National Network for Interoperability

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As part of the National Rail Action Plan, the NTC has mapped the freight and passenger rail corridors that are critical for national connectivity. This is helping to get consistency across Australia’s rail networks, improving safety and productivity as the rail sector undergoes the biggest change since electrification. 

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Mapping critical freight and passenger rail corridors

Map showing national network of interoperability with freight and passenger rail corridors linking cities, ports and regions.

Through the National Rail Action Plan (NRAP), the NTC along with industry and governments has developed the National Network for Interoperability (NNI).  

The NNI identifies all the interstate freight and passenger lines between Australia’s major ports, regions and passenger terminals.  

An interactive version of the map shows the individual networks which make up these corridors, and the organisations which manage them. It also shows the important interfaces between networks where getting alignment is crucial to helping rail play a bigger role in the country’s economy.

Much of Australia’s national rail reform aims to improve productivity, safety and sustainability on these key national rail corridors.

This includes proposed changes to Rail Safety National Law (RSNL) regulations. These will require rail infrastructure managers and operators on the NNI to have an Interoperability Management Plan (IMP) as part of their Safety Management System. And to show they have identified and considered impacts to national rail interoperability when making changes to their network.

The NNI is live and will be updated regularly as freight and passenger networks expand and evolve.  

To explore the interactive version visit here. 

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