The final stage of Sydney light rail PPP project, the new L3 Kingsford Line between Circular Quay and Kingsford, has been opened to the public. The line completes the 12-km Central Business District (CBD) and South East Light Rail project and runs from Circular Quay to Kingsford.

The first line of the project (L2 Randwick Line) was opened in December last year.

The opening of the new line provides public transport for workers and the community in the southeast as it services the important health precinct and the city.

Transport for NSW is focused on ensuring customers who need to undertake essential travel have options available to them. South East bus services will continue unchanged in the short term.

Operations will be fine-tuned over a period of time as the L3 Kingsford Line is integrated with the L2 Randwick Line and while services are bedded down.

The PPP project was delivered on finance, design, construction, operation and maintenance basis by ALTRAC Light Rail consortium composed of Transdev, Alstom, Acciona and Capella Capital. John Laing, First State Super and Acciona Concessiones were equity investors in the project. The project is valued at AUD 2.1 billion (USA 1.3 billion).