Sydney

Australia (Oceania)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	1926
Network length	22.06 km (13.71 mi)
Number of stations	14
Number of lines	3
Stations per line	4.67
Avg. station distance*	1.58 km (0.98 mi)
Avg. line length	7.35 km (4.57 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Cityrail
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Unknown
Air-conditioned trains	Yes
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Departure Procedure and Sounds

Sydney's millennium train goes like this: "Beep Beep Beep!" – "Please stand clear. Doors closing. Next stop, Town Hall. Get off at Town Hall for Queen Victoria Building and Darling Harbour". On other lines, most train sets have recorded announcements "Stand clear, doors closing" or the newer one "Doors closing, please stand clear," in some train sets followed by different kinds of beeps. Some trains beep also when doors open. On the Illawarra Line, when it approaches a station, a female voice announces: "Next stop, [name]". For transfer stations it adds: "Passengers should change at [name] for services to [name]" (wav).

Other Rail Transport in Sydney

Metro Light Rail

Useful Links for Sydney Cityrail

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Sydney Cityrail's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Sydney city information (Wikipedia)

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