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Index Olympic Park railway line

The Olympic Park railway line is a railway line linking the Sydney Olympic Park precinct to the Main Suburban railway line at Flemington and Lidcombe.[1]

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  1. 51 relations: Active mobility, Australia, Australian Railway History, Balloon loop, Blacktown railway station, Brickpit Ring Walk, Campbelltown railway station, Central railway station, Sydney, Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, Commuter rail, CPH railmotor, Cumberland City Council, Dairy Farmers Pty Ltd, Flemington Maintenance Depot, Flemington, New South Wales, Ford Australia, Glenfield railway station, Sydney, Great Western Highway, Lidcombe, Lidcombe railway station, M4 Motorway (Sydney), Main North railway line, New South Wales, Main Southern railway line, New South Wales, Main Suburban railway line, Main Western railway line, New South Wales, New South Wales, New South Wales 46 class locomotive, New South Wales S set, NSW TrainLink V set, Olympic Park railway station, Sydney, Overhead line, Parramatta Road, Pippita railway station, Platform 0, Rail trail, Railway Digest, Redfern railway station, Sandown railway station, Sydney, Strathfield railway station, Sydney, Sydney Freight Network, Sydney Markets, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Trains, Sydney Trains A & B sets, Sydney Trains K set, Sydney Trains M set, Sydney Trains T set, Transport Asset Holding Entity, Wye (rail), ... Expand index (1 more) »

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Active mobility

Active mobility, soft mobility, active travel, active transport or active transportation is the transport of people or goods, through non-motorized means, based around human physical activity.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Railway History

Australian Railway History is a monthly magazine covering railway history in Australia, published by the New South Wales Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society on behalf of its state and territory Divisions.

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Balloon loop

A balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop (North American Terminology) allows a rail vehicle or train to reverse direction without having to shunt or stop.

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Blacktown railway station

Blacktown railway station is located on the Main Western line, serving the Sydney suburb of Blacktown.

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Brickpit Ring Walk

The Brickpit Ring Walk is an urban nature park and walkway that serves as a water storage and frog habitat in the Bicentennial Park, in Sydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Australia.

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Campbelltown railway station

Campbelltown railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Campbelltown.

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Central railway station, Sydney

Central is a heritage-listed railway station located in the centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) was an Australian aircraft manufacturer.

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns.

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CPH railmotor

The CPH (or 42 foot) rail motors were introduced by the New South Wales Government Railways in 1923 to provide feeder service on country branch lines.

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Cumberland City Council

Cumberland Council, trading as Cumberland City Council, is a local government area located in the western suburbs of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Dairy Farmers Pty Ltd

Dairy Farmers Pty Ltd, originally established in 1900, whose parent company is Australian-owned Bega Cheese, is distributed mainly in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.

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Flemington Maintenance Depot

The Flemington Maintenance Depot is the largest Sydney Trains depot, located in the western Sydney suburb of Lidcombe, but named after the suburb of Flemington further east. Olympic Park railway line and Flemington Maintenance Depot are Sydney Trains.

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Flemington, New South Wales

Flemington, officially gazetted as "Homebush West" since 1992,"", Geographical Names Board of NSW is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Ford Australia

Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited (known by its trading name Ford Australia) is the Australian subsidiary of United States-based automaker Ford Motor Company.

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Glenfield railway station, Sydney

Glenfield railway station is a junction station serving the Sydney suburb of Glenfield in Australia.

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Great Western Highway

Great Western Highway is a state highway in New South Wales, Australia.

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Lidcombe

Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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Lidcombe railway station

Lidcombe railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line, serving the Sydney suburb of Lidcombe.

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M4 Motorway (Sydney)

The M4 Motorway is a series of partially tolled dual carriageway motorways in Sydney designated as route M4.

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Main North railway line, New South Wales

The Main North Line (also known as the Great Northern Railway) is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through Strathfield to Armidale. The line is the main line between Sydney and Armidale. As of 1988, the line closed progressively north of Armidale with services gradually withdrawn till 2004, with the main route between Sydney and Brisbane now the North Coast line.

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Main Southern railway line, New South Wales

The Main Southern Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia.

