Parramatta Light Rail
Project overview
The Parramatta Light Rail is one of the NSW Government’s major public transport projects, part of a record $76.7 billion infrastructure program in Australia.
Stage 1 opened to passengers on 20 December 2024, and connects Westmead to Carlingford via the Parramatta CBD and Camellia, and runs along a 12-kilometre track, with 16 stops.
Key benefits
- Frequent light rail services seven days a week from 5am to 1am
- Modern and comfortable air-conditioned vehicles, 45-metres long, driver-operated and integrated with the NSW Opal card network
- Two new light rail and pedestrian zones along Church and Macquarie Streets in the Parramatta CBD
- Replaces the former T6 Carlingford train line between Camellia and Carlingford, providing more frequent services and better connections to town centres, including Parramatta and Sydney CBD
- A new shared walking and bike-riding path between Carlingford and Parramatta
- The first green track delivered for a light rail project in NSW, totalling 1.3kms. Green track reduces urban heat among other benefits.
Stage 1
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Stage 1 connects the Parramatta CBD to the Westmead Health Precinct, Cumberland Precinct, cafes and restaurants on Church Street, CommBank Stadium, Parramatta Square, the Camellia Town Centre, the private and social housing redevelopment at Telopea, the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse and three Western Sydney University campuses.
By 2026, around 22,000 people are expected to use the Parramatta Light Rail Stage 1 every day, with an estimated 130,000 people living within walking distance of the 16 light rail stops.
If you have any feedback related to this service, please provide as much detail as possible, such as the event date, boarding and alighting time, and location via the light rail online feedback form.
Stage 2
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Delivery of Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 will be phased, connecting Stage 1 and the Parramatta CBD to the rapidly growing communities of Camellia, Rydalmere, Ermington, Melrose Park, Wentworth Point and Sydney Olympic Park. It will expand the network to connect Greater Parramatta and the Olympic Peninsula, the geographic and demographic heart of Greater Sydney, and bring the vision of a ‘30-minute city’ closer to reality.
The 10-kilometre track will feature 14 fully accessible stops and a 9.5-kilometre active transport link.
Delivery of the project will start with the enabling works to build the first 1.3kms of new light rail alignment, including a public and active transport bridge over the Parramatta River connecting the communities of Wentworth Point and Melrose Park. Major construction of the bridge is expected to commence in 2025.
Stage 2 will connect customers to major events and attractions such as Accor Stadium, Qudos Bank Arena, Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney Olympic Park events, the annual Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Showground and URBNSURF Sydney.
Once completed, the Parramatta Light Rail will bring major benefits to businesses, residents, passengers and visitors.
Project update
If you would like to find out more, visit Parramatta Light Rail, or contact us via phone on 1800 139 389 or email ParramattaLightRail@transport.nsw.gov.au.