Sydney's light rail finally opens: what you need to know about trams

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The light rail line has been one of Sydney's most troubled and complex transport projects. Today, the public gets a chance to deliver their verdict | Mattonews

Adult Opal card holders and users of contactless cards will get a $2 transfer discount when they switch from trains, buses or ferries to the light rail within 60 minutes of their last tap off.

The transport agency has vowed to work to "improve the journey time as we fine tune light rail’s integration" into Sydney's traffic and transport network. All up, the line will operate from 5am to 1am on both the L2 Randwick Line and, when it opens, the L3 Kingsford Line.later at night on weekendsExtra tram services will be put on during special events such as cricket Tests at the Sydney Cricket Ground.Every 67-metre tram is able to carry up to 450 passengers, which includes 96 seated.

One of the main reasons for the delay is that trams will not start running along the branch line to Kingsford, and past the University of NSW campus on Anzac Parade, until March.

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