South West Rail Link

South West Rail Link
New South Wales Metropolitan Rail Area with South West Rail Link shuttle highlighted in pink
Overview
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
Termini
Stations3
Service
ServicesT2 Inner West & Leppington
T5 Cumberland
Operator(s)Sydney Trains
History
Opened8 February 2015 (2015-02-08)
Technical
Line length11.4 km (7.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead 1500 V DC[1]
Operating speed
115 km/h (70 mph) (service)

125 km/h (80 mph) (design)

Route map

42.38 km
from Main Southern Line
45.28 km
Edmondson Park
Cabramatta Creek
50.77 km
Leppington
stabling yard

The South West Rail Link is a railway line serving the developing suburbs of south-western Sydney, Australia between Glenfield and Leppington. Services form part of the Sydney Trains suburban rail network. It opened on 8 February 2015.

  1. ^ Asset Standards Authority (19 March 2014). RailCorp electrical system general description, version 1.0 (PDF).