Upgrading three major stretches of track could help reduce journey times between Sydney and Melbourne by five hours

Sydney

New South Wales

Mittagong

Cootamundra

Yass

Wagga Wagga

Canberra

Albury

Victoria

Melbourne

100 km

100 miles

Sydney

New South Wales

Mittagong

Wollongong

Cootamundra

Yass

Wagga Wagga

Canberra

Albury

Victoria

Melbourne

100 km

100 miles

Guardian graphic. Source: Philip Laird, University of Wollongong