The state and federal Labor governments have defended their staged approach to delivering the Sunshine Coast rail line, amid LNP claims it would turn Caloundra into a “car park”.
In a pre-federal budget announcement on Sunday night, Infrastructure Minister Catherine King announced an additional $1.15 billion in Commonwealth funding for the Direct Sunshine Coast Rail Line, bringing Canberra’s commitment to $2.75 billion.Department of Transport and Main Roads
That led to claims from deputy state opposition leader Jarrod Bleijie that Caloundra would be “consigned to a car park”. “What we know is that the only way to get trains operating before Brisbane 2032 is to stage this project. “If the Queensland government cannot deliver a train service to Maroochydore soon, the question should naturally turn to what can it deliver in the interim while residents wait for trains to reach Maroochydore?” he said.“We think the answer is a limited stop express bus service that acts in place of the railway, until the railway is fully built out.
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