Riverline (Hobart)

Riverline
Riverline
	Artist's impression of the light railway
Overview
Locale	Hobart, Tasmania
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	10 (Johnston proposal); 7 (Business case); 5-6 (McKim proposal);
Operation
Headway	15 minutes (peak times)
Technical
System length	26 km (16 mi) (Johnston proposal); 14 km (8.7 mi) (Business case); 8 km (5.0 mi) (McKim proposal);
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
System map
System map
	Legend
	South Line
	to Western Junction
	Derwent Valley Line
	to New Norfolk
	Cadbury Line
	Cadbury's
	Risdon Line
	Zinifex
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Riverline, also known as the Northern Suburbs Railway, is a proposed light rail system that would traverse the southernmost section of the South Railway Line, through the northern suburbs of Hobart, Tasmania.^[2]

The proposed line was first mentioned in 2007 when the State Premier, Paul Lennon, announced that a new dedicated transport hub would be constructed on Hobart's northern fringe. The completion of this transport hub in 2014 left the southernmost section of the railway line vacant.^[2] While the intermodal operations were moved to Brighton, the intention was to maintain a working port for Hobart and therefore the new arrangement will need to accommodate the occasional freight train.^[2]

The original concept was similar in length to the Gold Coast Light Rail system, except this project would have been constructed along an already present rail corridor (similar to Sydney's Inner West Light Rail) which had the potential to save considerable capital costs.

Despite strong public support, the future of the proposed light rail suffered from to a lack of political will.^[3] While the major political parties gave in principle support to the development (dependent on federal funding), only the Tasmanian Greens made a firm commitment to ensure its completion. Tasmanian Greens leader Nick McKim made an election commitment to divert funding away from the state's roads if necessary to ensure the first stage was completed.^[4]^[5]

^ "Hobart's proposed 'Riverline' light rail service to be extended". urbanalyst. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Neales, Sue (12 March 2009). "Brighton projects promise". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
^ Martin, Hannah (11 October 2012). "New push for light rail bid". The Mercury. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
^ Edwards, Zoe (5 March 2014). "Greens leader Nick McKim pitches for power saying 'we've done our apprenticeship'". Hobart. ABC News. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^ Smith, Matt (15 May 2014). "City link light rail plan derailed with feasibility study funding dumped from Federal Budget". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

[urb-1] "Hobart's proposed 'Riverline' light rail service to be extended". urbanalyst. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

[brighton-2] Neales, Sue (12 March 2009). "Brighton projects promise". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

[push-3] Martin, Hannah (11 October 2012). "New push for light rail bid". The Mercury. Retrieved 10 March 2013.

[4] Edwards, Zoe (5 March 2014). "Greens leader Nick McKim pitches for power saying 'we've done our apprenticeship'". Hobart. ABC News. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

[doubt-5] Smith, Matt (15 May 2014). "City link light rail plan derailed with feasibility study funding dumped from Federal Budget". The Mercury. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

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