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Encyclopedia > Metro Light Rail

Metro Light Rail, owned by Connex, operates one light rail line in inner Sydney, Australia. Connex is the brand name of the transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ...


The line travels 7.2 km from Central Station to Lilyfield, making 14 stops. The line runs on-street from Central to Haymarket, and then follows the alignment of an old goods line through Ultimo, Pyrmont and Glebe to Lilyfield. Clock tower of Central Station Central (also known as Sydney Terminal) is the largest railway station in Sydney, Australia. ... Lilyfield is a small inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Haymarket is an area at the southern end of the central business district of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Darling Harbour. ... Ultimo is a suburb in central Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Pyrmont is an inner suburb of Sydney, Australia located on a peninsula directly across Darling Harbour from the central business district and linked to it by the pedestrian-only Pyrmont Bridge. ... Glebe Glebe is a suburb located slightly west of Sydneys central business district, in the Inner West. ...


The light rail opened in 1997, nearly 40 years after trams disappeared from Sydney's streets. Sydney, the largest city in Australia, once had the largest tram system in Australia and one of the largest in the world. ...


Sydney's monorail is also operated by Connex. The Walt Disney World Monorail A monorail is a metro or railroad with a track consisting of a single rail (actually a beam), as opposed to the traditional track with two parallel rails. ... Connex is the brand name of the transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia Environnement. ...


Metro Light Rail stations

A Metro Light Rail train stopped at Central station.
A Metro Light Rail train stopped at Central station.
  • Central
  • Capitol Square
  • Haymarket
  • Exhibition Centre
  • Convention
  • Pyrmont Bay
  • Star City
  • John Street Square
  • Fish Market
  • Wentworth Park
  • Glebe
  • Jubilee Park
  • Rozelle Bay
  • Lilyfield

Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 1391 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2160x1440, 1391 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Clock tower of Central Station Central (also known as Sydney Terminal) is the largest railway station in Sydney, Australia. ...

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