Editing Inter-city rail (section)

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In [[Australia]], the national interstate network operated by [[Journey Beyond]] connects all mainland Australian capital cities except [[Canberra]]. However, it is catered towards the luxury tourism market. [[NSW TrainLink]] operates interstate services from Sydney to Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane. Intrastate inter-city trains that traverse shorter distances are operated by [[V/Line]], NSW TrainLink, [[Sydney Trains]], [[Queensland Rail]] and [[Transwa]]. The fastest intercity trains in regular service have a top service speed of 160&nbsp;km/h.

In Australia, electrified interurban commuter railway systems are used to connect urban areas separated by long distances and use [[Heavy rail|heavy-rail]] equipment:

*In [[New South Wales]], Sydney Trains operates an extensive interurban network of four main routes from [[Sydney]]. These run to [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] and the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]], the [[Blue Mountains (Australia)|Blue Mountains]], the [[Southern Highlands, New South Wales|Southern Highlands]] and the [[South Coast, New South Wales|South Coast]]. NSW TrainLink brand its interurban commuter services as "Intercity".
*In [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland Rail City network|QR's City network]] operates a smaller interurban commuter network of three lines which connect Brisbane to the [[Gold Coast railway line|Gold Coast]] in the south, [[Caboolture railway line|Caboolture]] and the [[Sunshine Coast railway line|Sunshine Coast]] in the north and [[Ipswich & Rosewood railway line|Rosewood]] in the west.
*In [[Perth]], an electric interurban rail line running down the middle of the [[Kwinana Freeway]] to serve [[Mandurah]] opened on 23 December 2007.

On these systems, services either run as limited-stop expresses in the suburban area or as shuttles terminating where the suburban lines end.

A large-scale non-electric project of four regional lines known as the [[Regional Fast Rail project|Regional Fast Rail]] is operational in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]]. Current interurban and intercity journeys outside the suburban area are often locomotive-hauled, particularly for longer distance services, due to Victoria's lack of electrification outside of Melbourne.

==== New Zealand ====
In [[New Zealand]], there are currently three long-distance passenger services classed as inter-city: the [[Coastal Pacific]], the [[Northern Explorer]], and the [[TranzAlpine]]. Their slow average speed is limited by the rugged country traversed, particularly in the middle of the [[North Island, New Zealand|North Island]], where the [[North Island Main Trunk]] has many sharp curves and steep gradients. Given these speeds, as well as the prioritization of the [[rail transport in New Zealand]] towards freight, these passenger services primarily cater the tourist market, similar to long-distance routes in Australia.

Other current commuter passenger services include the [[Capital Connection]], [[Te Huia]] and the [[Wairarapa Connection]]. A network of regional and long-distance rail passenger services until the mid-twentieth century has largely been replaced by air or bus services.