{"id":1361,"date":"2022-09-15T09:16:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/australia\/?post_type=markets&p=1361"},"modified":"2025-06-26T06:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T04:20:01","slug":"faster-rail","status":"publish","type":"markets","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/australia\/markets\/rail\/faster-rail\/","title":{"rendered":"Faster Rail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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For many cities around the world, Faster Rail has connected regional areas to major cities and delivered with it economic, societal, and environmental opportunities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Faster means designing for rail speeds of approximately 160 km\/h but no quicker than 200km\/h. Faster rail is quicker than existing passenger rail services by up to 60 km\/h but slower than High Speed Rail which accounts for speeds greater than 200km\/h.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To convert existing rail to faster rail, everything from the rolling stock type to the number of tracks, signalling, and even the infrastructure that surrounds the track itself, such as station access is factored into improving speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faster rail supports passengers, workers and communities with more choice, flexibility, reliability, comfort, and accessibility. It will benefit communities, particularly those in rural regions by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n