Inland Rail - Calvert to Kagaru
Project overview*
EIS status | EIS active |
Description | 53 kilometre single-track dual-gauge freight railway |
Proponent | Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited |
Location/s | Calvert to Kagaru through the Teviot Range Map |
Local government/s |
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Investment | $1.2 billion |
Key features |
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Expected completion | 2025 |
Jobs |
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* Project information supplied by proponent and subject to change.
Frequently asked questions
The Coordinator-General has prepared responses to frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the EIS process for the Inland Rail - Calvert to Kagaru project.
Flood Panel review
Parallel to the Coordinator-General’s EIS process, the Flood Panel is currently reviewing the draft EIS for the project and is preparing a report.
Information on the Flood Panel review and report
Members of the public can contact the panel regarding the review and report at InlandRailFloodPanel@tmr.qld.gov.au, or in writing to:
The Department of Transport and Main Roads
Inland Rail Team
GPO Box 213 Brisbane Qld 4001.
Have your say
Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Inland Rail – Calvert to Kagaru project.
The Coordinator-General has released the draft EIS for public and government agency submissions.
You are invited to make a submission on the draft EIS, including the project’s potential direct and indirect environmental impacts and the effectiveness of measures proposed to manage those impacts.
The Coordinator-General will consider your submission as part of her evaluation of the project’s environmental impacts.
Submissions close at 5pm on 8 March 2021.
Make a submission on the draft EIS
Environmental impact statement (EIS) process
Date | Activity |
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21 December 2020 to 8 March 2021 | Draft EIS public consultation. |
1 September 2020 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 1 February 2022. |
11 November 2019 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 1 September 2020 . |
8 October 2019 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 11 November 2019. |
7 June 2019 | Coordinator-General stated a new project declaration lapse date of 9 October 2019. |
8 December 2017 | Terms of reference for EIS (![]() |
26 August 2017 to 25 September 2017 | Draft terms of reference (![]() |
21 June 2017 |
Delegate for the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Energy decided the project is a 'controlled action'.
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16 June 2017 | Gazettal (![]() |
10 May 2017 |
Application, including initial advice statement (![]() |
10 May 2017 | Project referred to Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Energy |
Further information
Last updated: Friday, Jan 15, 2021