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The Rozelle–Darling Harbour Goods Line is a railway line in Sydney, Australia, the great majority of which became part of the Inner West Light Rail.It was part of the city's goods railway network; through conversion to light rail, most of the former goods line was subsumed by the Sydney Light Rail network.
As part of the redevelopment of 50 ha (123.553 acres) of land at Darling Harbour, it was proposed to build a transport link to the Sydney central business district. Sydney City Council preferred a light rail line, however in November 1985 Transport Minister Laurie Brereton announced a monorail would be built.
Construction and conversion of the first section of line from Central station to Wentworth Park started on 25 January 1996 and took 16 months to complete. [3] [4] The 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mi) line reused the former Darling Harbour goods railway line and the tram loop at Central station originally built for Sydney's former tram network, with a new section of track built along Hay Street to ...
The Sydney light rail system has four lines. [1] [2] The system is owned by the Government of New South Wales.The first three lines are operated under contract by Transdev Sydney, [3] while the L4 Westmead & Carlingford Line is operated by Great River City Light Rail, a joint venture between Transdev and CAF.
It was one of two major yards on the Rozelle–Darling Harbour Goods Line, the other being in Darling Harbour. [2] After heavy rail traffic ceased, part of the site was redeveloped into the Lilyfield Maintenance Depot of Sydney Light Rail. Other parts of the former yard were redeveloped into Rozelle Interchange and the Rozelle Parklands.
Convention light rail stop in Darling Harbour. The Darling Harbour Authority was established in 1984, with the goal of redeveloping the Darling Harbour precinct. [6] The yard was demolished and redeveloped between 1985 and 1988, with a single line of track retained. [7] In January 1996, the Lilyfield to Central section of the Metropolitan Goods ...
The Sydney light rail network (or Sydney Light Rail for the inner-city lines) [4] is a light rail/tram system serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The network consists of four passenger routes, the L1 Dulwich Hill , L2 Randwick, L3 Kingsford and L4 Westmead & Carlingford lines.
The Pyrmont and Glebe railway tunnels are a set of heritage-listed railway tunnels, part of the Inner West Light Rail, located in Pyrmont and Glebe, New South Wales, Australia. The tunnels are a component of the former Rozelle–Darling Harbour Goods Line. The property is owned by Transport Asset Holding Entity, a state government agency.