Part 1 Western Sydney Light Rail Feasibility Report - Parramatta City ...

Figure 6.13 Future networkThe key operational data (corridor length and service hours) is summarised by corridor below in Table 6.7.Table 6.7Corridor assumptions used to estimate total costCorridor ID AlignmentLength(km)Capital cost($m)Service hours(annual)Operating cost($m/year)Parramatta toCastle Hill1 Parramatta toCastle Hill10.7 802.5 31,740 12.7Parramatta toMacquarie Park2b via Eastwood 12.2 915.0 47,610 19.0Parramatta toRhodes2e #via Sydney OlympicPark14.6 1,095.0 38,925 15.6Parramatta toBankstown9avia Woodville Roadand Chester Hill15.6 1,170.0 47,610 19.0TOTALS 3,982.5 165,885 66.4#Modified to terminate at Rhodes instead of Macquarie ParkThe summary data shown above indicates that the construction of the preferred medium term network wouldinvolve capital expenditure of approximately $4 billion. Based on an average service hours of 166,000 peryear, annual total operating cost would be approximately $66 million.Parramatta City Council Western Sydney Light Rail Network - Part 1 Feasibility Report 39