IntroductionIt's time for another episode. It's the premiere of Season 3: World Tour! This season, I am moving from podcasting and migrating to YouTube. The inactive Trains for All YouTube channel will now post videos of every Season 3 episode. Now let's talk about Season 3. This season, I will be going around the world and talking about different suburban rail, metro or tram networks. In today's episode, I'll be talking about Sydney. When, how and why it was built, what it is up to now and what is coming in the future. HistoryThe first line of the Sydney rail network was built in 1855 between Redfern station and Parramatta Junction station which is now Granville. This line was built because back then, Granville was a major agriculture hub and the line was used to not only transport people from houses in the city to their workplace but to also transport goods as the line acted as a freight line. Fun fact: unlike Britain, the railway was built by the government. By 1894, most of the outer city was connected to the main area of Sydney. Lines like the North Shore, South and Richmond were already up and operational. The PresentNow, Sydney has over 800 kms of track with over 190 different stations. Since 1894, the Bankstown line was fully opened, the Carlingford line opened, the Cronulla and Bondi Junction line fully opened, the Airport and East Hills line fully opened, the City Circle opened and the connection between Milsons Point and the city opened. One of the latest additions of the Sydney Suburban rail network is the South West line extension, adding Edmondson Park and Leppington stations. This opened in 2015. The Future If you want to listen to the explanation of the current Sydney Metro, listen to the episode on the Podcast Episodes tab on this website. Now let's talk about the future of Sydney Metro. The Sydney Rail link doesn't seem to be budging for a while. Right now the government is thinking about Sydney Metro. Future plans have been released to extend the Bankstown metro line to Liverpool, the new airport line to Leppington, the City and South West line to La Perouse and much more. By 2056, Sydney Metro might take over many parts of the Sydney Suburban Rail network. ConclusionThank you for reading! If you liked this leave a comment and watch my YouTube videos. Next week, I'll talk about Melbourne! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuzW15Fsua5gvQnB_eKDoAg
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