Randwick Line Kingsford Line
Citadis 305 atQVB in December 2019
Overview
Owner	Transport for NSW
Termini	Circular Quay Juniors Kingsford,Randwick
Stations	19
Service
Services	2
Operator(s)	Transdev Sydney
Depot(s)	Randwick
Rolling stock	60 ×Alstom Citadis 305
Daily ridership	46,900 (L3) 42,066 (L2) (June 2024)[1]
History
Opened	14 December 2019; 5 years ago (2019-12-14) (L2 Randwick) 3 April 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-03) (L3 Kingsford)
Technical
Track length	12 km (7.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC fromoverhead catenary orAPS[a]
Operating speed	Limit of 70 km/h (43 mph)
Route map Legend Circular Quay Bridge Street Wynyard QVB Town Hall APS OHLE Chinatown Capitol Square Maintenance access only Haymarket Central Chalmers Street Surry Hills Moore Park Tunnel Moore Park Anzac Parade Junction ES Marks Randwick Stabling Facility Kensington Royal Randwick Wansey Road UNSW Anzac Parade UNSW High Street Kingsford Randwick Juniors Kingsford This diagram: view talk edit

TheCBD and South East Light Rail is a pair oflight rail lines running betweenSydney's central business district (CBD) and thesouth-eastern suburbs ofSydney, New South Wales, Australia. Services running betweenCircular Quay andRandwick are branded as theL2 Randwick Line, with services running between Circular Quay and Kingsford branded as theL3 Kingsford Line. Construction commenced in October 2015, with the L2 Randwick Line commencing services on 14 December 2019 and the L3 Kingsford Line on 3 April 2020.

Since the light rail network'soriginal line opened in 1997, a line through theSydney central business district had been suggested numerous times but failed to achieve State Government support.^[2][3] This changed in February 2010 when theKeneally Government announced a new line fromHaymarket toCircular Quay viaBarangaroo.^[4] The final route was not decided, with the three options being to send the line north viaGeorge Street,Sussex Street or a loop using both.^[5]

When theO'Farrell Government took office in March 2011, it committed to building a line through the CBD to Barangaroo, with a preferred route along George Street.^[6][7][8] It also committed to conducting feasibility studies into the construction of lines from the City toSydney University and the City to theUniversity of New South Wales.^[7][9] On 8 December 2011, the government announced shortlisted potential routes for these extensions.^[8] In 2012,Transport for NSW (TfNSW) decided the routes to Sydney University and Barangaroo viaThe Rocks provided fewer customer benefits and were considered a lower priority. A route from Circular Quay to the University of New South Wales viaCentral station was seen as the best option.^[10]

On 13 December 2012, the government announced a commitment to build a $1.6 billion line from Circular Quay down George Street to Central station, then across toMoore Park and downAnzac Parade with branches toKingsford andRandwick.^[11] Construction was expected to begin in 2014 and to take five to six years.^[11][12]

The line services areas that were previously served bySydney's former tram network. Some of the new route follows tram lines of the former network. The route is mostly on-street but includes an off-street section throughMoore Park. The only major engineering works on the line were a new bridge over theEastern Distributor and a tunnel under Moore Park and Anzac Parade. There will be between eight and ten new traffic light controlled intersections created along the route.^{[citation needed]}

Several changes to the design were announced in December 2014. The major changes involve revising platform lengths at all stops to support an increase in the length of the trams from 45 metres (148 ft) to 67 metres (220 ft), redesigning several stops, switching technologies for the delivery of the wire-free section and the removal of a proposed stop atWorld Square. It was also announced that the projected cost had increased from $1.6 billion to $2.2 billion. The government claimed the increase was due to the design modifications, but a 2016 report produced by the Audit Office of New South Wales found that the increase was largely due to TfNSW underestimating the cost of the project.^[13][14][15] In 2021, the Audit Office of New South Wales released a follow-up performance audit that found that the total cost of the project exceed $3.1 billion.^[16]

Apedestrian zone was established along approximately 40% of George Street, betweenBathurst andHunter Streets.^[11][17][18] The pedestrian zone is being extended southwards to Rawson Place in Haymarket as of March 2021^[update] (seePost-opening works).

The section between Town Hall and Circular Quay is wire-free, with trams usingAlstom's proprietaryAPS technology to run instead.^[19] This was originally to have been achieved by equipping the trams with batteries and providing recharging facilities at stops.

