Not-for-profit Northern Rivers Railway, and Northern Regional Railway Company, are working to extend a climate-friendly passenger train service to the line between Lismore and Yelgun in Byron Shire.
The first stage will extend from the current Byron Solar Train service to Mullumbimby, then up to Bangalow, then to Billinudgel and Yelgun where Splendour and the Falls festivals are held. Then from Bangalow, frequent comfortable train services to Lismore via Eltham.
Having both train services and a beautifully landscaped bike trail, within the railway corridor, is the way our whole community will be supported.
Recent figures provided by Tweed Shire Council show Tweed rail trail numbers, in the last year since it opened, have dropped. From 19,000 users in the first three months to the last quarter being only 5,000 riders and walkers on the trail.
Figures from the Northern Rivers Joint Organisation of Councils (NRJO) state it will cost between $87.5 million to $94.5 million to establish a ‘rail trail’ on the remaining 72kms.
This amount could bring train services back to the Northern Rivers again!
For more information, or to donate to help it happen, please email: [email protected]
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