More than a third of the track for the Sydney Light Rail Project have now been installed, according to the NSW Government. 

NSW Premier Glays Berejiklian announced that with track installations now in timely progress, the construction of the first of 19 light rail stops from the City to the south east has also begun. 

“At the start of the year we had 500 metres of track in the ground. As of today we have more than 8,000 metres, which is more than a third of the track now in place,” Ms Berejiklian said.

“It is great to see that we have finished installing more than one kilometre of track on Alison Road at Randwick and that work is now underway at the Wansey Road light rail stop which will be the first one completed in the next couple of months.”

Each light rail vehicle can accommodate up to 450 people, which is equivalent to up to nine standard buses.

Also, a capacity of 13,500 passengers per hour will be provided with up to 15 light rail vehicles an hour operating in each direction. 

Ms Berejiklian said this will mean less congestion on Sydney’s roads and more reliable travel times.

“We are also seeing progress in the CBD, with cars returning to part of George Street near Circular Quay where track has been installed including paving laid between the rails,” Ms Berejiklian said.

Sydney Light Rail will provide high frequency ‘turn up and go’ transport services from Circular Quay to Randwick and Kingsford from 2019.