Editing Transport in Australia (section)

== Public transport in Australia ==
[[File:Cardinia Road 2012-07-22 03.jpg|thumb|Commuter train in [[Melbourne]]]]
[[File:AECExtensionCitadisFlexity.jpg|thumbnail|[[Alstom Citadis]] and [[Flexity Classic|Bombardier Flexity Classic]] trams in [[Adelaide]]]]
[[File:0402 Chatswood, 2019 (01).jpg|thumb|A driverless [[Alstom Metropolis]] train on the [[Sydney Metro]] network]]

===Suburban rail===
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide have extensive suburban rail networks which have grown and expanded over time. Australian suburban rail typically operates with bidirectional all-day services with Sydney, Melbourne, and to a lesser extent Perth and Brisbane's systems operating with much higher frequencies, particularly in their underground cores. [[Sydney Trains]] operates the busiest system in the country with approximately 1 million trips per day. [[Metro Trains Melbourne]] operates a larger system albeit with a lower number of trips.

===Trams and light rail===
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[[Trams]] have historically operated in many Australian towns and cities, with the majority of these being shut down before the 1970s in the belief that more widespread car ownership would render them unnecessary. [[Trams in Melbourne|Melbourne]] is a major exception and today has the largest tram network of any city in the world. Adelaide retained one tram service — the [[Glenelg tram line]], since 2008 extended to [[Hindmarsh, South Australia|Hindmarsh]] and the [[East End, Adelaide|East End]]. Trams once operated in [[Trams in Sydney|Sydney]], [[Trams in Brisbane|Brisbane]], [[Trams in Perth|Perth]], and [[Trams in Hobart|Hobart]], and a number of major regional cities including [[Trams in Ballarat|Ballarat]], [[Trams in Bendigo|Bendigo]], [[Broken Hill]], [[Trams in Fremantle|Fremantle]], [[Trams in Geelong|Geelong]], [[Trams in Kalgoorlie|Kalgoorlie]], [[Trams in Launceston|Launceston]], [[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]], [[Trams in Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], [[Trams in Rockhampton|Rockhampton]], and [[Sorrento, Victoria|Sorrento]].

The [[Inner West Light Rail]] opened in Sydney in 1997 with the conversion of a disused section of the [[Metropolitan Goods railway line|Metropolitan Goods line]]. The [[CBD and South East Light Rail]] opened to [[Randwick]] in December 2019 and [[Kingsford, New South Wales|Kingsford]] in April 2020. A light rail system opened [[G:link|on the Gold Coast]] in 2014. A line opened in [[Newcastle Light Rail|Newcastle]] in February 2019 and one in [[Light rail in Canberra|Canberra]] opened in April 2019.<ref>[https://transportnsw.info/news/2019/light-rail-in-newcastle-opening-from-monday-18-february Light rail in Newcastle opening from Monday 18 February] [[Transport for NSW]] 3 February 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/5992524/start-date-revealed-for-canberras-light-rail-system/ Start date revealed for Canberra’s light rail system] ''[[Canberra Times]]'' 19 March 2019</ref>

=== Rapid transit ===
Sydney is the only city in Australia with a [[rapid transit]] system. The Sydney Metro currently consists of one 52&nbsp;km driverless line, connecting [[Tallawong, New South Wales|Tallawong]] and [[Sydenham, New South Wales|Sydenham]], and is scheduled to be extended to [[Bankstown]] in 2025 under the [[Metro North West & Bankstown Line]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Update on Metro conversion of T3 Bankstown Line {{!}} Sydney Metro |url=https://www.sydneymetro.info/article/update-metro-conversion-t3-bankstown-line |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.sydneymetro.info |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome Aboard! Sydney Metro City now open {{!}} Sydney Metro |url=https://www.sydneymetro.info/article/welcome-aboard-sydney-metro-city-now-open |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.sydneymetro.info |language=en}}</ref> Upon completion, it will complete the [[Sydney Metro City & Southwest]] project to form a 66&nbsp;km network with 31 metro stations.

The [[Sydney Metro West]] and [[Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport]] are currently under construction. The former aims to connect [[Westmead, New South Wales|Westmead]] to the [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]], via stations including [[Parramatta]], [[Sydney Olympic Park]], [[Five Dock]], and the [[Bays Precinct]], and is scheduled to be completed by 2032.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West project overview {{!}} Sydney Metro |url=https://www.sydneymetro.info/west/project-overview |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.sydneymetro.info |language=en}}</ref> The latter aims to connect [[St Marys, New South Wales|St Marys]] and Badgerys Creek [[Aerotropolis]] via [[Western Sydney Airport]], scheduled to be completed in 2026, aligning with the opening of the airport.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Sydney Airport project overview {{!}} Sydney Metro |url=https://www.sydneymetro.info/westernsydneyairportline |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.sydneymetro.info |language=en}}</ref>

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth's commuter systems are all partially underground and reflect some aspects of typical rapid transit systems, particularly in the city centres.

