Olympic Park railway line, Sydney
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| Olympic Park Line | |
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| Overview | |
| Mode | Commuter rail loop |
| Area | Strathfield |
| Map colour | White/Grey |
| Owner | CityRail |
| Design | |
| Length | 5 km |
| Stations | 2 |
| Connects | Olympic Park Lidcombe Central (special events) |
| 1998 | Line opened |
| Operations | |
| Operator(s) | CityRail |
| Fleet | R/S, C, T sets |
| Depot(s) | Flemington |
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The Olympic Park Line (or the Olympic Park Sprint) is a train line in Sydney, Australia that connects the Sydney Olympic Park precinct to the rest of the CityRail metropolitan train network. It has one station, Olympic Park, which is located on a balloon loop.
The original purpose of the line to Olympic Park was to convey passengers to and from venues at Sydney Olympic Park and the Sydney CBD during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Today, its main purpose is to do likewise for major events occurring within the Sydney Olympic Park precinct, particularly Sydney Royal Easter Show and events at the former Olympic stadium, now Telstra Stadium.
Outside of special events, trains to Olympic Park depart from a special platform at Lidcombe (technically platform 0, but referred to as the 'Olympic Park Sprint Platform' rather than its number). Originally operating with a frequency of one train every 10 minutes, it currently runs one train every 20 minutes. The trip between Lidcombe and Olympic Park takes about 6 minutes each way.
During major events at Sydney Olympic Park, train services to Olympic run direct from the intercity platforms of Central, also stopping at Redfern (sometimes) and Strathfield. A limited number of direct services also run during the weekday inter-peak period. After larger events, west-bound trains from Olympic Park are also extended beyond Lidcombe to Blacktown via the Western Line.
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