The Prime minister of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian, and Transport Minister, Andrew Constance, on December 14, have officially opened light rail services from Circular Quay to Randwick in Sydney.
“It’s an historic day for Sydney as light rail takes passengers down George Street for the first time in 61 years,” Berejiklian said.
The 12-km CBD and South East LRT is served by 19 stations, from Circular Quay along George Street to Central Station, through Surry Hills to Moore Park, then to Randwick and Kingsford via Alison Road and Anzac Parade.
Across the weekend, 150,000 customers used the transport services operating on average every 6-8 minutes after opening.
“The new light rail line will revolutionise the way that the people of Sydney travel through the CBD and South East for years to come,” Constance said.
The 12 km network will ensure the transport of 13,500 commuters per hour with 6,750 in each direction during peak times. A light rail vehicle has a capacity of 450 passengers, the equivalent of nine standard buses.
The light rail network is operated by Citadis X05 LRVs, supplied by Alstom, under the Altract Light Rail consortium, comprising Alstom, Transdev, Acciona and Capella. The consortium was responsible for design, delivery and commissioning of the 60 LRVs, power supply equipment including the APS system for 2 km, the energy recovery substations – HESOP, signalling, communications, depot equipment and 19 years of maintenance.
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