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Main Suburban railway line

The Main Suburban railway line is the technical name for the trunk railway line between Redfern railway station and Parramatta railway station in Sydney, Australia, but now generally refers to the section between Redfern and where the Old Main South Line branches off at Granville Junction.

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Main Western railway line, New South Wales

The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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New South Wales 46 class locomotive

The New South Wales 46 class was a class of mainline electric locomotive built by Metropolitan-Vickers and its partner Beyer, Peacock & Company in England for the Department of Railways New South Wales.

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New South Wales S set

The S sets are a class of electric multiple units that operated on Sydney's suburban rail network from 1972 up until 2019. Olympic Park railway line and new South Wales S set are Sydney Trains.

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The V sets are a class of electric multiple units currently operated by NSW TrainLink.

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Olympic Park railway station, Sydney

Olympic Park railway station is located on the Olympic Park line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sydney Olympic Park.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams.

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Parramatta Road

Parramatta Road is the major historical east-west artery of metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, connecting the Sydney CBD with Parramatta.

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Pippita railway station

Pippita railway station was a railway station on the former Abattoirs line in Sydney, New South Wales.

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Platform 0

Platform 0 is a platform number at various railway stations around the world.

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Rail trail

A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way.

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Railway Digest

Railway Digest is a monthly magazine, published in Sydney, covering contemporary railways in Australia.

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Redfern railway station

Redfern railway station is a heritage-listed former railway bridge and now railway station located on the Main Suburban railway line in the Inner City Sydney suburb of Redfern in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.

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Sandown railway station, Sydney

Sandown railway station was a railway station in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia, which opened 24 October 1892.

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Strathfield railway station

Strathfield railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Suburban line in the Sydney suburb of Strathfield in the Municipality of Strathfield local government area of New South Wales, Australia.

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Sydney

Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.

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Sydney Freight Network

The Sydney Freight Network is a network of dedicated railway lines for freight in Sydney, Australia, linking the state's rural and interstate rail network with the city's main yard at Enfield and Port Botany.

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Sydney Markets

The Sydney Markets (also known as the Flemington Markets or Homebush West Markets) are a group of wholesale and retail markets in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Olympic Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, located 13 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta Council.

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Sydney Trains

Sydney Trains is the operator and brand name of the principal train network serving the Greater Sydney metropolitan area in New South Wales, Australia.

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Sydney Trains A & B sets

The Sydney Trains A & B sets, also referred to as the Waratah trains, are classes of double-decker electric multiple units that currently operate on the Sydney Trains network. Olympic Park railway line and Sydney Trains A & B sets are Sydney Trains.

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Sydney Trains K set

The K sets are a class of electric multiple units that currently operate on the Sydney Trains network. Olympic Park railway line and Sydney Trains K set are Sydney Trains.

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Sydney Trains M set

The Sydney Trains M sets, also referred to as the Millennium trains, are a class of electric multiple units that operate on the Sydney Trains network. Olympic Park railway line and Sydney Trains M set are Sydney Trains.

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Sydney Trains T set

The T sets, also referred to as the Tangara trains, are a class of electric multiple units that currently operate on the Sydney Trains network. Olympic Park railway line and Sydney Trains T set are Sydney Trains.

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Transport Asset Holding Entity

Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales (TAHE) is a state-owned corporation of the New South Wales Government in New South Wales, Australia, established under the Transport Administration Act 1988.

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Wye (rail)

In railroad structures and rail terminology, a wye (like the 'Y' glyph) or triangular junction (often shortened to just triangle) is a triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines with a railroad switch (set of points) at each corner connecting to the incoming lines.

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2000 Summer Olympics

The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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See also

Sydney Trains

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Park_railway_line

Also known as Abattoirs Branch line, Gray Line (Sydney), Line 7 (Sydney Trains), Line T7, Olympic Park Line, Olympic Park Line (Sydney), Olympic Park Sprint, Olympic Park Sprint railway line, New South Wales, Olympic Park Sprint, Sydney, Olympic Park railway line, Sydney, Silver Line (Sydney), Sydney Trains T7 Line, T7 (Sydney Trains), T7 Line (Sydney Trains), T7 Olympic Park Line.

, 2000 Summer Olympics.