city rail network. It would also allow an extra 21 million commuters to move through the Central Business District (CBD) each year.
ETCS will be installed between Milton and Northgate stations and is set to unlock urgently needed rail capacity through Brisbane’s CBD. An extra eight trains every hour will be introduced, which will increase core capacity by 20%.
Expected to be operational from 2021, the delivery of the ETCS project will be managed by Queensland Rail.
„Subject to final approvals, the new European Train Control System will boost inner-city rail capacity by 20% and allow an extra 12,000 people through the CBD each peak period, „Australia’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.
In the next financial year, the government is also planning to invest AUD 50 million(USD 36.8 million) to establish a Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, which will be responsible for final planning and delivery of the project.
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