Light rail in Sydney

Sydney light rail network
An Alstom Citadis 305 on George Street
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Overview
Owner	Transport for NSW
Locale	Sydney, New South Wales
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	3
Number of stops	42
Annual ridership	32.52 million (2022/23)[1]
Website	TfNSW Light Rail
Operation
Began operation	31 August 1997; 26 years ago (1997-08-31)
Operator(s)	Transdev Sydney
Number of vehicles	60 Alstom Citadis 305 16 CAF Urbos 3
Technical
System length	24.7 km (15 mi)[2]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC from overhead catenary APS power supply between Town Hall and Circular Quay
Top speed	70 km/h (43 mph)[3]

The Sydney light rail network (or Sydney Light Rail^[4]) is a light rail/tram system serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The network currently consists of three passenger routes, the L1 Dulwich Hill, L2 Randwick and L3 Kingsford lines. The network comprises 42 stops and a system length of 24.7 km (15.3 mi), making it the second largest light rail network in Australia behind the tram network in Melbourne, Victoria. A fourth line, the 12 km (7.5 mi) L4 Westmead & Carlingford Line in Sydney's west, is planned to open in August 2024.

The network is managed by Transport for NSW, with day-to-day operations contracted to Transdev. In the 2022/23 Financial Year, 32.52 million passenger journeys were made on the network. This equates to a ridership of over 89,000 daily passenger journeys.