The line is designed to handle special events in theMoore Park precinct and atRandwick Racecourse. Events at Moore Park were initially planned to be served using two coupled trams 90 metres (295 ft) long, with double length platforms at the Central Station and Moore Park stops.^[17][18] Following the decision to make all tram vehicles operate in coupled pairs with a total length of 67 metres (220 ft), the plans to build double length platforms at Central and Moore Park were abandoned, and platforms of all stops were built to be 67 metres (220 ft) long. This made the tram-sets the longest in the world under regular operation.^[20]

A depot for the trams was built at the north-western corner ofRandwick Racecourse, providing stabling facilities and allowing light maintenance. Heavy maintenance is conducted at theLilyfield Maintenance Depot at the site of the formerRozelle Yard.^[21] The maintenance depot will be accessed via theInner West Light Rail.^[17]

The line was built as apublic–private partnership (PPP), with the contract covering detailed design, major construction, operation and maintenance of the line as well as the provision of rolling stock. A contract for early construction works was awarded toLaing O'Rourke in July 2014.^[22]

In February 2014, three consortia were short-listed for the main contract – covering the construction and operation of the line:^[23][24]

• Connecting Sydney –Acciona Infrastructure Australia,Alstom, Capella Capital &Transdev
• iLinQ –Balfour Beatty,Bombardier Transportation,Keolis Downer,Macquarie Capital &McConnell Dowell
• SydneyConnect –John Holland,Plenary Group &Serco

The iLinQ consortium withdrew after Balfour Beatty pulled out. Balfour Beatty was reportedly concerned about cost overruns for the project and falling profitability of the company as a whole.^[25]

On 23 October 2014, Connecting Sydney was announced as the preferred bidder. The contract was finalised in December 2014, when it was also announced that the consortium had been renamed ALTRAC Light Rail, and that the opening date had been brought forward to early 2019.^[26] The contract also included the operation and maintenance of the Inner West Light Rail from mid-2015.^[27][28][29]

Major construction commenced on 23 October 2015, beginning in the section of George Street betweenKing andMarket Streets. To minimise disruption along the length of the corridor, works were staggered across 31 construction zones. The first section of track in the CBD was laid in December 2016, by which time a total of 410 metres (1,350 ft) of track had already been laid across the project.^[30] This increased to around 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of track by May 2017.^[31] By October 2017, track installation reached the halfway mark, with 12,000 metres (39,000 ft) of track laid at 23 of the 31 zones along the alignment.^[32]

The CBD and South East Light Rail required significant changes to the bus networks of the Sydney central business district and the Eastern Suburbs. Prior to construction of the light rail,Hillsbus andState Transit bus routes using George Street were permanently removed from the street. The network was further redesigned when the light rail opened in 2020. Some bus routes from the Eastern Suburbs were removed from the CBD, with many of the routes integrated with the light rail interchanges at Randwick and Kingsford. Some passengers are required to change from bus to light rail to complete their journey.

To accommodate construction of the light rail on George Street, new bus timetables were introduced on 4 October 2015. Buses were diverted from George Street on to other streets in the CBD, includingElizabeth,Castlereagh,Park, Druitt, Clarence andYork Streets.^[33] Some routes had their terminus changed to such places asRailway Square,Queen Victoria Building andKing Street Wharf. A small number of routes were either combined so that they run through the CBD without terminating, removed from the CBD entirely or completely discontinued.^{[34][35][36][37][38]}

Construction suffered from significant delays. Major construction of the project was due to conclude in April 2018, though finishing works were to continue for some time after.^[33][39]

Delays at two zones in the CBD were announced in August 2016. Originally meant to be completed before Christmas 2016, construction work at these zones was to continue for several months longer than originally anticipated.^[40] The zones were eventually opened around a year after the planned completion date.^[41] Further delays to the project arose during 2016.^[42]

By the beginning of 2018 the whole project was significantly behind schedule. In March 2018 – one month before major works were originally due to be completed – the Transport Minister declined to put a date on when he expected construction of the line to be finished, but noted the government was "an unhappy customer" of the ALTRAC consortium.^[43]

The relationship between the New South Wales Government and Acciona Infrastructure – the construction company delivering the line – had deteriorated with a dispute arising between the parties over costs incurred from modifications to the line's design.^[42] Acciona commenced legal action against the government in April 2018, seeking additional payments totalling $1.2 billion.^[44] Later in the month ALTRAC told the government it was working towards a completion date of March 2020.^[45][46]

In October 2018, Acciona announced further delays to the project, stating that it would not be completed until May 2020.^[47]

In June 2019, TfNSW and ALTRAC (including Acciona) reached an agreement to resolve their commercial issues and legal claims. As part of the agreement, the PPP was extended to 2036, with the government to pay up to $576 million over the duration of an extended PPP term, and ALTRAC shareholders to invest additional equity into the project to meet costs.^[48] The settlement package resolved over $1.5 billion of legal claims between TfNSW and ALTRAC, and Acciona withdrew its $1.1 billion legal misrepresentation claim against the government. The agreement also included milestone and incentive payments for light rail services to commence in two stages, with target start dates of December 2019 between Randwick and Circular Quay, and March 2020 between Kingsford and Circular Quay.

