Transit Maps: Sydney Light Rail

Unofficial Map: Future Sydney Rail Network by u/Toweringhorizons

August 19, 2020

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3.5 stars, commuter rail, light rail, metro, New South Wales, NSW, Sydney, Sydney Light Rail, Sydney Metro, Sydney Trains, Toweringhorizons

I just stumbled across this unofficial vision of Sydney’s rail transit around the year 2030 or so (mainly because the discussion about it on Reddit was linking to old Sydney maps on my blog), and I have to say that I really quite like it. The 30/60 angles actually suit the network really well, and set up some nice axes and patterns throughout the diagram. I especially like the way the Cumberland Line heads straight […]

Cancelled Official Map – Public Transport Network Map of Sydney, Australia, 2016

September 12, 2016

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0.5 stars, Australia, bus, ferry, hall of shame, heavy rail, integrated map, light rail, New South Wales, NSW, Sydney, Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries, Sydney Light Rail, Sydney Trains, Transport NSW

I’ve often lamented that Sydney’s transit maps each seem to live in a “mode vacuum”, where each individual map steadfastly refuses to acknowledge any other mode of transit, even though they’re all operated by the same agency. So the light rail map won’t show any connections to the main Sydney Train network, and the ferry map ignores the major train station located directly behind Circular Quay… that kind of stuff. Unfortunately, this new attempt at an […]