Yass Rail Trail Community Consultation

Published on 17 March 2026

Community are being invited to have a look at the detailed designs of the proposed Yass Rail Trail and have your say!

The detailed plans for the Yass Rail Trial are now available to view on our website and a survey is available to complete on Your Voice Counts. People are also invited to come along to our pop-up stall outside the Soldier's Memorial Hall, Yass, on Wednesday 25 March between 9am - 4pm and speak to the Team.

What is the Yass Rail Trail 

Yass Township was previously serviced by a rail spur that allowed people and goods to be transported to and from Yass CBD to Yass Junction Railway Station and then via the Great Southern Rail Line to Sydney or Melbourne. 

The rail spur was used by light rail stock and was classified a tramway. Ultimately the rail spur closed in 1988 to rail movements and is now classified as a disused rail line.

The proposed Yass Rail Trail runs along the disused Yass Tramway corridor between the Great Southern Railway (Yass Junction Railway Station) and Yass Township for a distance of 4.5km.

The Rail Trail route includes a heritage listed steel bridge built in 1892 across the Yass River, and the route ends at the Yass Railway Museum (also heritage listed) near the centre of Yass.

When constructed, the Rail Trail will run from Yass Junction Railway Station through woodland to Yass Town, crossing the Yass River before running the length of Dutton Street in Yass and ending at the Yass Railway Museum.

The Yass Rail Trail Project consists of 3 phases:

Phase 1 - Strategic assessment and feasibility study: this phase has been completed.

Phase 2 - Detailed design: the detailed design has been completed, and final community and stakeholder consultation is now commencing.

Phase 3a – Funding

Phase 3b – Construction

• A letterbox drop will be provided to all properties that abut the disused rail corridor.
• Come along to our pop-up stall outside the Memorial Hall from 9:00am to 4:00pm on Wednesday 25 March 2026. 
• Individual stakeholder groups are being asked to provide feedback - see our feedback section on Your Voice Counts.   

Any person can make a written submission to Council on the detailed design document until 5:00pm Friday, 24 April 2026.

View the plans here: Yass-Valley-Rail-Trail-Consultation-Drawings-March-2026.pdf(PDF, 31MB)

To complete the survey, visit Your Voice Counts.