Parramatta Light Rail attracts industry experts

Up to 500 light rail experts will gather in Western Sydney today to be briefed on the Parramatta Light Rail project.

Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Andrew Constance, said today’s event will share further details of how planners and industry can contribute to this transformational project.

“Today we’re pressing go on Parramatta Light Rail, on the site where two light rail lines will meet to create a new tram network for the west,” Constance said.

“This project will provide frequent and reliable links to the great precincts of Sydney like Westmead Hospital, The University of Western Sydney, Parramatta CBD, the Olympic sporting hub and Strathfield while also sparking rejuvenation of Camellia.”

Parramatta Light Rail will become the State’s third light rail network, and will connect Parramatta, Westmead, OIympic Park, Carlingford, Camellia and Strathfield.

Consultation on the exact route of the network will take place later this year, which will involve public input for the 20 kilometre line.

“I want Parramatta Light Rail to be a project all about people, whether it’s Eels and Wanderers fans who could use it to go to the game, punters at Rosehill, event crowds at Olympic Park or students at Western Sydney Uni,” Constance said.

"As Sydney continues to grow, Parramatta is further establishing itself not just as the city's 'second CBD' but as a significant city in its own right.”

Construction on the project will begin in late 2018.

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