{"id":32650,"date":"2024-05-01T15:45:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T05:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=32650"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T05:46:00","slug":"abandoned-hobart-rail-corridor-to-get-passenger-trains-again-under-greens-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=32650","title":{"rendered":"Abandoned Hobart rail corridor to get passenger trains again under Greens\u2019 plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Greens have unveiled plans to invest three-quarters of a million dollars in exploring options to restore Hobart\u2019s abandoned northern suburbs rail corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost ten years has passed since the last freight train used the line in June 2014, with the party saying passenger light rail is the transport solution\u00a0\u201cHobart deserves and really needs\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greens candidate for Clark Helen Burnet said the Liberal government has done nothing to \u201creally bust congestion\u201d and warned that congestion issues will only worsen if a solution isn\u2019t implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRail transport is a key fundamental for accessing the northern suburbs and making sure that there\u2019s an increase in the housing and housing choices around this rail corridor,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Greens candidate for Clark Helen Burnet. Image \/ Pulse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s known by the state government\u2019s own calculations and former reports that this is the most cost effective way of doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contrary to the Liberals\u2019 proposal of replacing the tracks with a concrete busway, the Greens argue that rail is the rightful solution for what was and is a rail line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An earlier vision of light rail in Hobart. Image \/ Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe rapid transit buses are an alternative on our roads that we have, but this transit corridor was built for rail, it should be used for rail,\u201d Burnet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, the Greens propose investing $75 million in researching how to implement light rail, exploring engineering solutions and determining the best stop locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Greens want to find those solutions for the northern suburbs for the increase in housing that we are expecting and need to happen along this corridor,\u201d Burnet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRail is the way to introduce that uptake of housing and housing options along the transit corridor, which was part of the Greater Hobart plan. And yet nothing has been done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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People around the Northern suburbs can expect to see more of the \u2018railway not busway\u2019 signs. Image \/ Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis rail corridor has been left untouched by the Liberal government and they have done nothing even though the Greater Hobart plan has suggested that light rail is the best option for this area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President of the Hobart Northern Suburbs Rail Action Group Toby Rowallan backed the decision to keep the tracks where they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe capacity of rail is far greater than buses. Destroying this corridor for buses, we know that is not a cost-effective solution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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