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Randwick Light Rail Station
Randwick light rail station is the terminus of the Randwick branch of the CBD and South East Light Rail, located on the eastern end of High Street in the Sydney suburb of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. It opened on 14 December 2019. The station is adjacent to the Prince of Wales Hospital and is close to the Randwick town centre. History On 13 December 2012, the O'Farrell ministry announced a commitment to build a light rail 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 station was originally proposed to be named Randwick Junction. The original design featured two side platforms located in High Cross Park adjacent to Belmore Road, attracting criticism from community members due to loss of trees and parkland. The stop was redesigned in the project's Submissions Report to reduce the loss of green space in the park, however a campaign to move the stop continued. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randwick
Randwick is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick. History Randwick was named after the village of Randwick, Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of Simeon Henry Pearce, who became Mayor of Randwick six times. Simeon, who migrated to Australia in 1842, and his brother James who arrived in 1848, were responsible for the founding and early development of Randwick. Simeon built the first stone house in the area in 1848, called Blenheim House, which can still be seen in Blenheim Street. It was neglected for some time in the mid-1900s, but was eventually acquired by Randwick City Council and restored. Proclaimed as a Municipality in February 1859, and as a City in 1990, Randwick has a rich history and a number of heritage buildings. Another Mayor of Randwick, Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Street, Sydney
George Street is a street in the Sydney central business district, central business district of Sydney. It was Sydney's original high street, and remains one of the busiest streets in the city centre. It connects a number of the city's most important buildings and precincts. There are more high rise buildings here than on any other street in Australia. Amongst Australia's Australian Securities Exchange#Market indices, 100 largest listed companies, more are located here than on any other street. The street begins in the north end of Sydney in The Rocks, New South Wales, The Rocks, near the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and extends to the southern end of the city, near Central railway station, Sydney, Central Station and Ultimo, New South Wales, Ultimo, where it leads into Railway Square. From here Broadway, New South Wales, Broadway is the continuation of George Street turning westwards, leading to the western suburbs as Parramatta Road. History The origins of George Street lie in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Light Rail Station, Sydney
The largest railway station in Sydney, Central railway station, is served by two adjoining light rail stations which provide an interchange with the Sydney Trains suburban and intercity, Sydney Metro rapid transit and NSW TrainLink regional heavy rail networks, as well as with various bus routes. These light rail stations are both connected to the main railway station but are physically separated from each other and possess distinct names. Central ''Grand Concourse'' Central ''Grand Concourse'' is located on the Inner West Light Rail line, and is the terminus of the Sydney Light Rail L1 Dulwich Hill Line service. It is located on the first floor, parallel to, but above, Eddy Avenue. The stop connects to the Grand Concourse, Central station's main waiting area and the departure hall for medium and long-distance train services.Central Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Randwick
The City of Randwick is a local government area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1859, Randwick is the second-oldest local government area in New South Wales, after the City of Sydney. It comprises an area of and as per the had a population of . The mayor of the City of Randwick is Cr. Dylan Parker, a member of the Australian Labor Party, who was elected on 8 October 2024. Suburbs and localities in the local government area Suburbs and localities in the City of Randwick are: These localities are also serviced by Randwick Council: History The name Randwick comes from the village of Randwick in Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce. The area was home to a few wealthy landowners and the poor residents of several shantytowns until the 1880s, when the coming of trams from Sydney brought extensive suburban development. The New South Wales University of Technology opened at Kensing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport For NSW
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) is a Government of New South Wales, New South Wales Government transport services and roads List of New South Wales government agencies, agency established on 1 November 2011. The agency is a different entity to the NSW Department of Transport, which is a List of New South Wales government agencies, department of the state government of New South Wales, and the ultimate parent entity of Transport for NSW. The agency's function is to build transport infrastructure and manage transport services in New South Wales. Since absorbing Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) in December 2019, the agency is also responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure, managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways and vehicle and driving license registrations. The agency reports to the New South Wales Minister for Transport (New South Wales), Minister for Transport, Minister for Roads (New South Wales), Minister for Roads and the Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juniors Kingsford Light Rail Station
