Services resume at Port Botany’s expanded rail yard

Mark Bellears, general manager DP World Port Botany said, “The project to bring major rail yard improvements to DP World’s Port Botany terminal has been completed, within the short four-week schedule.

“Work commenced at the end of January 2012 involving the terminal, external contractors and Australian Rail Track Corporation as joint partners. It was a very challenging programme of works which has managed to come in on-time. As a result, normal rail services have resumed as projected.”

The increased infrastructure capacity includes the creation of a dual-entry and exit point for rail and a third operational rail siding within the terminal. The additional capacity will offer new rail windows, providing up to 500 additional rail moves per week.