Goonyella Rail Corridor

The Goonyella Coal Rail System is one of four systems in Aurizon’s Central Queensland Coal Network (CQCN).

The Goonyella system is an System facts. electrified train system located in central Queensland, which services Track manager Aurizon the Bowen Basin coal region. Track axle load 26.5 tonnes The corridor connects to export Track gauge Narrow (1067 mm) terminals at Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay in Mackay and Track conﬁguration Majority duplicated Abbot Point in Bowen. Aurizon hauls coal in Goonyella for many of the Export terminals 2 world’s largest coal miners including BMA, Glencore and Peabody. Aurizon has multiple crewing points designed to meet the In 2012 Aurizon commissioned a operational challenges presented $1.1 billion rail link connecting by Goonyella’s long hauls (up to Goonyella to the Newlands Coal 300 kilometres) and to underpin Rail System. The rail upgrade supply chain velocity. The Jilalan rail significantly improved supply chain yard, situated 35 kilometres west of capacity by providing Goonyella the Port of Hay Point, has modern customers with additional flexibility locomotive and wagon maintenance to export their coal through the depots where Aurizon’s fleet of Port of Abbot Point, along with specially designed heavy haul the existing ports in Mackay. locomotives are serviced.

Fact Sheet Goonyella Rail Corridor

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Port of Abbot Point Galilee Basin Abbot Point Coal Terminal (APCT)

Bowen Basin Charters Towers Pring Bowen Bowen Coke

Collinsville Mine Collinsville (McNaughton) Port of Mackay Sonoma Drake MAP#45 092012 Newlands Mackay Byerwen Port of Hay Point North Goonyella Burton Hail Creek Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal (DBCT) Riverside Jilalan Hay Point Coal Terminal (HPCT) Goonyella Ellensfield Moranbah North South Walker Creek Isaac Plains Coppabella (Macarthur) Coppabella Moranbah Moorvale Carborough Downs Daunia Moranbah (Millennium) Caval Ridge Eagle Downs Poitrel (Millennium) Peak Downs Saraji Lake Vermont Dysart Blair Athol Middlemount Clermont German Creek Rio Tinto Aluminium (RTA) RollingstockFisherman's depot LandingDomestic (FL) terminal Foxleigh (German Creek) Train crew depot Operating export terminal Oaky Creek Gladstone Power Station (GPS) Stanwell Power Station (St PS) Thermal mine Blackwater Coal Rail Corridor Kevin’s Corner Gregory Yarrabee (Boonal) Kestrel Metallurgical coal NewlandsPort Coal of Gladstone Rail Corridor China First Ensham Jellinbah East (Boonal) Curragh LEGEND RockhamptonMixed coal product Goonyella Coal Rail Corridor Alpha Alpha Emerald Stanwell RG Tanna Coal Terminal (RGTCT) City/town Barney Point MouraCoal Terminal Coal Rail (BPCT) Corridor Blackwater mine (Blackwater & Boorgoon) Bluff Callemondah Proposed minesProposed WigginsExisting Island Coal rail Terminal Minerva Blackwater Gladstone Togara North Cook (Koorilgah) Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) Baralaba (Dawson) Springsure Callide Coalfield (Boundary Hill) Callide Basin Callide Coalfield (Dunn Creek) Rolleston Dawson Biloela Moura West Rolleston Maryborough Monto Basin