CBD and South East Light Rail is a Legacy Project for The People of New South Wales

The Sydney CBD and Sout- East Light Rail is a legacy project for the people of New South Wales. The complex partnership between allied disciplines, all working together, created an outcome that is for the people of the CBD and South-East Sydney. The navigation of all the stakeholders was intrinsic to the success of the project.

The challenge of inserting light rail through the historic heart of central CBD and beyond has resulted in a skillfully adaptable and flexible solution. This is more than a simple transport project - it has created an experience of all the localities it dissects. The public and cultural benefits have been enriched with faster, safer and convenient public domain, creating a journey through distinct communities and vernaculars. 

The project design restores connectivity and therefore creates community and cultural interrelation - a city of diverse experiences and place. The design team’s resolution of light rail-stop locations and their placement was contextually smart; the positioning being essential in enhancing adjoining urban programs. The materiality and sophisticated detailing proves to be a jewel in the overall Sydney Transport Network – bronze canopies, flashes of copper and granite surfaces all contextually responsive and iconic to the Harbour City. 

Project Information

Architect: Grimshaw with ASPECT Studios in collaboration with the City of Sydney, on behalf of Transport for NSW, supported by Randwick City Council

Photography: Ashleigh Hughes