It's been defined by budget blow-outs, business closures, and major disruption but the people of Sydney can finally decide if the wait was worth it as the CBD light rail is officially open for business.
A trip from Randwick to Circular Quay is expected to take 50 minutes — which is 10 minutes longer than originally forecast.Over this opening weekend trams will run every six minutes, while during the week they will turn up every four to eight minutes.For example, the journey from UNSW to Central will cost around $3.70 whether you're travelling by bus or the light rail.
Bus services in Kingsford and Kensington, where the light rail now operates, are expected to be altered but not for at least six weeks. So almost six decades after passengers took Sydney's last tram from George Street, they can do so from today once more.The original Sydney tram lines ripped up between 1957 and 1961 followed much of the same route which has now been rebuilt.
George Street was where the very first electric tram operated in 1899 and at their peak, services departed every eight seconds.
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