Freight Transport in Queensland

The main rail freight terminal is located in Acacia Ridge. In 1980, a line was opened from Acacia Ridge to Fishermans Island and the Port of Brisbane in 1980. This runs parallel to the Beenleigh line from Salisbury to Dutton Park and then follows the Cleveland line to Lindum. Rail works were carried out in 1997 to create dual gauge access on the line, which allows trains to travel from the Port of Brisbane and across the border to New South Wales without breaking gauge.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads believes in doing everything it can to make sure that Queensland is well-prepared to make the most of growth opportunities. Strategies need to be put into place to ensure that freight is moved in a safe, efficient and sustainable way.

One of the strategies includes developing a multi-modal approach, which is flawlessly integrated, so that transport companies can use the most effective combination of transport for every consignment. Different modes of transport are a better choice for different types of freight and the multimodal approach hopes to optimise the mode or combination of modes used for each task.

Congestion is also an issue which needs to be addressed if the state is going to be able to meet the freight demands of the coming years. Since June 2004 some tracks in Brisbane have been duplicated in order to increase the capacity on the rail network.

Queensland’s roads have adopted smart technology to allow a customised management of congestion such as variable speed limit signs, flexible lane control, ramp signalling, travel time signs, electronic message signs and roadside data systems. These can all be managed in real time and help to reduce the amount of stopping and starting by commuters and increasing the efficiency of our large item courier services.

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