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The Parramatta Light Rail is a 12-kilometre (7 mi) standard gauge light rail line in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The first stage of the line runs from Westmead to Carlingford via the Western Sydney centre of Parramatta .
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 project's western end serves a similar area to the Parramatta Light Rail, whose stage 1 alignment runs between Westmead and Carlingford. [10] [36] Stage 2 of the light rail project was initially deferred, then redesigned and truncated from Strathfield to Sydney Olympic Park via the suburbs to the north of the Parramatta River. [37]
In March 2011, the state election resulted in the election of Barry O'Farrell as premier of NSW, who committed to constructing the North West rail line and the light rail extension. The Western Express and CBD Relief Line were cancelled by the new government. [39] The Epping-Parramatta rail line was later shelved by the NSW Government.
The section of the Carlingford line from where the Sandown line diverges to the Parramatta Road level crossing was also set for closure. [11] Removal of the line and tracks began in July 2019. [12] The branch was also considered for being incorporated into Stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail network, connecting Camellia and Olympic Park. [1]
Dundas railway station is a light rail station and heritage-listed former suburban railway station serving the suburb of Dundas in Sydney, Australia.It was originally open between 1896 and 2020 on the Carlingford line, now forming part of the Parramatta Light Rail, served by L4 Westmead & Carlingford Line services.
The CBD and South East Light Rail, passing through Sydney's CBD from Circular Quay to Randwick and Kingsford opened in stages between December 2019 and April 2020. The Parramatta Light Rail running from Westmead station to Carlingford via Parramatta, reusing part of the old single tracked Carlingford line. The line is due to open in 2024.
New suburban, metro and light rail lines have been constructed in the 2010s and 2020s, and a new focus emerged on urban rail in Australia. [21] [22] The Carlingford line and the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link, former parts of the suburban network, were subsumed by the Parramatta Light Rail and Metro North West & Bankstown Line respectively.