Wentworth Park light rail station

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Wentworth Park
WentworthParkStop.jpg
Looking towards Glebe in February 2023
General information
LocationJones Street, Pyrmont, New South Wales
Coordinates 33°52′27.8″S151°11′38.5″E / 33.874389°S 151.194028°E / -33.874389; 151.194028
Owned by Transport NSW
Operated by Transdev Sydney
Line(s) Inner West Light Rail
Platforms2 (sides)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround
AccessibleYes
Other information
Website Transport for NSW
History
Opened11 August 1997
ElectrifiedYes
Key dates
2000Line extended to Lilyfield
Services
Preceding station TfNSW L.png Light Rail Following station
Glebe
towards Dulwich Hill
Dulwich Hill Line Fish Market
towards Central

Wentworth Park light rail station is a light rail station in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont, located on the Inner West Light Rail line and serviced by L1 Dulwich Hill Line services. It was opened on 11 August 1997 along with the rest of the line from Central and was its original terminus.

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Description

Wentworth Park in January 2010 SLR Wentworth Park.jpg
Wentworth Park in January 2010

The station serves a residential area in Pyrmont and is located adjacent to Wentworth Park, near to the Sydney Fish Market. Access is available from Wattle Street, Bridge Road and Jones Street. [1]

To the west of the stop, a heritage-listed viaduct carries the line over Wentworth Park. To the east, the line loops around Pyrmont, twice passing under the Western Distributor. [1]

History

Construction and conversion of the first section of the Rozelle–Darling Harbour Goods Line from Central station to Wentworth Park started on 25 January 1996 and took 16 months to complete. [2] The original route opened for public operation with a limited 09:00 to 17:00 service on 11 August 1997 with three weeks of testing. [3] [4]

Buoyed by the success of the original line, a 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mi), four stop extension of the route opened on 13 August 2000. [4] [5] This saw the light rail reach Lilyfield, which was then the limit of the closed section of the goods line.

Services

LineStopping patternNotes
services to Central & Dulwich Hill [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wentworth Park" (PDF). Transport for NSW. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. "Sydney Light Rail Construction and Extension". Railway Technology.
  3. "Sydney's new light rail system" Railway Digest September 1997 page 14
  4. 1 2 Geier, Matthew. "Sydney Light Rail".
  5. "Sydney's Tram Extension Opens" Railway Digest September 2000 page 4
  6. "Dulwich Hill Line". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 28 December 2024.