Separate to the light rail budget,Randwick City Council earmarked $68 million to partially mitigate the impacts of the light rail. Projects include replacing some of the car parking spaces that were lost, especially in Kingsford, works to improve traffic flow in the district and public domain works.^[49]

TheCity of Sydney planned to provide $220 million towards the light rail project. This would include money for public domain works on George Street and surrounding laneways.^[50] The centrepiece of these works was to be a large arch structure known asCloud Arch located outside theSydney Town Hall, however it was cancelled in late 2018 after cost blowouts.^[51] Cloud Arch would have acted as a gateway to the pedestrian section of George Street, with trams passing underneath it.^[52]

In February 2018, testing of the line commenced on a short section of the Randwick branch along Alison Road.^[53] Testing along the rest of the Randwick branch and the main line to Circular Quay was achieved in August 2019,^[54] while the Kingsford branch, which opened three months later than the rest of the line, commenced testing in October 2019.^[55]

There have been criticism of the project from some parties:

• Action for Public Transport, that it will not have sufficient capacity to replace the bus routes eliminated^[56]
• Save Our Suburbs, that it will disrupt vehicular traffic^[57]
• Save Randwick's Trees objecting to the loss of nearly 1,000 trees including fromCentennial,Moore and High Cross parks^[58]
• Save Our Park campaigning against the loss of Centennial, Moore and adjacent park lands^[59]
• Business ownerAngela Vithoulkas was at the forefront of campaigns to compensate businesses impeded by construction

The first L2 passenger service between Circular Quay and Randwick commenced just after 10:00 on 14 December 2019.^[60][61][62] The opening weekend (14 and 15 December 2019) was fare-free, and 115,000 people used the new tram service during the opening weekend. The launch of the service on 14 December was interrupted by a tram which broke down at Circular Quay around 14:30 in the afternoon, within hours of the official opening ceremony.^[63] Services were restored by 15:30.

L3 passenger services between Circular Quay and Juniors Kingsford commenced operations on 3 April 2020, opening quietly amidst the prioritisation of government aid for the ongoingcoronavirus pandemic during the period.^[64][65] Prior to the opening of the L3 line, additional L2 services ran between Circular Quay and Central Chalmers Street to provide the eventual frequency of light rail services in the CBD. With the opening of the Kingsford branch, services were extended beyond Central Chalmers Street towards Juniors Kingsford as L3 services.

The project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released in 2013 proposed a redesigned bus network in the CBD and the Eastern Suburbs. Some bus routes which were diverted from George Street to other streets during the construction, were proposed to terminate at Railway Square with their passengers to join the Light Rail while others will be rerouted permanently to the streets to which they were diverted.^[66]

In December 2021, bus services in the Eastern Suburbs were restructured. Many services were curtailed to terminate at Randwick and Kingsford.^[67]

Following the completion of light rail, the southbound lane ofGeorge Street from Bathurst Street to Campbell Street was never reopened to traffic.^[68] In May 2020,City of Sydney proposed to convert the southern section of George Street (Bathurst Street to Rawson Place) to a pedestrian-only boulevard, extending the existing boulevard southwards from Bathurst Street.^[69] These also included the narrowing of George Street to one lane per direction south of Rawson Place. The section of Devonshire Street betweenChalmers Street and Elizabeth Street, which was also never reopened to traffic, was also proposed to be converted to a pedestrian boulevard. In July 2020, the northbound lane from Ultimo Street to Bathurst Street and the southbound lane from Campbell Street to Rawson Place was temporarily closed to traffic in preparation for a conversion in the future.^[68]

Community consultation was undertaken between September and October 2020.^[70] The proposed conversions of George Street and Devonshire Street were approved in the Council meeting in December 2020.^[71] Works on George Street began on the east side of the light rail tracks near Bathurst Street in March 2021, and would progress south on both sides towards Railway Square, with works south of Goulburn Street to begin in late 2021^[72] Works on Devonshire Street would begin in 2022. The section between Bathurst Street and Goulburn Street was completed in September 2021.^[73]

