General
The Ettamogah Rail Hub has or will offer:
- direct access to the standard gauge railway line between Sydney and Melbourne *
- road access to the Hume Freeway, part of the National Highway *
- capacity of at least 100 000 tonnes per annum *
- container handling, storage*
- container pooling
- rail-connected warehousing and intermodal logistics*
- specialised transportation methods
- import and export facilities
- track-and-trace information for customers
- unrestricted access and choice of rail transport provider *
- Australian customs and quarantine (AQIS) service
- rail technology and training centre
* completed &/or available now
Information for customers and carriers
The hub aims to be the most efficient and cost-effective operation of its type in rural Australia. It will service:
- industries that use rail to deliver raw materials or finished goods
- local road-transport operators developing cost-effective road and rail logistics models
- companies who wish to expand their range of services (becoming 'transport', not just 'trucking', companies)
- customers of freight services that require a range of transport choices and value-added freight information services.
Costs
Actual costs for access to and usage of the site are available on request.