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Museum railway station (Liverpool Street) construction 1922

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[a1624059 / PXD 305, no.19]

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Transport

Sydney's transport has been shaped by the geography of the city, changing economic and social needs, technological limitations and advances, and political considerations. From walking tracks and animal haulage to the commuting city of today, transport has also shaped the city itself, opening up new areas and choking others. Carts, ferries, trains, trams, buses and cars have all figured in Sydney's transport history.

Electrification of the Sydney Suburban Train Network

By the turn of the twentieth century, Sydney’s train network was under increasing pressure from an expanding suburbia, growing patronage, slow trains and a central terminal that was isolated from the city centre that it served. To revitalise the network and meet the needs of the growing city the railway needed to be extended through the city; the central terminal had to be relocated; and the entire network electrified. This work was the single most significant event in the history of the Sydney rail system, transforming the commuter experience and changing the face of the city.

City Underground

The creation of a city railway was a central concern for town planners in Sydney from almost the moment that the first railway was opened in 1855. Initially the main terminus was in Cleveland Paddocks on the outskirts of the city, meaning commuters coming into town were required to alight from the train and transfer to trams, hansom cabs or omnibuses to continue into the city. The underground City Circle, and the city as we know it, took one hundred years to be completed.

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Museum railway station

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Underground railway station constructed at the southern end of Hyde Park in 1922 on the City Circle line.

Bradfield, JJC

Engineer and planner who designed and oversaw the building of the Harbour Bridge, underground railway and other Sydney infrastructure.

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Hyde Park

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Park providing green space in Sydney's busy centre.

City Circle railway

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Mainly underground passenger railway line beneath the Sydney central business district.