This 1700 km freight rail line entered service in Australia. The line uses diesel traction, national ATC signalling and 1435 mm standard gauge. Rio Tinto is delivering the project, with Hitachi Rail ( Melbourne Metro Tunnel · Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport · Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 (Broadbeach South – Burleigh Heads) · News
Rio Tinto Pilbara Iron Ore Network (Hamersley & Robe River Railway, AutoHaul) is a freight rail project in Australia, currently operational.
This 1700 km freight rail line entered service in Australia. The line uses diesel traction, national ATC signalling and 1435 mm standard gauge. Rio Tinto is delivering the project, with Hitachi Rail (formerly Ansaldo STS — AutoHaul technology integrator) as main contractor. It opened in 2019, with an investment of AUD 1.4 bn (~USD 940 m).
Construction began in 2012 and the project opened in 2019.
The project has an estimated investment of A$1.36B.