City to Parramatta Light Rail Link  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  Course Circular Quay to Parramatta North  
  25.8km; via Central & Parramatta Road 
   
  System Tram like, battery operated
  no overhead wires
   
  Tracks In the middle of the road
  slightly segregated corridor, refuge islands
   
  Stations 56 (20 in the city)
 
300m apart in city;  725m apart elsewhere
   
  Travelling time 33 minutes
   
   
  Trains per h 14 peak; 6 off-peak
   
   
  Energy use less than 10% of conventional
  (electric energy for propulsion)
   
  Capacity 15,000 passengers/h
  each direction; expandable to 50,000.
   
  Anticipated ticket price[1] $4.10 one way
  incl GST
   
  Ongoing subsidy None
   
   
  Funding By small business
  Tracks built and maintained by government
   
  Private capital investment $448M
   
   
  Number of jobs 740
   
   
  Build schedule 3 years
  anticipated
   
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[1]
ticket price at which car ownership is profitable enough to enable debt funding