Central MLR station, Sydney

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Central
Metro Light Rail
Suburb	Central
Street(s)	Railway Sq
Distance from Central	0 km
Fare stage	1
Number of platforms	1
Train Transfer	Yes
Monorail Transfer	No
Day Frequency	4-6/hour
Night Frequency (0000–0600)	2/hour
Operating Hours
Sun-Thu	24 hours
Fri & Sat	24 hours

Central light rail station is located at Central railway station, the eastern terminus of the Metro Light Rail line in Sydney, which runs for 7.2km between the station and the terminus, Lilyfield light rail stop. It is the only station on the light rail line at present where transfer to CityRail services is possible.

The light rail stop is located in an outside concourse area of Central station, located near to the main waiting area and departure hall. It allows easy transfer from train services to Chinatown, the Darling Harbour precinct, Pyrmont and some of the inner western suburbs. A TramLink card was made available by Metro Transport and Cityrail to facilitate these transfers through the purchase of one ticket on both systems.

[edit] History/Service

Central's light rail stop is a single platform on a unidirectional turning loop (much like South Ferry Metro station in New York) which is used to avoid having to terminate the vehicles. The route taken by the light rail around Central was not new; it had been formerly used until the 1950s as a route on the former Sydney tramway system. The stop and Central station loop were constructed in 1997 as part of the construction of the Sydney Light Rail (now the Metro Light Rail. The covered area in which the light rail stop is located was previously used as a staff carpark and bus interchange. Ticket machines and line information boards are located on the platform area.

Previously there have been proposals to extend the light rail network into the CBD. It is expected that Central station would be the terminus for the CBD services also.

• Platform 1 - Services to Lilyfield & Star City

[edit] Neighbouring light rail stops

Preceding Stop (inbound)	MetroTransport Line	Following Stop (outbound)
terminus	Light Rail	Capitol Square

Metro Transport Lines Stations
Metro Light Rail Central | Capitol Square | Paddy's Markets | Exhibition | Convention | Pyrmont Bay | Star City | John St Square | Fish Markets | Wentworth Park | Glebe | Jubilee Park | Rozelle Bay | Lilyfield