Transport in the Australian Capital Territory

The Commonwealth Avenue Bridge in Canberra

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in Australia has a transport network that connects the landlocked territory with its suburbs and with New South Wales. The territory has an extensive road network, including major roads such as the Federal Highway, the Monaro Highway and the Majura Parkway, maintained by Roads ACT. The ACT's only passenger rail service connects Canberra to Sydney via the Bombala railway line.

Roads

The ACT has many roads connecting it with its towns, including Canberra, Gungahlin and Monash,[1] as well as the cities outside the territory like Queanbeyan, Goulburn and Cooma. The main agency responsible for the maintenance of these roads is Roads ACT.[2]

Major roads in the ACT include the Federal Highway, Monaro Highway and Majura Parkway.[3]

There are approximately 1,000 bridges in the ACT.[4]

Rail

Heavy

The ACT's only passenger rail service is the Canberra Xplorer service on the Bombala railway line, served by New South Wales Xplorers from Sydney Central to Canberra station.[5]

The remainder of the Bombala railway line after Canberra is now abandoned and there have been multiple attempts to re-open the line.[6]

Light

The main city of Canberra has a 12 kilometres (7.5 mi)[7] light rail network that connects it to the neighbouring town of Gungahlin,[8] which opened in 2019.[9] The light rail line is serviced by the Canberra Metro Operations (CMET), and are serviced by CAF Urbos 3 trams.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cities in Australian Capital Territory". www.travelmath.com. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Environment, City and (6 August 2025). "Road infrastructure and maintenance". www.cityservices.act.gov.au. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ozroads: Australian Capital Territory". www.ozroads.com.au. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Environment, City and (6 August 2025). "Road infrastructure and maintenance". www.cityservices.act.gov.au. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Sydney to Canberra by train | transportnsw.info". transportnsw.info. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Bombala Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  7. ↑ ares (6 September 2018). "Light Rail Stops - CMET". cmet.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Capital Metro Contract Summary" (PDF). Transport Canberra and City Services. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  9. ↑ Burgess, Kate (19 March 2019). "Start date revealed for Canberra's light rail system". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "Canberra Metro named as successful light rail consortium". ACT Government. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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