Intermodal terminals
An intermodal terminal is a location for the transfer of freight from one transport mode to another: for example between road and rail.
Intermodal hubs will have a central role to play in easing the burden on the ports and neighbouring areas. They are also essential if rail is to increase its role in the freight transport and distribution system.
The Department of Transport is working on a range of initiatives that seek to increase the volume of freight carried on rail in Victoria.
These initiatives focus on the three rail markets in Victoria:
- Interstate, mainly inter-capital city freight, which operates over long distances on the ARTC standard gauge network
- Regional, mainly export trade from regional Victoria and southern NSW, which operates over shorter distances on the V/Line controlled broad gauge network
- Metropolitan, which is a prospective market for rail and is currently handled exclusively by trucks on the arterial road network
Developing a metropolitan intermodal system for Melbourne - working with stakeholders to develop a sustainable, efficient and commercially viable intermodal solution.
Port of Melbourne International Freight Terminal (MIFT)
Western Interstate Freight Terminal (WIFT)
Development of new regional intermodal terminals
Locations of metropolitan and regional terminals
The Victorian Government will continue to work with Infrastructure Australia to progress the Metropolitan Intermodal System project.