Epping to Chatswood rail link

Epping to Chatswood rail link
Sydney Metropolitan Rail Area with ECRL highlighted in orange
Overview
StatusConverted to Metro North West & Bankstown Line
OwnerRailCorp
LocaleSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Termini
Stations5
Service
Operator(s)Sydney Trains
Rolling stockA sets, H sets, K sets, T sets
History
Opened23 February 2009 (2009-02-23)
Closed29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) (converted to Metro North West & Bankstown Line)
Technical
Line length13 km (8.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationOverhead 1500 V DC
Route map (2009)

Map

Chatswood
North Ryde
Macquarie Park
Macquarie University
Epping

The Epping to Chatswood rail link (ECRL) (originally a part of the Parramatta Rail Link (PRL) proposal) is a railway line in the northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, which connects Epping station on the Northern line with Chatswood on the North Shore line. It was formerly considered its own railway line, but is now part of the Metro North West & Bankstown Line.

The 13-kilometre (8 mi) line runs completely underground and includes three intermediate stations: Macquarie University, Macquarie Park and North Ryde. The junction stations at Epping and Chatswood both underwent major redevelopments to incorporate the new link.

As a suburban line, it was in service for less than a decade, opening in February 2009 and closing in September 2018 for conversion. The vast majority of the infrastructure was incorporated into the Metro North West & Bankstown Line of the Sydney Metro network. The conversion took place as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.