Light rail in Sydney
The Metro Light Rail ( formerly known as Sydney Light Rail ) is the light rail in Sydney, Australia. Currently there is only one line, which was opened on 31 August 1997. For the route a former railway freight transport was mainly used. The Metro Light Rail opens the redeveloped inner-city areas of Darling Harbour, Ultimo and Pyrmont. In 2000 it was extended in some western suburbs of Sydney. The operating company Metro Transport was purchased on 23 March 2012 by the government of New South Wales.
- 2.1 extension to Dulwich Hill
- 2.2 Further plans
Lines
Lilyfield line
This route starts at the Sydney Central Railway Station and ends in the inner western suburb of Lilyfield. It is 7.2 km long, of which 1.5 km run in the streets. The light rail is owned by the government of New South Wales and is operated by Veolia as a contractor.
The majority of the route has its origins in the former freight railway Darling Harbour GoodLine. Since the establishment of the Sydney Railway Company in 1848, she pursued the goal to build a cargo terminal at Darling Harbour. To this end, the railway line between Sydney train station ( the forerunner of today's Central Station) and Darling Harbour was built, which was opened on 26 September 1855. In 1922, the route via Lilyfield has been extended to Dulwich Hill.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the route was heavily traveled in freight transport, through the introduction of containers and the decentralization of goods handled, for example, to Port Botany and Chullora took the road to Darling Harbour significantly. Finally, the port was closed and converted the premises.
In 1994, the Sydney Light Rail Company was founded. The construction of the first section of the route from Central Station to Wentworth Park began on 25 January 1996 and took 16 months to complete. Most of the original 3.6 km long route using the route of the former Darling Harbour GoodLine and former tram routes.
The trial operation in this first section was taken on August 11, 1997, three weeks of testing. Officially, the line was put into operation on 31 August 1997 by the former Prime Minister of New South Wales Bob Carr. The scheduled time of operation began on the following day, on Monday, September 1 at 6:00 clock.
Inspired by the success of the first section, the route along the disused goods train to Lilyfield was extended. The extension was officially opened on Sunday, 13 August 2000.
Extensions
Extension to Dulwich Hill
In 2009, the freight has been set on the line between Rozelle and Dulwich Hill and in February 2010, the Labor government of New South Wales announced the extension of light rail from Lilyfield according to Dulwich Hill.
Work on the renovation of the tracks and the removal of the overhead line began in August 2010., The zoning decision was issued in February 2011. Originally it was planned to open the extension in 2012, but in September 2011 announced the newly elected coalition government of New South Wales that the start-up will not take place before 2014 and that the cost of 120 million A had risen to $ 176 million A $. Called the Green Walk cycle and footpath which should be applied in parallel to the track, has been postponed. The coalition held responsible for the delay and cost overrun the previous Labor government. In addition, a master plan lacks traffic so that the greenway must be reset.
Metro Transport Sydney and the Government of New South Wales have reached an agreement on procurement. There are three preferred bidders for the construction of infrastructure: Leighton Contractors, ABI Group and John Holland (owned by Leighton ), and two preferred suppliers for the vehicles: Bombardier and CAF.
For the expansion of 3,105 passengers are forecast on weekdays in 2016, of which 415 connecting passengers from trains and 460 buses will be upgrading from.
Enlargement to Dulwich Hill from Lilyfield includes the following stops:
Further plans
Several roads have a significant potential for the expansion of the rail network. The government has commissioned feasibility studies for the construction of new lines from the city to the University of Sydney and the campus of the University of New South Wales in order.
In February 2010, the Labor government of New South Wales announced a new line from Haymarket according to Circular Quay via Barangaroo. In September 2010, the final route has not yet been determined. The three variants of the route from the train station to the north resulted from either the George Street or Sussex Street or in a loop over both roads. In 2012, this route but was classified as subordinated, and is not initially realized.
On December 13, 2012 it was announced that starting in 2014 with the building of a distance from Circular Quay via George Street, Moore Park and Anzac Parade to the University of New South Wales in Kensington, Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick. The work should be completed in 2020. In the course of construction a part of the George Street will be permanently converted into a pedestrian zone. The project is expected to cost 1.6 billion A $.
The District Council of the City of Sydney has a rail link between the city and Green Square recommended to open up the new business and residential areas in this field.
Rolling stock
Light rail uses Variobahn vehicles (now Bombardier ) were prepared in Dandenong by Adtranz. It is bi-directional vehicles that are modular and have been extended for Sydney. The capacity of the railways is 217 passengers, of which 74 seats. During test runs up to triple traction was possible, so that if necessary a maximum capacity of 600 passengers can be achieved.
The tracks are low-floor ( floor height of 300 mm above rail level ) and have single-wheel single chassis and are driven by gearless hub motors. Currently there are seven vehicles in use. The multi -joint design allows a wide range of car body with little overhang on curves and low weight allow the installation of air conditioning. The power supply is 750 volts DC. The railways have three doors on each side, which are equipped with advanced obstacle detection.
- Images of trams
Priority seat
Interior of the train
Car crossing. The entire web is step-free accessible.
Tickets
The tram uses its own zone-based ticket system. There are daily and weekly tickets. A " Tramlink " ticket permit transfers between S- Bahn (city rail) and tram, but is only sold in train stations.
Since 27 June 2011, the rail is partly integrated in the tariff association MyZone. It now all MyMulti tickets, the Pensioner Excursion Ticket ( Pensioner Excursion Ticket ) and the Family Sunday Ticket ( Family Funday Sunday ) accepted. The light rail will also participate in future electronic ticketing system. The integration in the tariff association resulted in the first few months to a rise in passenger numbers by 30 to 40 percent.
Nationalization of Metro Transportation
On Friday, March 23, 2012, it was announced that the Government of New South Wales Metro Transport, the former owner of the light rail and the monorail, has bought. The government said that this would reduce the barriers to the expansion of the network through the city and into the western and eastern inner suburbs.