The Maroochydore railway line, or CAMCOS (
Caloundra and
Maroochydore Corridor Options Study), is a proposed railway line on the
Sunshine Coast Sunshine Coast may refer to:
* Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
**Sunshine Coast Region, a local government area of Queensland named after the region
**Sunshine Coast Stadium
* Sunshine Coast (British Columbia), geographic subregion of the Br ...
,
Queensland,
Australia
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.
Planning history
Initial public consultation was conducted in January 1999, with newsletters and displays of aerial photographs. On 31 March 1999, Minister for Transport & Main Roads
Steve Bredhauer
Stephen Dominic Bredhauer (born 15 February 1958) is a former Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he was a teacher before entering politics. He joined the Labor Party in 1980. In 1989, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensl ...
announced that a route from the existing
North Coast line at
Beerwah through to
Maroochydore had been decided on. The
Queensland Government's Connecting SEQ2031 Infrastructure Plan, commits to the proposal, but doesn't state a proposed completion date. Further documentation on the Qld Government Transport and Main Roads website in July 2022 indicates that planning is continuing.
In July 2007, the
City of Caloundra and Queensland Government commissioned a study into the realignment of the proposed corridor in Caloundra South. It is proposed the corridor be altered to run west of
Golden Beach, and through the
Caloundra Airport
Caloundra Airport is a public general aviation airport located in Caloundra West serving the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The airport is located on a site, of which is occupied by the current facilities. Further gr ...
site.
The construction of a new 14 kilometre double track alignment on the North Coast line from
Caboolture
Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...
to
Beerburrum
Beerburrum is a small town and coastal locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beerburrum had a population of 763 people.
Geography
The locality is north of the state capital, Brisbane. The Bruce Highway passes f ...
to improve capacity in 2009 was a key requirement for the project, with the line scheduled to be duplicated through Beerwah to
Landsborough by 2021.
In the 2022 federal budget, the
Morrison Government announced a commitment of $1.6 billion towards the construction rail line to improve connectivity for the
2032 Brisbane Olympics. The federal government's funding was under the condition the project's budget would be under a 50:50 split with the Queensland Government.
Proposed stations
The 2009 proposal includes eight new stations, and one existing station:
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Maroochydore
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Mooloolaba
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Parrearra
Parrearra is a suburb in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Parrearra had a population of 4,468 people.
Parrearra is located within the Kawana Waters urban area and is informally referred to as Kawana Island.
Geography
T ...
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Kawana Town Centre
* Erang Street
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Aroona
Aroona is a suburb of Caloundra in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Aroona had a population of 3,287 people.
Geography
Aroona is located within the urban centre north of Caloundra.
History
''Aroona'' is an Aborig ...
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Caloundra
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Pelican Waters
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Beerwah (existing)
References
External links
Caloundra and Maroochydore Corridor Options StudyQueensland Transport Caloundra South CAMCOS Realignment Study
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