Separate to the pedestrian boulevard works, the traffic lights at the intersection of Devonshire Street and Marlborough Street east of the Surry Hills stop were removed in February 2021. Right turn bans were also introduced from Devonshire Street to Crown Street in both directions. These were in response to a number of high risk safety incidents and complaints for long waiting times for pedestrians, trams, buses and motor vehicles.^[74]

As a member of the ALTRAC Light Rail consortium, Transdev will operate the line until the end of the PPP, set to end at 2036.^[48][75] Services on the Randwick branch are numbered L2 and services on the Kingsford branch are numbered L3.^[76] In September 2024John Laing Group increased its shareholding in ALTRAC from 32.5% to 95% after purchasingAware Super's 62.5% stake.^[77][78]

The service is operated by 60 five-sectionAlstom Citadis 305 trams operating in coupled pairs.^[79][80] The first was completed in May 2017, arriving at the Randwick depot on 28 July 2017.^[81][82][83]

The line commences outsideCircular Quay station heading west on Alfred Street, before proceeding south downGeorge Street, then east via Rawson Place andEddy Avenue, and south via Chalmers Street toCentral station. It then continues east via Devonshire Street over theEastern Distributor and underMoore Park andAnzac Parade via a tunnel before heading south via the former bus right of way. At the intersection of Anzac Parade and Alison Road, the line splits into two branches, L3 continues down Anzac Parade to terminate outside theSouth Sydney Junior Rugby League Club atKingsford, and the L2 branch goes toRandwick via Alison Road, Wansey Road and High Street.^[11]

The line includes the following stops:

	Transfer
	Circular Quay railway station Circular Quay ferry wharf Circular Quay bus routes
	Location
	33°51′41.74″S151°12′35.52″E / 33.8615944°S 151.2098667°E /-33.8615944; 151.2098667

TheCircular Quay stop serves the locality ofCircular Quay at the northern end of the Central Business District. The stop is on Alfred St betweenPitt and Loftus Streets. The area has an established role as a transport interchange and is already served by buses, trains and ferries. The stop comprises oneisland platform and oneside platform.^[85]

	Location
	33°51′50.67″S151°12′26.79″E / 33.8640750°S 151.2074417°E /-33.8640750; 151.2074417

TheBridge Street stop, known asGrosvenor Street during development,^[86] is located onGeorge Street, near the intersections withBridge Street andGrosvenor Street.^[87] The design includes an island platform. The design originally included two side platforms but was switched to an island platform to retain the existing dedicated left-hand turning lane from George Street into Grosvenor Street.^[18]

	Transfer
	Wynyard railway station Wynyard Park bus routes
	Location
	33°51′58.37″S151°12′26.15″E / 33.8662139°S 151.2072639°E /-33.8662139; 151.2072639

TheWynyard stop serves the locality ofWynyard. The stop is located at the northern end of theGeorge Street pedestrian zone, adjacent to the entrance toWynyard railway station. The design includes two side platforms.^[85]

	Transfer
	Bus
	Location
	33°52′16.68″S151°12′25.11″E / 33.8713000°S 151.2069750°E /-33.8713000; 151.2069750

TheQVB stop, known asQueen Victoria Building during development,^[86] is located on George Street south of Market Street and adjacent to theQueen Victoria Building (often abbreviated QVB), a shopping centre from which the stop takes its name. The design includes two side platforms.^[85]

	Transfer
	Town Hall railway station, Bus
	Location
	33°52′26.28″S151°12′24.74″E / 33.8739667°S 151.2068722°E /-33.8739667; 151.2068722

TheTown Hall stop is located at the southern end of theGeorge Street pedestrian zone, adjacent toSt Andrew's Cathedral. It is named afterTown Hall railway station and theSydney Town Hall.^[86] The stop consists of two side platforms.^[85]

	Transfer
	L1 Dulwich Hill Line atCapitol Square stop
	Location
	33°52′43.49″S151°12′20.01″E / 33.8787472°S 151.2055583°E /-33.8787472; 151.2055583

TheChinatown stop is located onGeorge Street, north of Campbell Street.^[88] It is named afterSydney's Chinatown precinct. TheCapitol Square stop on theInner West Light Rail is nearby. The design was to include two side platforms, but was changed to an island platform in the project's Submissions Report. The location was also moved 15 metres (49 ft) north.^[89]

