>Joint Release with Joan Sheldon MLA, Deputy Premier, Treasurer and
>Minister for The Arts and Vaughan Johnson MLA, Minister for Transport
>and Main Roads
>
>BRISBANE AIRPORT RAIL LINK DEED SIGNED
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>"The construction program allows Airtrain to meet its obligations within two
>years and allow the rail link to be operational by June 2000, in time for the
>Sydney Olympics," she said.
It's a pitty that, where the Olympics are actually going to be held
(Sydney, from what I have heard!), there isn't such an entusiasm for
projects as important as this. ;-)
>"Airtrain has proposed a dedicated rail link joining the existing North Coast line
>at Eagle Junction," the Treasurer said.
The line is the Main Line, which continues to Scarecliffe (Shorncliffe).
The North Coast Line starts at Northgate and heads for Caboolture and
further (down) north. The line is to actually join between Toombul and
Eagle Junction Stations. These Stations are in the suburbs of Nundah and
Clayfield respectively.
>Mr Johnson said that the rail link would transport passengers to two elevated
>stations one adjacent to the Brisbane International Terminal and the other to
>the Brisbane domestic terminal.
All I can say is thank God and hurry up! After the Brisbane City Council
recently axed their somewhat useful bus service from Eagle Junction Station
to the airports, the only real transport to out there is either personal
car, taxi, or with some certain coach companies I have no idea about.