Federal and New South Wales governments to co-fund a north-south rail link under western Sydney city dealThe federal and New South Wales governments will jointly fund a $7bn north-south rail link to connect Badgerys Creek airport to Sydney’s rail network at St Marys, Malcolm Turnbull and Gladys Berejiklian have announced. Both governments have committed $50m each to develop a business case for the rail line and to finalise a route and station locations. Connection to Sydney’s central business district will take much longer, above the current commute time of one hour between St Marys and Central station on the western line. The NSW government will also establish rapid bus services from the metropolitan centres of Penrith, Liverpool and Campbelltown to the Badgerys Creek aerotropolis and to Western Sydney airport before it opens. The Badgerys Creek aerotropolis, part of which will include commonwealth land at North Bringelly, is a metro area adjacent to the western Sydney airport zoned for manufacturing, research, medical, education and commercial activities.

Source: The Guardian March 04, 2018 05:03 UTC