The South Australian government has announced plans to preserve the “longest rail corridor in recent history”, in a move that could see passenger trains running all the way through to Two Wells.
The new mass transit corridor will stretch approximately 33 kilometres, linking to the existing metro rail network at Dry Creek, and winding through Waterloo Corner and Riverlea before finishing at Two Wells.
Work is already well underway to secure the corridors to Roseworthy and Concordia in the north, and to Sellicks Beach in the south.
This preservation of all rail corridors will be applied through an amendment to the planning code.
The move has been made to plan for future growth in Adelaide’s northern suburbs – with Northern Adelaide already the fastest-growing region in the State.
The area is expected to account for 40 per cent of Greater Adelaide’s population increase over the next 30 years.
Future growth in the region is projected to deliver approximately 113,000 new dwellings for a forecast additional 250,000 people.
“Securing a mass transit corridor will specifically preserve an area for rail infrastructure and provide public transport options for future State and Federal Governments to explore a train network all the way through to Two Wells,” the government said in a statement.
“Further planning work and investigation will now occur to refine options, secure the corridor and develop potential infrastructure solutions and costings.”
