Sydney light rail opens for passengers – at almost double original price tag

Opening of light rail project, which was beset by cost blow-outs, means return of trams to Sydney for first time since 1961

Sydney’s light rail network has finally opened to passengers after a cost blow-out that took the project’s price tag to $2.9bn – almost twice its initial projected cost.

The opening of the light rail network means the return of trams to Sydney for the first time since 1961.

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