	Transfer
	Bus routes 438X, 440 & 461X (westbound only on the adjacent platform)
	Location
	33°52′53.51″S151°12′20.18″E / 33.8815306°S 151.2056056°E /-33.8815306; 151.2056056

TheHaymarket stop, known asRawson Place during development,^[86] serves as an interchange for buses heading towards the west viaBroadway.^[90] The design includes two side platforms for trams and an adjacent platform for buses, which allows bus – tramcross-platform transfers.^[91]

	Transfer
	Central railway station, Bus
	Location
	33°53′5.31″S151°12′25.94″E / 33.8848083°S 151.2072056°E /-33.8848083; 151.2072056

TheCentral Chalmers Street stop is located on Chalmers Street, serving the eastern side of theCentral railway station precinct.^[92] The stop was originally known asCentral during development, but was renamed to distinguish it from the existing Central stop on theInner West Light Rail at the station's Grand Concourse.^[86]
Map of Central station

	Transfer
	Bus
	Location
	33°53′17.32″S151°12′43.09″E / 33.8881444°S 151.2119694°E /-33.8881444; 151.2119694

TheSurry Hills stop is located on Devonshire Street, adjacent to Ward Park inSurry Hills.^[93] The design originally featured an island platform but was changed to side platforms in the project's Submissions Report.^[89] Groundwork for a second Surry Hills stop at Wimbo Park for a potential future station if required will be completed in the initial construction phase.^{[citation needed]}

	Location
	33°53′36.07″S151°13′18.2″E / 33.8933528°S 151.221722°E /-33.8933528; 151.221722

TheMoore Park stop serves theMoore Park precinct,^[94] includingSydney Boys High School,Sydney Girls High School andThe Entertainment Quarter. The stop is also designed to handle major events at theSydney Football Stadium andSydney Cricket Ground, with access to the platform via a footbridge. As well as this, at-grade access to the stop is provided for regular use and for disabled passengers during major events.^[18]

	Branch
	L2
	Transfer
	Bus
	Location
	33°54′21″S151°13′48″E / 33.905717°S 151.229976°E /-33.905717; 151.229976

TheRoyal Randwick stop, known asAlison Road and thenRoyal Randwick Racecourse during development,^[86] is located on existing park land adjacent to Centennial Park on Alison Road, oppositethe racecourse.^[95] This required the construction of a new retaining wall approximately 200 metres (656 ft) long and 3 metres (9 ft 10 in) high together with increasing the height of an existing 1,100-metre (3,609 ft) long levee by up to 300 millimetres (12 in) and the removal of approximately 50 established trees.^[18][96]

The design features an island platform. The proposed location was switched from the south side to the north side of Alison Road in December 2014. This is intended to reduce impacts on the racecourse, improve bus access during major events and provide better access to the nearbyCentennial Park and RandwickTAFE.^[13] This change includes the removal of right turn access from Alison Road into Darley Road.

	Branch
	L2
	Location
	33°54′41.62″S151°14′8.08″E / 33.9115611°S 151.2355778°E /-33.9115611; 151.2355778

TheWansey Road stop is located on Alison Road, adjacent to the intersection with Wansey Road.^[97] The design features an island platform and was originally to be located on Wansey Road itself, but was moved to Alison Road in the project's Submissions Report.^[89] The stop was originally proposed to be namedWansey Stables.^[98]

	Branch
	L2
	Location
	33°54′57.32″S151°14′4.91″E / 33.9159222°S 151.2346972°E /-33.9159222; 151.2346972

TheUNSW High Street stop serves the upper campus of theUniversity of New South Wales.^[99] It was to have been located at the southern end of Wansey Road, adjacent to High Street, but was moved onto High Street itself as part of the project's Submissions Report.^[89] As part of the changes to the Randwick stop, the design was changed from an island platform to two side platforms.^[100]

	Branch
	L2
	Transfer
	Bus
	Location
	33°55′02″S151°14′28″E / 33.917170°S 151.240978°E /-33.917170; 151.240978

TheRandwick stop is located at the eastern end of High Street inRandwick.^[101] The stop was originally proposed to be namedRandwick Junction.^[86] The design features an island platform.

