Olympic Park railway line, Sydney

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Olympic Park Line
Colour on map	Grey
Year opened	1998
Line type	Surface/Underground
Rolling stock	R/S sets C sets T sets
Stations served	2
Length (km)	4.66
Depot(s)	Flemington
Journeys made	Unknown (per week)

The Olympic Park Line (or the Olympic Park Sprint) is a train line in Sydney, Australia that connects the Sydney Olympic Park precinct to the rest of the CityRail metropolitan train network. It has one station, Olympic Park, which is located on a balloon loop.

The original purpose of the line to Olympic Park was to convey passengers to and from venues at Sydney Olympic Park and the Sydney CBD during the 2000 Summer Olympics. Today, its main purpose is to do likewise for major events occurring within the Sydney Olympic Park precinct, particularly Sydney Royal Easter Show and events at the former Olympic stadium, now Telstra Stadium.

Outside of special events, trains to Olympic Park depart from a special platform at Lidcombe (technically platform 0, but referred to as the 'Olympic Park Sprint Platform' rather than its number). Originally operating with a frequency of one train every 10 minutes, it currently runs one train every 20 minutes. The trip between Lidcombe and Olympic Park takes about 6 minutes each way.

During major events at Sydney Olympic Park, train services to Olympic run direct from the intercity platforms of Central, also stopping at Redfern (sometimes) and Strathfield. A limited number of direct services also run during the weekday inter-peak period. After larger events, west-bound trains from Olympic Park are also extended beyond Lidcombe to Blacktown via the Western Line.

Lines of Sydney CityRail

Suburban services
Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney>Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line \| Bankstown Line \| Inner West Line
Airport_and_East_Hills_railway_line,_Sydney>Airport & East Hills Line \| South Line \| Cumberland Line
Western_railway_line, Sydney>Western Line \| North Shore Line \| Carlingford Line
Olympic Park railway line, Sydney>Olympic Park Line \| Northern Line
Intercity & Regional services
South Coast railway line, New South Wales>South Coast Line \| Southern Highlands Line \| Blue Mountains Line
Newcastle and Central Coast railway line, New South Wales>Newcastle & Central Coast Line \| Hunter Lines
Under Construction
Epping to Chatswood railway line, Sydney>*Epping to Chatswood line*
List of Sydney railway stations

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