show ad 'It would be a game changer': Calls grow to build high-speed 350km/h bullet train between Melbourne and Sydney that would cut travel time to just three hours * Proponents of high-speed rail are calling on the government to build the system * Anthony Albanese said that a high speed rail system would be a 'game changer' * Supporters want to emulate the high-speed rail line found in China * The government states that it is up to state governments to begin -- comments Calls are growing a high-speed bullet train between Melbourne and Sydney, which at 350km/h would cut travel time to only three hours. -- Anthony Albanese, Shadow Minister for Transport, Cities and Regional Development, said the creation of a high-speed rail system would be a 'game changer' for Australia. Demands have grown for a high-speed bullet could travel at speeds between 250 - 350km/h (stock image) Demands have grown for a high-speed bullet could travel at speeds between 250 - 350km/h (stock image) Demands have grown for a high-speed bullet could travel at speeds between 250 - 350km/h (stock image) The high-speed bullet train could reduce the travel time from to Sydney to Melbourne from 11 hours to only three hours The high-speed bullet train could reduce the travel time from to Sydney to Melbourne from 11 hours to only three hours The high-speed bullet train could reduce the travel time from to Sydney to Melbourne from 11 hours to only three hours Mr Albanese has long been a proponent of a high-speed rail system in Sydney, but also wants to expand it across the whole country. 'We should bite the bullet and go for a high-speed rail connection not just through Sydney but right through to Melbourne and then north to Sydney,' Mr Albanese told 2HD Newcastle. -- * Next * [6973134-0-image-a-11_1543894623636.jpg] The high-speed line Sydney has been crying out for: 200km/h... [5122720400000578-0-image-m-21_1539045584478.jpg] The next boom -- Share The plans to develop a high-speed rail line within Australia were inspired by China, who has been at the forefront of the technology. High-speed trains in China travel at speeds from 250 - 350km/h, and run on 29,000km of train lines, the world's longest high-speed railway network. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk also pitched land-based technology known as the Hyperloop to the Federal Government back in 2012. Australia would attempt to emulate the high-speed rail system in China which has a fleet of trains that connects the majority of the country Australia would attempt to emulate the high-speed rail system in China which has a fleet of trains that connects the majority of the country Australia would attempt to emulate the high-speed rail system in China which has a fleet of trains that connects the majority of the country -- Federal Cities and Urban Infrastructure Minister Alan Tudge said that Australia needs high-speed rail but it is up to the states to acquire the land. 'High-speed rails have to be part of the landscape in the future,' Mr Tudge said. Mr Albanese passed a bill which would create a High Speed Rail Authority designed to begin working with states to buy land and secure the corridor needed for train lines Mr Albanese passed a bill which would create a High Speed Rail Authority designed to begin working with states to buy land and secure the corridor needed for train lines Mr Albanese passed a bill which would create a High Speed Rail Authority designed to begin working with states to buy land and secure the corridor needed for train lines -- A bill proposed by Anthony Albanese passed Federal Parliament late last year that would create a High-Speed Rail Authority to advance plans for a high-speed rail line. The High-Speed Rail Authority is tasked with starting work with all of the states to begin buying land for the train line and securing the corridor. 'High-speed rail is not only a viable and an economic benefit to the nation but it would super-charge regional economic growth,' Mr Albanese said in a statement. -- love and how they can be better connected.' Premier Berejiklian said work on the high-speed rail network she proposed would start by 2023 with a focus on upgrading existing rail corridors first before building new lines. -- could reach speeds of 1,200km/h THE FASTEST HIGH-SPEED TRAINS IN THE WORLD Shinkansen High-Speed Train Network - Japan - Shinkansen trains run on dedicated tracks, only stop at major -- of only 36 seconds InterCity Express High-Speed Train - Germany - Travels to all of the major cities in Germany, also has international -- throughout Germany High-Speed Rail - China - Connects 30 of the country's 33 provincial-level administrative -- Share or comment on this article: Calls to build high-speed 350km/h bullet train from Melbourne to Sydney that would take three hours