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December 31, 2039 is a legacy estimated railway-delivery marker; no exact opening day established. The two-year funded development phase is not construction.[1]Australia has funded a two-year development phase for its first high-speed rail line, a 1,800km network starting with Newcastle to Sydney that has been promised since 2013.
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