	Branch
	L3
	Location
	33°54′21.15″S151°13′26.09″E / 33.9058750°S 151.2239139°E /-33.9058750; 151.2239139

TheES Marks stop, known asCarlton Street during development,^[86] is located onAnzac Parade south of the intersection with Carlton Street.^[102] The stop will serve a residential area. It is named after the nearbyES Marks Athletics Field. The design features an island platform.^[91]

	Branch
	L3
	Location
	33°54′34.96″S151°13′23.97″E / 33.9097111°S 151.2233250°E /-33.9097111; 151.2233250

TheKensington stop, known asTodman Avenue during development,^[86] is located onAnzac Parade north of the intersection with Todman Avenue.^[103] The stop serves a residential area and a shopping strip on Anzac Parade in the suburb ofKensington. The design features an island platform.^[91]

	Branch
	L3
	Transfer
	Bus
	Location
	33°55′0.59″S151°13′34.19″E / 33.9168306°S 151.2261639°E /-33.9168306; 151.2261639

TheUNSW Anzac Parade stop serves the lower campus of theUniversity of New South Wales and theNational Institute of Dramatic Art.^[104] The design includes an island platform in the centre ofAnzac Parade, north of the University Mall.

The stop was to be located on the eastern side of Anzac Parade and include one island platform and one side platform – though only two tracks. In the project's Submissions Report, the side platform was removed and the stop was moved to the centre of Anzac Parade.^[89][91]

	Branch
	L3
	Location
	33°55′17.82″S151°13′36.62″E / 33.9216167°S 151.2268389°E /-33.9216167; 151.2268389

TheKingsford stop, known asStrachan Street during development,^[86] is located onAnzac Parade to the south of the intersection of Strachan Street and Middle Street inKingsford.^[105] The stop serves a residential area and a shopping strip on Anzac Parade. The design features an island platform.^[91]

	Branch
	L3
	Transfer
	Bus
	Location
	33°55′30.51″S151°13′45.27″E / 33.9251417°S 151.2292417°E /-33.9251417; 151.2292417

TheJuniors Kingsford stop is located on the southern side of the Nine Ways intersection in Kingsford.^[106] The design features two island platforms with the light rail using the two outer platforms and buses using the two inner platforms, providing cross-platform transfers. Terminating facilities for trams are located south of the stop.^[91] The station was initially referred to asNine Ways, after the major Nine Ways road intersection located immediately to the north of the station. It was subsequently known asKingsford during development.^[86][107] In August 2018,Transport for NSW submitted a proposal to theGeographical Names Board for the stop to be renamed from Nine Ways to Juniors Kingsford, which was approved in January 2019, despite local opposition to the commercialisation of the stop name.^[108][109]

The first passenger service on the line in April 2020 departed from the Juniors Kingsford at 5:00am. Due to the prioritisation of government aid for the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, the line was opened quietly.^[110][111] Due to the location of Juniors Kingsford station immediately south of Nine Ways, and the light rail line running straight through the intersection, the historic roundabout was replaced with a signalised intersection in 2017.^[112]

Under theKensington and Kingsford Town Centres Planning Proposal (K2K) published by theRandwick City Council,^[113] the light rail station is planned to form the centre of a new civic plaza named the Kingsford Junction Precinct. The precinct would act as an extension of the Kingsford town centre, and is planned to be focused around Juniors Kingsford station to ensure the precinct is "highly accessible, well connected and activated".^[114] It is planned to develop the area with residential, commercial and civic structures clustered around the light rail station so as to "[make] greater use of the public transport network". The plan also advocates the inclusion of ametro railway station to be located adjacent to the light rail station, as part of proposedSydney Metro extensions toMaroubra.^[114]

• On 5 September 2022, a tram derailed near Haymarket stop andCentral station after a firetruck collided with it while on its way to an emergency response, resulting in two injuries.^[115]
• On 11 May 2023, a 16-year old girl was killed after she was caught by and became trapped under the tram carriage near Chinatown stop after she attempted to climb over thecouplers that connect the two semi-permanently coupled trams, which was the usual configuration to operate services on the L2 and L3.^{[116][117][118]}
• On 5 June 2025, a man was killed after being hit by a light rail vehicle inSurry Hills. Initial police inquiries indicated that the male attempted to climb over the couplers between two carriages.^[119]

In 2014, TfNSW investigated an extension to the Kingsford branch along the southern Anzac Parade corridor. Three potential options were examined; a 1.9-kilometre (1.2 mi) extension toMaroubra Junction, a 5.1-kilometre (3.2 mi) extension toMalabar and an 8.2-kilometre (5.1 mi) extension toLa Perouse.^[120][121] An extension to Maroubra Junction had the support of Randwick City Council.^[122]

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