Metro Monorail

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Metro Monorail

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Overview
Mode Monorail loop
Area Sydney
Owner Metro Transport Sydney
Design
Length 3.6 km
Stations 8
Connects Convention (interchange)
Darling Harbour
City Centre
1988 Line opens
Operations
Operator(s) Veolia
Patronage 4 million (annual)
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Sydney Monorail, Liverpool and Pitt Streets
Sydney Monorail, Liverpool and Pitt Streets
The Monorail above Market Street, Sydney
The Monorail above Market Street, Sydney

The Metro Monorail (formerly Sydney Monorail, and originally TNT Harbourlink) is a single-loop Von Roll MkIII monorail in the city of Sydney, Australia, that connects Darling Harbour, Chinatown and the Sydney central business and shopping districts.

There are eight stations on 3.6 km of track, with four trains operating simultaneously. Major attractions and facilities such as the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Aquarium and Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre are served. It was opened by transport group TNT in July 1988 during the Bicentenary, although test services commenced in May 1988. It is operated for Metro Transport Sydney by Veolia, which also operates the Sydney Metro Light Rail.

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[edit] Stations

[edit] Trains

There are six monorail trains, which consist of seven carriages. Trains seat 48 passengers (although were designed to seat 56, however the leading carriage has been designated to Monorail driving crew only).

Delivered in 1987, the trains were built by Von Roll Habegger. They are built to the "Type III" standard.

All six trains operate in a semi-automatic mode. Originally desinged to be operated remotely, a driver is present on each train for supervision and door activation.

The maximum speed of the monorail trains is 33 km/h.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Metro Transport Sydney, "New monorail station at Chinatown means even more for Sydney visitors", 18 December 2006. Retrieved January 19, 2007.

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Map of the Sydney Monorail

Sydney Monorail and station, Pyrmont Bridge.
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