During the tutorial we had a look to see if there were any train lines around the area. We found that there is a country link that connects to Sydney, but the station is in Kingston and doesn't connect to the centre, so you would still have to jump on a bus to get anywhere. The train ride is about 5 hours alone from Sydney, so this would make it very hard for people to want to come for a weekend or a holiday when it is such a hassle to get there.
http://www.countrylink.info/timetables/southern/canberra_to_sydney
We also had a look where the airport terminal was, and found that this was quite far out as well (Pialligo) so we would need to make the light rail connect to the terminal to make the whole journey as easy as possible for visitors. We found that there is a new terminal being built as well so a new connection into the city is vital in creating a gateway into the capital.
http://www.canberraairport.com.au/air_newTerminal/webcam.cfm
I was interested to find proposed future links for the area and the first one that came to mind was the High Speed rail I have been hearing so much about lately. I did some research and found that there is a proposal to connect it to Canberra, which would be very beneficial for the capital. The light rail could remain open to connections like these and allow it to continue to provide mobility in the future.
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/rail/trains/high_speed/index.aspx
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