Light rail in Sydney
| Light rail in Sydney | |
|---|---|
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 | 4 |
| Number of stops | 58 |
| Annual ridership | 40.59 million (2023/24) |
| Website | TfNSW Light Rail |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 31 August 1997 |
| Operator(s) | Transdev Sydney Great River City Light Rail |
| Number of vehicles | 60 Alstom Citadis 305 17 Urbos 100 12 CAF Urbos 3 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 48.8 km (30 mi) |
| 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 CAF ACR at Westmead |
| Top speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
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The Sydney light rail network (or Sydney Light Rail for the inner-city lines) 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. It comprises 58 stops and a system length of approximately 36.7 km (22.8 mi), making it the second largest light rail network in Australia behind the tram network in Melbourne, Victoria.
The network is managed by Transport for NSW, with day-to-day operations contracted to Transdev. In the 2023–24 financial year, 40.59 million passenger journeys were made on the network, equating to over 110,000 journeys per day.