===Intra-city public transport networks===
The following table presents an overview of multi-modal intra-city public transport networks in Australia's larger cities. The only [[Australian capital cities]] without multi-modal networks is [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], which relies entirely on buses, and [[Hobart]], which has sections of derelict railway. The table does not include tourist or heritage transport modes (such as the [[Sea World Monorail System|private monorail]] at [[Sea World (Australia)|Sea World]] or the tourist [[Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram]]).

{| class="wikitable"
!City
! Overview
! Integrated network name
! width=80 | [[Bus]]es
! width=80 | [[Bus rapid transit]] (BRT)
! width=80 | [[Urban rail transit|Urban rail]]/[[Commuter rail]]
! width=80 | [[Light rail]]<ref>includes modern tram networks</ref>
! width=80 | Watercraft<ref>includes public [[ferry]] and Water taxi services</ref>
! width=80 | [[Rapid transit]]
|-
|[[Adelaide]] || [[Public transport in Adelaide]] || [[Adelaide Metro]] || align=center {{yes|[[Buses in Adelaide|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[O-Bahn Busway|Yes]]}} ||align=center {{yes|[[Railways in Adelaide|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Trams in Adelaide|Yes]]}} || || 
|-
|[[Brisbane]] || [[Transport in Brisbane#Public transport|Public transport in Brisbane]] || [[Translink (Queensland)|Translink]] || align=center {{yes|[[Transport in Brisbane#Buses|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Busways in Brisbane|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Queensland Rail City network|Yes]]}} || || align=center {{yes|[[CityCat|Yes]]}}|| 
|-
|[[Canberra]] || [[Public transport in Canberra]] ||[[Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate|Transport Canberra]] || align=center {{yes|[[ACTION|Yes]]}} || || || {{yes|[[Light rail in Canberra|Yes]]}} ||  ||
|-
|[[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] || [[Public transport in Darwin]] ||[[Darwinbus]]|| align=center {{yes|[[Darwinbus|Yes]]}} || || || || align=center {{partial|[[Transport in Darwin#Water|Limited]]}} ||
|-
|[[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] || [[Public transport on the Gold Coast]] || [[Translink (Queensland)|Translink]] || align=center {{yes|[[Buses on the Gold Coast, Queensland|Yes]]}} || || align=center {{yes|[[Gold Coast railway line|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[G:link|Yes]]}} || align=center {{partial|[[Transport on the Gold Coast, Queensland#Ferries|Limited]]}} ||
|-
|[[Hobart]] || [[Transport in Hobart]] || [[Metro Tasmania]] || align=center {{yes|[[Metro Tasmania|Yes]]}} || || || || {{yes|[[Ferries in Hobart|Yes]]}} ||
|-
|[[Melbourne]] || [[Public transport in Melbourne]] || [[Public Transport Victoria]] || align=center {{yes|[[Buses in Melbourne|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[SmartBus|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Railways in Melbourne|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Trams in Melbourne|Yes]]}} || {{partial|[[Transport in Melbourne#Ferries|Limited]]}} || {{planned|[[Suburban Rail Loop|Planned]]}}
|-
|[[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]|| [[Newcastle, New South Wales#Transport|Transport in Newcastle]] || [[Transport for NSW]]||align=center {{yes|[[Buses in Newcastle, New South Wales|Yes]]}} || || {{partial|[[NSW TrainLink|Limited]]}}  || align=center {{yes|[[Newcastle Light Rail|Yes]]}} ||{{partial|[[Stockton ferry service|Limited]]}} ||
|-
|[[Perth]] || [[Public transport in Perth]] || [[Transperth]] || align=center {{yes|[[Buses in Perth|Yes]]}} || || align=center {{yes|[[Railways in Perth|Yes]]}} || || {{yes|[[Transperth#Ferries|Yes]]}} ||
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|[[Sydney]] || [[Public transport in Sydney]] || [[Transport for NSW#Public transport services|Transport for NSW]] ||  align=center {{yes|[[Buses in Sydney|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Liverpool–Parramatta T-way|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Sydney Trains|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Light rail in Sydney|Yes]]}} || align=center {{yes|[[Sydney Ferries|Yes]]}} || {{yes|[[Sydney Metro|Yes]]}}
|-
|[[Wollongong]] || [[Wollongong#Transport|Transport in Wollongong]] || [[Transport for NSW#Public transport services|Transport for NSW]] || align=center {{yes|[[Wollongong#Bus|Yes]]}} || || align=center {{yes|[[NSW TrainLink|Yes]]}} || || ||
|}