Olympic Park railway line | |
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The single track balloon loop towards Lidcombe as it passes under the Olympic Boulevard. | |
Overview | |
Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
Locale | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Stations | 1 |
Service | |
Services | T7 Olympic Park Line |
Operator(s) | Sydney Trains |
History | |
Opened | 13 July 1911 | (Abattoirs)
Closed | 1995 |
Reopened | 8 March 1998 | (Olympic Park)
Technical | |
Track length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
Number of tracks | 3 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC from overhead catenary[1] |
The Olympic Park railway line is a railway line linking the Sydney Olympic Park precinct to the Main Suburban railway line at Flemington and Lidcombe. Originally opened as the Abattoirs branch in 1911, it was rebuilt and reopened as the Olympic Park railway line in 1998. Passenger services have since been running on it as the Olympic Park Line (numbered T7, grey).
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