DP World and NSW Ports are co-investing A$400m ($250m) to extend the rail terminal at Port Botany in Sydney to double capacity to more than 1m teu per year.
The project – which will start on site in June and take two years to compete – comprises the addition of five new rail sidings to accommodate 600 m long regional trains.
Marika Calfas, CEO of NSW Ports, said: “This new rail terminal will enable more containers to be moved by rail, reducing the growth of trucks on roads and will deliver greater efficiency for the state’s container supply chains. Port Botany is uniquely the only port in Australia with on-dock rail within each container terminal, connected to an extensive network of metropolitan and regional intermodal terminals including by dedicated freight rail.”
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