Eastern Suburbs railway line

Eastern Suburbs Line
Aerial view of the viaduct across Woolloomooloo.
Overview
OwnerTransport Asset Holding Entity
Termini
Stations7
Service
ServicesEastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
South Coast Line
Operator(s)Sydney Trains
History
Opened23 June 1979 (1979-06-23)
Technical
Track length7 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

002.88 km
from South Coast railway line
Illawarra Relief
1.30 km
Redfern
0
Central
1.18 km
Town Hall
2.10 km
Martin Place
Woolloomooloo Viaduct
3.41 km
Kings Cross
Rushcutters Bay Viaduct
4.82 km
Edgecliff
Woollahra (incomplete)
6.76 km
Bondi Junction
Bondi Junction Turnback

The Eastern Suburbs Railway (ESR) is a commuter railway line in Sydney constructed in the 1970s.[1] It is operated by Sydney Trains and has stations at Martin Place, Kings Cross, Edgecliff and Bondi Junction. In addition, it has dedicated platforms at Town Hall, Central and Redfern stations. All of these stations are underground. The Eastern Suburbs railway connects with the Illawarra line at Erskineville, forming the Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line. The line features turnbacks at Central, Martin Place and Bondi Junction. There was also previously a rarely used cross-over at Edgecliff. It operates a service every 3 to 5 minutes during weekday peak hours and 8 to 10 minutes at all other times.

  1. ^ Eastern Suburbs Railway for Sydney, Brady, Ian A. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, July; August; September 1979 pp146-171;173-188;210-220