AUSTRALASIAN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION ( ARA )
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With populations in cities like Melbourne and Sydney expected to grow to over 8 million by 2050 , urban heavy and light rail are going to play a key role in preventing increased congestion that would otherwise cripple our cities and inner suburban areas .
Non-urban passenger rail services are also growing , providing interstate connections between our regional townships and major cities including Darwin , Perth , Adelaide , Melbourne , Canberra , Sydney and Brisbane .
The ARA over the past year has been strongly advocating for greater infrastructure investment to go into public transport , in particular heavy urban and light
96 June 2015