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Light rail station in Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaEdit| Circular Quay | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Circular Quay in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Alfred Street, Sydney, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°51′41.74″S 151°12′35.52″E / 33.8615944°S 151.2098667°E / -33.8615944; 151.2098667 | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transport NSW | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Transdev Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CBD and South East Light Rail | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 (1 island, 1 side) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Circular Quay  Circular Quay  Bus | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Transport for NSW | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 14 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kingsford branch opened | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
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Circular Quay light rail station is located at Circular Quay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It opened on 14 December 2019 as part of the first portion of the CBD and South East Light Rail, of which it is the northern terminus.
History
On 13 December 2012, the O'Farrell ministry announced a commitment to build a $1.6 billion line from Circular Quay down George Street to Central station, then across to Moore Park and down Anzac Parade with branches to Kingsford and Randwick. The first L2 passenger service between Circular Quay and Randwick departed just after 10:00 on 14 December 2019.
Services
| Line | Stopping pattern | Notes |
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| L2 | services to Randwick via Central | |
| L3 | services to Kingsford via Central |
Transport links
Circular Quay is also served by a heavy rail station and ferry wharves, as well as buses. The precinct serves as an interchange between these modes.
Map of the transport facilities in the Circular Quay precinct
Trackplan
The station comprises one island platform and one side platform, with three tracks. The side platform is served by a siding which branches off the northern track right before the platform; the line is henceforth from the station double-tracked.
Gallery
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A Randwick service crosses to the out-bound track to the west of the terminus
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The island platform with both sides occupied
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A terminating service crossing to the northern track
References
- "Sydney's Light Rail Future". Transport for NSW. 13 December 2012. pp. 9, 13, 14–17, 24. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- Raper, Ashleigh. "Sydney light rail opens and takes passengers down George Street again after 58 years". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- "Randwick Line". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- "Kingsford Line". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ "Circular Quay" (PDF). Transport for NSW. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- Parsons Brinkerhoff. "Chapter 5 – Part A" (PDF). CBD and South East Light Rail – Environmental Impact Statement. pp. 5–18 to 5–57.
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