South West Rail Link
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New South Wales Metropolitan Rail Area with South West Rail Link shuttle highlighted in pink
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| Termini |
Glenfield Leppington |
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| Stations | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | T2 Airport, Inner West & South | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 February 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | RailCorp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | S, K, C, M & A sets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 11.4 km (7.1 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | Overhead 1500V DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The South West Rail Link is a railway line serving the developing suburbs of south-western Sydney, Australia. Services form part of the Sydney Trains commuter rail network. It opened on 8 February 2015.
The line consists of a 11.4 km (7.1 mi) double-track railway, with stations in the suburbs of Leppington and Edmondson Park. The line is the major piece of public transport infrastructure for the Sydney metropolitan area's "South West Growth Centre". It connects with the rest of the Sydney rail network at Glenfield, where services can continue north on the Main South line or east on the East Hills line. Leppington station's four platforms can support frequent terminating services, even after any extension of the line. A train stabling facility to the west of the station further enhances this capability. Development of the project was managed by Transport for New South Wales and its predecessor, the Transport Construction Authority.
The South West Rail Link was originally part of the Metropolitan Rail Expansion Program (MREP) proposed by the Carr Government in 2005, along with the North West Rail Link and the CBD rail link. The three projects were to be integrated into a single operational sector, with trains from the south west running to the north west via the CBD Link. The other two components of the MREP were cancelled in 2008, but the South West Rail Link remained on the government's agenda. Plans for the North West Rail Link were resurrected in 2010, though it will now form part of a new metro network.
In March 2008, the Iemma Government indicated that construction would begin in 2009, with completion scheduled for 2012. By October of that year the government had decided that delivery of the project would be divided into two stages. Stage one would comprise preliminary work around Glenfield station, and stage two would comprise construction of the new line itself, stage two was deferred due to budget cuts. On 14 November 2009, Premier Nathan Rees announced that construction of stage two of the South West Rail Link would begin in mid-2010, with completion scheduled for 2016.
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