This article is about the modern light rail system in Sydney. For the city's former tram system, see Trams in Sydney.
Sydney light rail network
An Alstom Citadis 305 on George Street
Roundel
Overview
Owner
Transport for NSW
Locale
Sydney, New South Wales
Transit type
Light rail
Number of lines
3
Number of stops
42
Annual ridership
32.52 million (2022/23)[1]
Website
TfNSW Light Rail
Operation
Began operation
31 August 1997; 26 years ago (1997-08-31)
Operator(s)
Transdev Sydney
Number of vehicles
60 Alstom Citadis 305 16 CAF Urbos 3
Technical
System length
24.7 km (15 mi)[2]
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
750 V DC from overhead catenary APS power supply between Town Hall and Circular Quay
Top speed
70 km/h (43 mph)[3]
The Sydney light rail network (or Sydney Light Rail) is a light rail/tram system serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The network currently consists of three passenger routes, the L1 Dulwich Hill, L2 Randwick and L3 Kingsford lines. The network comprises 42 stops and a system length of 24.7 km (15.3 mi), making it the second largest light rail network in Australia behind the tram network in Melbourne, Victoria. A fourth line, the 12 km (7.5 mi) Parramatta Light Rail in Sydney's west, is currently under construction and planned to open in August 2024.
The network is managed by Transport for NSW, with day-to-day operations contracted to Transdev. In the 2022/23 Financial Year, 32.52 million passenger journeys were made on the network. This equates to a ridership of over 89,000 daily passenger journeys.
^"Number of trips by Line for Light Rail mode". 7 July 2023.
^"Sydney's new light rail opens 14 December from Circular Quay to Randwick". Transport Info NSW. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^"Sydney Inner West Light Rail Construction and Extension, Australia". Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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