Juniors Kingsford light rail station is a light rail and bus station forming the terminus of the Kingsford branch of the CBD and South East Light Rail, situated on the southern side of the Nine Ways intersection along Anzac Parade in the Sydney suburb of Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia. It features two island platforms with the light rail using the two outer sides and buses using the inner sides, providing cross-platform transfers. Terminating facilities for the light rail are located south of the stop. History On 13 December 2012, the O'Farrell ministry announced a commitment to build a light rail 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 station was known as Nine Ways and Kingsford during development. In August 2018, Transport for NSW submitted a proposal to the Geographical Names Board for the stop to be renamed from Nine Ways to Juniors Kingsford, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anzac Parade, Sydney
Anzac Parade is a major road in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia which travels south-east from the CBD, named in memory of members of the First Australian Imperial Force (later to become known as Anzacs) who marched down the street from their barracks (now a heritage listed part of the University of New South Wales) to Sydney Harbour, where they were transported to Europe during World War I. Route Anzac Parade commences to the east of ''Driver's Triangle'' (a small park east of the intersection of Moore Park Road and South Dowling Street) at the intersection of Moore Park Road, Flinders Street and the Eastern Distributor at Moore Park and heads in a southerly direction as a six-lane, dual-carriageway road through Kensington, before incorporating a wider central median through the suburbs of Kingsford, Maroubra, Matraville, Malabar, Chifley and Little Bay. It narrows to a two-lane, single carriageway route before ending shortly afterwards at a loop at La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moore Park, New South Wales
Moore Park is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney located from the Sydney central business district, CBD, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of local government area of the City of Sydney. Moore Park is also a large area of parkland that is part of Centennial Parklands, a collective of three parks being Moore Park, Centennial Park and Queen's Park. Centennial Parklands is administered by the Centennial Park & Moore Park Trust, a Government of New South Wales, NSW government agency. The only exception is the land on which the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium (2022), Sydney Football Stadium are sited; these stadiums are managed by the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust. History Originally known as the Sydney Common it covered some 153 hectares to the South East of the town and was designated as one of Australia's earliest parks in 1866, the following year it was named after Charles Moore, the Mayor of Sydney City Council. In 1867 several of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Railway Station, Sydney
Central is a heritage-listed railway station located in the centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The station is Australia's largest and busiest railway station, and is a major transport interchange for NSW TrainLink inter-city rail services, Sydney Trains commuter rail services, Sydney Metro services, Light rail in Sydney, Sydney light rail services, bus services, and private coach transport services. The station is also known as Sydney Terminal (Platforms 1 to 12). The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Material was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. It recorded 85.4 million passenger movements in 2018 and serves over 250,000 people daily. Central station occupies a large city block separating , Surry Hills and the central business district, bounded by Railway Square and Pitt Street in the west, Eddy Avenue in the north, Elizabeth Street, Sydne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circular Quay Light Rail Station
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 light rail line from Circular Quay down George Street, Sydney, George Street to Central railway station, Sydney, Central station, then across to Moore Park, New South Wales, Moore Park and down Anzac Parade, Sydney, Anzac Parade with branches to Juniors Kingsford light rail station, Kingsford and Randwick light rail station, Randwick. The first L2 passenger service between Circular Quay and Randwick departed just after 10:00 on 14 December 2019. Services Transport links Circular Quay is also served by Circular Quay railway station, a heavy rail station and Circular Quay ferry wharf, ferry wharves, as well as buses. The precinct serves as an interchange betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Coral Sea, Coral and Tasman Seas to the east. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory are Enclave and exclave, enclaves within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. , the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. The Colony of New South Wales was founded as a British penal colony in 1788. It originally comprised more than half of the Australian mainland with its Western Australia border, western boundary set at 129th meridian east in 1825. The colony then also includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Rail
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from heavy rapid transit. The term was coined in 1972 in the United States as an English equivalent for the German word ''Stadtbahn'', meaning "city railway". From: 9th National Light Rail Transit Conference Different definitions exist in some countries, but in the United States, light rail operates primarily along exclusive Right_of_way#Rail_right_of_way, rights-of-way and uses either individual tramcars or multiple units coupled together, with a lower capacity and speed than a long heavy rail passenger train or rapid transit system. Narrowly defined, light rail transit uses rolling stock that is similar to that of a traditional tram, while operating at a higher capacity and speed, often on an exclusive right-of-way. In broader usage, light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
