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The Sydney light rail network is a form of light rail public transport serving the Australian city of Sydney, New South Wales. The network presently consists of a single line of 23 stations. A second line is under construction. The network is controlled by Transport for NSW, a statutory authority of the Government of New South Wales. ==History== In the 19th and early 20th centuries, Sydney developed an extensive tram network, which grew to be one of the largest in the world. The increasing rate of private car ownership and the perception that trams contributed to traffic congestion led to the progressive replacement of tram services with buses, with the final section of the tram network closing in February 1961. In the 1980s and 1990s, the inner city areas of Darling Harbour and Pyrmont were the subject of an urban renewal program. In 1988 the Sydney Monorail opened, connecting Darling Harbour to the Central Business District. With poor integration between the monorail and other transport modes, and the increasing redevelopment of the Pyrmont peninsula - including the establishment of Sydney's first legal casino - it was decided to convert a disused section of the Metropolitan Goods railway line into a light rail line. A section of track between Pyrmont and Haymarket was upgraded and a new on-street section constructed to link the line to Central railway station. The line opened in August 1997 as the Sydney Light Rail. The line was set up as a public-private partnership, with the Sydney Light Rail Company awarded a 30.5 year concession, allowing it to operate the line until February 2028, when ownership would pass to the New South Wales Government. The contract gave the company significant control over the commercial arrangements relating to future extensions or interconnecting lines. In August 1998, the owners of the light rail purchased the Sydney Monorail.〔(Stock Exchange Announcement ) Australian Infrastructure Fund 11 August 1998〕 The company owning the light rail and monorail became known as Metro Transport Sydney and the systems were renamed Metro Light Rail and Metro Monorail. The Government of New South Wales purchased Metro Transport Sydney on 23 March 2012 for $19.8 million, and the company was placed under the control of Transport for NSW. The purchase removed the contractual restrictions on expanding the light rail network and allowed the government to dismantle the monorail, assisting their plans to redevelop the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre. The monorail closed on 30 June 2013. From 1 July, the Metro Light Rail brand was phased out as part of part of a broader rebranding and reorganisation of public transport services in New South Wales. The process of shutting down Metro Transport Sydney and transferring assets to Transport for NSW was completed in September 2014. In August 1998, the private owners contracted operation of the service to CGEA Transport - a predecessor of the current operator, Transdev.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Light rail in Sydney )〕 In December 2014, Transport for NSW awarded the contract to construct the CBD and South East Light Rail and operate and maintain both lines of the network to the ALTRAC Light Rail consortium, consisting of Alstom, Transdev, Acciona Infrastructure & Capella Capital. The operating contract commenced 1 July 2015 and runs until 2034.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/cbd-and-south-east-light-rail-contract-awarded-earlier-delivery-date )〕 The network continues to be operated and maintained by Transdev as part of the consortium.〔(Delivering an integrated light rail system: ALTRAC takes over operation of inner west light rail ) Transport for NSW 2 July 2015〕 Prior to August 1998, the system was operated by TNT.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Light rail in Sydney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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