Newcastle Light Rail

Newcastle Light Rail
CAF Urbos 100 vehicles at Queens Wharf stop
Overview
Owner	Transport for NSW
Locale	Newcastle, New South Wales
Transit type	Light rail
Number of lines	1
Line number	NLR
Number of stops	6
Daily ridership	2,883 (Sept 2023)
Annual ridership	679,105 (2022)
Website	www.newcastletransport.info
Operation
Began operation	17 February 2019
Operator(s)	Newcastle Transport
Character	At-grade street-running
Number of vehicles	6 5-module CAF Urbos 100 supercapacitor trams
Train length	32,966 mm (108 ft 1.9 in)[1]
Technical
System length	2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead lines in depot, ACR chargers at stops
System map All stops have wheelchair access Newcastle line Newcastle Interchange Wickham Depot Honeysuckle Hunter Street TAFE Newcastle line (closed 2014) Civic University of Newcastle City Campus Crown Street Hunter Street Mall Queens Wharf Stockton ferry • Market Street Lawn Newcastle Beach This diagram: view talk edit

The Newcastle Light Rail is a light rail system in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, running from Newcastle Interchange through the central business district to Pacific Park. Major construction commenced in September 2017 and the line was opened on 17 February 2019. It is operated by Newcastle Transport for Transport for NSW.