Sydney light rail
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| Country | Australia |
| city | Sydney |
| opening | August 31, 1997 |
| operator | Transdev Sydney |
| Transport network | Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) |
| Infrastructure | |
| Route length | 27.8 km |
| Gauge | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Power system | 750 V DC overhead line |
| Stops | 36 |
| business | |
| Lines | 2 |
| Clock in the peak hours | 4 min. |
| vehicles | 60 Alstom Citadis 12 CAF Urbos 3 |
| statistics | |
| Passengers | 3.5 million a year |
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The Sydney Light Rail (now known as the Metro Light Rail ) is the light rail system in Sydney , Australia . A first line was opened on August 31, 1997. For the route was mostly a former railway line of freight used. The Light Rail opens up the redeveloped inner-city areas of Darling Harbor , Ultimo and Pyrmont. In 2000 it was extended to some of Sydney's western suburbs. The operating company Metro Transport was bought by the government of New South Wales on March 23, 2012 . Another extension in a south-westerly direction to Dulwich Hill went into operation on March 27, 2014. The first section of the second and third line followed on December 14, 2019.
Lines
Overview of the lines (as of December 14, 2019):
| line | Line route | Number of stops | opening |
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| L1 | Central - Pyrmont Bay - Fish Market - Leichhardt - Lewisham - Dulwich Hill | 23 | 1997, 2000, 2014 |
| L2 | Circular Quay - Wynyard - Central - Moore Park - Randwick | 13 | 2019 |
| L3 | Circular Quay - Wynyard - Central - Moore Park - Kingsford | 14th | 2020 |
history
The first route begins at Sydney Central Station and ends in the inner western suburb of Dulwich Hill. It is 12.8 km long, 1.5 km of which is in the road space. The light rail is owned by the New South Wales government and operated by Veolia as a contractor.
Most of the route has its origins in the former Darling Harbor Good Line freight railway . Since the founding of the Sydney Railway Company in 1848, her goal was to build a freight terminal in Darling Harbor . To this end, the railway line was built between Sydney Station (the forerunner of today's Central Station) and Darling Harbor, which opened on September 26, 1855. In 1922 the line was extended via Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the route was heavily used for freight traffic, due to the introduction of containers and the decentralization of goods handling, e.g. B. to Port Botany and Chullora the traffic to Darling Harbor decreased significantly. Eventually the port was closed and the site was converted.
In 1994 the Sydney Light Rail Company was founded. Construction of the first section of the line from Central Station to Wentworth Park began on January 25, 1996 and took 16 months to complete. Most of the originally 3.6 km long route uses the route of the former Darling Harbor Good Line and former tram routes.
Trial operation on this first section began on August 11, 1997 with three-week test drives. The line was officially put into operation on August 31, 1997 by then Prime Minister of New South Wales Bob Carr. Scheduled operations began the following day, Monday, September 1st at 6:00 a.m.
Inspired by the success of the first section, the line was extended along the disused freight railway to Lilyfield. The extension officially opened on Sunday, August 13, 2000. With this, the tram reached a length of 7.2 km.
| bus stop | connections |
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| Central | Central station , buses |
| Capitol Square | buses |
| Paddy's Markets | |
| Exhibition Center | |
| Convention | |
| Pyrmont Bay | Bus 443 and 448 |
| Star City | Bus 443 and 448 |
| John St Square | Bus 443 |
| Fish Market | Bus 501 |
| Wentworth Park | |
| Glebe | |
| Jubilee Park | |
| Rozelle Bay | Bus 433 |
| Lilyfield | Bus 470 and 445 |
Extension to Dulwich Hill
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Track construction in August 2010 near Constitution Road in Dulwich Hill, near the future Arlington station
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In 2009, freight traffic on the route between Rozelle and Dulwich Hill ceased and in February 2010 the Labor Government of New South Wales announced the extension of the light rail from Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill.
Work on renewing the tracks and removing the overhead line began in August 2010. The zoning decision was issued in February 2011. The extension was originally planned to open in 2012, but in September 2011 the newly elected coalition government of New South Wales announced stated that it will not go into operation before 2014 and that the cost has increased from A $ 120 million to A $ 176 million. The cycle and footpath known as the Greenwalk, which should be laid parallel to the route, has been put back. The coalition blamed the previous Labor administration for the delay and cost overrun. There is also a lack of a traffic master plan, so the greenway has to be put back.
Metro Transport Sydney and the New South Wales government reached an agreement on the award of the contract. There were three preferred bidders to build the infrastructure: Leighton Contractors , ABI Group and John Holland (owned by Leighton), and two preferred suppliers for the vehicles: Bombardier and CAF .
For the expansion, 3,105 passengers were forecast on working days in 2016, of which 415 would be transfer passengers from trains and 460 transfer passengers from bus routes.
