Rail Infrastructure Corporation, later known as Country Rail Infrastructure Authority after July 2010, was a

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statutory corporation with responsibility for the management of the railway network in rural

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, Australia. Rail Infrastructure Corporation was accountable to its two voting shareholders, the

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and Minister for Transport.

History

In January 2001, Rail Infrastructure Corporation was formed taking over responsibility for ownership and maintenance of the infrastructure from Rail Access Corporation and Railway Services Authority. In January 2004, after much criticism and public perceptions of blame shifting between units for operational failings,

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was formed taking over the passenger train operations from the State Rail Authority and responsibility for maintaining the greater metropolitan network from Rail Infrastructure Corporation. In September 2004, Rail Infrastructure Corporation leased the interstate and Hunter Valley lines to the

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owned Australian Rail Track Corporation for 60 years.The Agreement in Summary
Australian Rail Track Corporation The lines covered by the lease are: *

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between Macarthur and

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* North Coast line between Maitland and the

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border * Main North line between

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and Werris Creek * Broken Hill line between Parkes and

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* Unanderra to Moss Vale line * Sandy Hollow to Gulgong line * Stockinbingal to Parkes line * Parkes to Narromine line * Troy Junction to Merrygoen line Rail Infrastructure Corporation also contracted operational responsibility of the remainder of its country branch lines to the Australian Rail Track Corporation, however from January 2012, this was transferred to the John Holland Group. In July 2010, Rail Infrastructure Corporation ceased to be a state owned corporation, becoming a statutory corporation renamed the Country Rail Infrastructure Authority. In July 2012 the Country Rail Infrastructure Authority was abolished and its responsibilities transferred to

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.Home – As of 1 July 2012, CRIA was abolished and its functions absorbed into Transport for NSW's Country Rail Infrastructure Authority

External links

Country Rail Infrastructure Authority websiteRail Corporation website

References

{{Reflist Defunct government entities of New South Wales Railway companies of New South Wales 2001 establishments in Australia 2012 disestablishments in Australia