Epping to Chatswood rail link
| Epping to Chatswood rail link | |||
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The tunnel at Macquarie University station, before conversion to metro | |||
| Overview | |||
| Owner | Transport Asset Manager | ||
| Locale | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Termini | |||
| Stations | 5 | ||
| Service | |||
| System | Sydney Metro | ||
| Operator(s) | Sydney Metro | ||
| Rolling stock | Metropolis Stock | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 23 February 2009 | ||
| Closed | 29 September 2018 | ||
| Reopened | 26 May 2019 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 13 km (8.1 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | Overhead 1500 V DC | ||
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The Epping to Chatswood rail link (ECRL) (originally a part of the Parramatta Rail Link (PRL) proposal) is a railway line in the northern suburbs of Sydney, Australia, which connects Epping station on the Northern line with Chatswood on the North Shore line. It was formerly considered its own railway line, but is now part of the Metro North West & Bankstown Line.
The 13-kilometre (8 mi) line runs completely underground and includes three intermediate stations: Macquarie University, Macquarie Park and North Ryde. The junction stations at Epping and Chatswood both underwent major redevelopments to incorporate the new link.
As a suburban line, it was in service for less than a decade, opening in February 2009 and closing in September 2018 for conversion. The vast majority of the infrastructure was incorporated into the Metro North West & Bankstown Line of the Sydney Metro network. The conversion took place as part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project.