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SYDNEY

New South Wales . Australia

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CityRail

Sydney (approx. 4 mill. inhabitants), capital of New South Wales and largest city in Australia.

CityRail is a frequent suburban train service which runs underground in the centre of Sydney. Double-deck trains are used on all routes spreading out from the city centre as far as 60 km to Richmond or 56 km to MacArthur. Lines are bundled in the central area and offer a metro-like service with trains every few minutes during peak hours. A diversion of the East Hills Line via the Airport opened on 21 May 2000 in time for the Olympic Games.

On 23 Feb 2009, the 12.5 km underground rail link between Epping and Chatswood in the northwest of the metropolitan area was added to the network. There are three intermediate stations.

CityRail

Sydney Light Rail & Monorail

In the city centre of Sydney, the Sydney Monorail, an elevated circle line running only anti-clockwise, links many points of touristic interest in the central business district and the Darling Harbour area. The monorail is now planned to close in July 2013 to be demolished.

Starting from Central Station, a modern tram line (Sydney Metro Light Rail) runs via the Convention Centre and Darling Harbour to the inner western suburbs of Glebe and Lilyfield. The largest part of the route re-uses an abandoned freight railway. The light rail line is currently being extended to Dulwich Hill.

Both the Monorail and the Light Rail Lines are operated by Veolia.

Sydney Monorail