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Hills Line

Hills Line

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Contained in this website are plans for 21 new or extensions of existing Railway lines for Metropolitan Sydney. Construction should occur over the next thirty years with three lines under construction at the same time. Governments for various reasons have not proceeded with Railway expansion that dates back to the 1920’s. Where will we be in thirty years’ time if we continue to do nothing?

Construction of new Railway lines is expensive, but is Road construction that much cheaper? Continued delay only leads to an escalation in construction costs. For all the Toll Roads that Sydney has, have we solved peak hour traffic congestion?

This provides residents with a new transport option. It also enables people to access employment more easily than is presently available.

The Hills Line will lead to a boom in economic activity for the immediate region. Land values will increase and housing capacity will improve.

The Hills Line can be constructed in its own right.

The Hills Line should be built along with two other lines at the same time over the next thirty years.

As three new lines come into operation, more Railway lines should be underway so that all 21 lines will be built in thirty years’ time.

These plans are not designed for Branch Railways. These plans are designed to be built as through lines. By implementing cross over tracks, you can operate terminating services and also run through services. With a Branch Railway, you cannot do both. Metro Rail is intended to operate as a Branch line. Sydney does not need more Branch Railways. That is why many Country Railways closed. Branch Railways are unsustainable.

In Melbourne, their Metropolitan Railways are entirely Branch lines with the exception of the new city circle loop.

Where the Bankstown line Extension is planned to terminate at Badgerys Creek, the opportunity exists to connect with a ‘Y’ Link to the Campbelltown line.

There is currently four Branch Railways in Sydney. These being the Carlingford, Cronulla, Eastern Suburbs and Richmond Lines.

Constructing through lines that join other lines will lead to more effective, reliable and frequent services.

 

Hills Line Railway Stations

Eastwood                    U/G Platforms below Surface Station

Epping West               U/G Mobbs Lane near Mobbs Lane Reserve

North Carlingford       U/G Pennant Hills /Copeland Rd Int.

Castle Hill South         U/G Taylor Street

Castle Hill                   U/G Showground/ Old Northern Rd Int.

Kellyville                     U/G Windsor Rd/ Memorial Avenue Int.

Parklea                        Surface near end of Stanhope Parkway

Quakers Hill                U/G Platforms below Surface Station

Rooty Hill                   U/G Platforms below Surface Station

Rooty Hill South         U/G near Great Western Highway/ Rupertswood Rd Int.

Minchinbury                U/G North of M4, West of Archibold Rd

Erskine Park                Surface Junction Station near Erskine Park Rd/ Chameleon Drive Int.

 

Change at

Eastwood

for

Northern Line

Change at

Quakers Hill

for

Richmond Line

Change at

Rooty Hill

for

Western Line

Change at

Erskine Park

for

Campbelltown Line

 

Railway Station Entrances

Railway Station entrances are to be functionary and not grandiose so as to maintain a uniform appearance and ensure that Taxpayers Dollars are used judiciously thus allowing for additional Railway Lines to be built with only stairways and lifts visible at the street level.

 

Railway Funding

Funding for the Hills Line involves the following sources:

  • Railways Lottery
  • Restaurant/Lounge Carriages
  • Railway Bonds

 

Railway Infrastructure

Existing unused Railway Infrastructure such as Tunnels and Platforms will be brought into use to reduce costs of construction. Underground Railway Stations will be built underneath land ridges as there is less depth to dig thus reducing the overall cost of the Railway Line that allows for additional Railway Lines to be built.

 

Railway Technology

The Hills Line involves the use of Heavy Rail Technology to allow for maximum connectivity with the existing Heavy Rail Network.

 

Abbreviations

U/G     Underground

Int       Intersection

Gov     Governor

Rd       Road

 

After all these are YOUR RAILWAYS: OUR FUTURE

 

castle-hill-war-memorial-gardens

Castle hill war memorial gardens

kellyville

kellyville

minchinbury

minchinbury

north-carlingford

north carlingford

parklea

parklea

quakers-hill-station-facing-maryong

quakers hill station facing maryong

rooty-hill-station-looking-west

rooty hill station looking west

 

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