Newcastle Light Rail
Project overview
Newcastle Light Rail is a high capacity, frequent and reliable service through the city centre, connecting key activity precincts and opening up great urban renewal opportunities.
Key benefits
- Six stops in all - at Newcastle Interchange, Honeysuckle (near TAFE), Civic, Crown Street, Queens Wharf and Newcastle Beach
- High frequency turn-up-and-go services during peak times – designed to help reduce traffic congestion
- Capacity to transport 1200 people per hour
- A new fleet of light rail vehicles with air conditioning and an accessible low-floor design
The Light Rail was part of the $650 million program to revitalise Newcastle’s city centre. The Newcastle Urban Transformation and Transport Program focused on the city and the waterfront, and delivering better transport connections.
Major construction of the light rail finished in late 2018, and services began operation in February 2019.
Newcastle Light Rail Extension
Project status
Complete - February 2019
- Newcastle City Centre Cycleway Network Strategy (PDF, 1.88 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Review of Environmental Factors (REF) (PDF, 19 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail REF Technical Paper 1 - Traffic, transport and access (PDF, 6.62 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail REF Technical Paper 2 - Noise and vibration (PDF, 15.93 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail REF Technical Paper 3 - Statement of heritage impact (PDF, 3.92 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail REF Technical Paper 4 - Aboriginal heritage (PDF, 1.62 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail REF Technical Paper 5 - Urban landscape and visual (PDF, 4.92 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail REF Technical Paper 6 - Socio-economic (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Review of Environmental Factors (REF) Submissions Report (PDF, 5.72 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Determination Report (PDF, 330.84 KB)
- Newcastle Light Rail & Associated Road Upgrades Conditions of Approval (PDF, 198.83 KB)
- Newcastle City Centre Parking Strategy (PDF, 1.63 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Operational Noise and Vibration Management Plan (PDF, 6.62 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Associated Road Upgrades Review of Environmental Factors (REF) (PDF, 7.4 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Associated Road Upgrades REF Technical Paper 1 - Traffic (PDF, 1.76 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Associated Road Upgrades REF Technical Paper 2 - Aboricultural (PDF, 3.66 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Associated Road Upgrades REF Technical Paper 3 - Noise and vibration (PDF, 7.72 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Associated Road Upgrades REF Technical Paper 4 - Aboriginal heritage (PDF, 5 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Associated Road Upgrades REF Technical Paper 5 - Statement of heritage impact (PDF, 5.53 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Associated Road Upgrades Review of Environmental Factors (REF) Submissions Report (PDF, 4.71 MB)
- Newcastle Light Rail Associated Road Upgrades Determination Report (PDF, 621.83 KB)