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Walter Burley Griffin's master plan for Canberra proposed the construction of a tram network and a heavy rail line. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] However, excepting for the Canberra station , the city was exclusively served by buses from 1926, when the Canberra City Omnibus Service was introduced, until 2019.
Sydney-bound Xplorer at Canberra station Canberra's light rail system, seen at Mapleton Avenue station CPH railmotor at the Canberra Railway Museum. Canberra, the capital city of Australia, has been served by railways since 1914. The city is serviced by the Bombala line to New South Wales, and possesses its own light rail system.
The Canberra-Yass railway is a proposed 64-kilometre (40 mi) link between the centre of Canberra and the Sydney-Melbourne rail line at Yass Junction, via Yass town.. The project was first cited in the Seat of Government Acceptance Act of 1909, the legislation that established the Federal Capital Territory (now Australian Capital Territory).
The ACT Government announced plans in March 2023 to build a new multi-modal station next to the current terminal building as part of the Eastlake urban redevelopment. The plans include co-location of the Canberra Railway Museum and integration of a future light rail line. [25]
The Alinga Street light rail station with the Jolimont Centre on the left. Transport in Canberra is provided by private cars, buses, taxis and light rail for travel within the city, while regional rail, air, and long-distance coach services operate for travel beyond Canberra. A vast road network also plays a major role in transport within and ...
In October 2015, the ACT government announced that they were planning to form a form a standalone public transport directorate known as Transport Canberra, merged from ACTION buses and Capital Metro Agency (CMA), the agency in charge of planning the Canberra light rail project. [6] [7] The plan was modified and announced in April 2016 and the ...
Alinga Street light rail station is the terminus of the Canberra Metro R1 light rail line. It opened on 20 April 2019. As the main connection point for bus services to Canberra's southern districts as well as to Queanbeyan and Yass, Alinga Street is by far the busiest station on the route, with 37% of all light rail passengers beginning or ending a journey here in the first 10 months of operation.
The suburb is located approximately 2 km east of the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 10 km from the centre of Canberra. Following the launch of Light Rail on 20 April by the ACT government, [4] Harrison residents now have access to Light Rail services from any of the stops along Flemington Road.