The extension to Dulwich Hill opened on March 27, 2014 and includes the following stops from Lilyfield:
| bus stop | connections |
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| Leichhardt North | Bus 440 & 444/445 |
| Hawthorne | |
| Marion | Bus 436, L37, 438 / L38 & 439 / L39 |
| Taverners Hill | Bus 461, 480 & 483 |
| Lewisham West | Lewisham train station and bus 413 |
| Waratah Mills | |
| Arlington | |
| Dulwich Grove | Bus 418, 428 / L28 and 444/445 |
| Dulwich Hill Interchange | Dulwich Hill Station and Bus 412 |
Planning
Several traffic axes have considerable potential for expanding the light rail network. The government has commissioned feasibility studies for the construction of new lines from the City to the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales campus .
In February 2010, the New South Wales Labor Government announced a new line from Haymarket to Circular Quay via Barangaroo. In September 2010 the final route had not yet been determined. The three variants for the route from Central Station to the north led either over George Street or Sussex Street or with a loop over both streets. In 2012, however, this route was classified as subordinate and will not be implemented for the time being.
On December 13, 2012 it was announced that in 2014 construction would begin on a stretch of Circular Quay via George Street, Moore Park and Anzac Parade to the University of New South Wales in Kensington and the Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick . The work should be completed in 2020. As part of the construction work, part of George Street will be permanently converted into a pedestrian zone. The project is expected to cost A $ 1.6 billion.
The City of Sydney District Council has recommended a light rail link between the City and Green Square to open up the new business and residential areas in this area.
vehicles
The Stadtbahn uses Variobahn vehicles, which were manufactured in Dandenong by Adtranz (now Bombardier ). These are bidirectional vehicles that are modular and have been extended for Sydney. The capacity of the trams is 217 passengers, 74 of them on seats. Up to three traction was possible during test drives , so that a maximum capacity of 600 passengers can be achieved if necessary.
The tracks are low-floor (floor height 300 mm above the upper edge of the rails) and have single-wheel single running gear and are driven by gearless wheel hub motors. Seven vehicles are currently in use. The multi- joint design enables a wide car body with little overhang in curves and the low weight allows air conditioning to be installed. Power is supplied with 750 volts direct current . The lanes have three doors on each side, which are equipped with advanced obstacle detection. There are also 3 Urbos low-floor cars from CAF of a similar design, which come from the now closed tram Vélez-Málaga .
- Pictures of the trams
End of the car with driver's cab
Disabled seat
Interior of the train
Car transfer. The entire track is accessible without steps.
Tickets
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Single ticket
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Receipt when presenting a MyMulti-Ticket.
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The light rail uses the Opal Card. The Opal Card is a smart card that is used for all types of local transport in Sydney.
Nationalization of Metro Transport
On Friday, March 23, 2012, it was announced that the New South Wales government had purchased Metro Transport, the former owner of the light rail and monorail. The government said this would ease the barriers to expanding the network through the city and into the western and eastern inner suburbs.
Web links
- Official site
- Information about the extension
- Shortlisted add-ons map
- Images of the extension to Dulwich Hill
Individual evidence
- ↑ MLR - Technical Data ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 349 kB), Metro Light Rail , accessed on August 29, 2007.
- ^ Last stop for Sydney Monorail , Daily Telegraph. March 23, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ↑ Forsyth, JH (eds.) (1988-93), Stations & Tracks; Vol. 1: "Main Suburban & Branches - Illawarra & Branches". State Rail Authority of New South Wales: Sydney, p. 97.
- ^ Bozier, Rolfe, "New South Wales Railways: Rozelle-Darling Harbor Goods Line" . Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ↑ a b c d e Sydney Light Rail Construction and Extension . Railway Technology. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ A b c Matthew Geier: Sydney Light Rail . Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ Matthew Geier: Sydney Light Rail's Official Opening . Retrieved May 30, 2012.
- ^ "Community Update: Light Rail Extension - Inner West. Lilyfield to Dulwich Hill - July / August 2010" - Transport NSW
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated May 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Inner West light rail extension to proceed as Greenway is deferred. ( Memento of the original from April 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 94 kB) Gladys Brerjiklian . September 6, 2011.
- ↑ Proposed routes . Metro Transport Sydney. Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ↑ Environmental Assessment - Volume 1 - Part C1 - Chapter 10. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Table 10.1 p. 201. Transport NSW.
- ↑ Sydney Light Rail Extensions ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Transport for NSW.
- ↑ Transport plan for Sydney ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Kristina Keneally . Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ↑ CBD light rail study gets underway ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Penny Sharpe . Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ↑ Work underway on $ 500 million Sydney light rail revolution ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Kristina Keneally . Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ City of Sydney Council. Light rail.
- ↑ Metro Transport Sydney: Technical data (PDF; 349 kB) Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
- ↑ 'Once-in-a-generation' opportunity to fix transport . Sydney Morning Herald, March 23, 2012.
