| Line 3 Circle Line | |
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| Route map | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| System | Wentworth Metro |
| Status | Operational |
| Termini | Continuous loop; late-night trains terminate at Shinjuku |
| Stations | 14 |
| Services | 1 |
| Daily ridership | TBA |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 2 February 1959 |
| Owner | Transport for Wentworth |
| Operator(s) | Wentworth Metro |
| Character | Underground |
| Depot(s) | Bayswater |
| Rollingstock | Kawasaki 2 Comeng 4 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | TBA |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | DC 1500 V third rail |
The Circle Line is a loop rapid transit line of the Wentworth Metro network. It operates in a circle around the Wentworth central business district, with late-night trains returning to the depot terminating at Shinjuku.
The first segment of the line between Boardwalk and Jing'an Temple (operating in a C-shape on the western side of the Swan River) opened in 1959; the remainder of the line opened in 1973.
The line is coloured yellow on system maps.
History
Opening history
| Segment | Opened | Length | Stations | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boardwalk[1] – Jing'an Temple | 2 February 1959 | 8 | Initial section | |
| Jing'an Temple – Boardwalk | 1 May 1973 | 4 | Loop Link Project | |
| Little Italy[2] | 4 October 1981 | – | 1 | Infill station |
| Marina Bay | 8 May 1990 | – | 1 | Infill station |
Stations
| Station | Code | Distance km |
Opened | Interchange | Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↑ Loop line towards Little Italy (anticlockwise) ↑ | ||||||
| Shinjuku | SJK | 1959 | 5  NR
|
Newhaven | ||
| Hyde Park | HYD | 1959 | Wentworth City | |||
| State Library | SLB | 1959 | ||||
| Jing'an Temple | JAT | 1959 | 2 | |||
| Chiswick | CHK | 1973 | 1 | |||
| Kings Cross | KSX | 1973 | 45 NR
| |||
| Admiralty | ADY | 1973 | ||||
| Marina Bay | MBY | 1990 | ||||
| Harbourfront | HFN | 1973 | 2 | Bayswater | ||
| Boardwalk | BRD | 1959 | ||||
| Banksia | BKA | 1959 | 2 | |||
| Rawson Circus | RAC | 1959 | 1 | |||
| Acacia Park | APK | 1959 | ||||
| Little Italy | LIT | 1981 | 4 | Newhaven | ||
| ↓ Loop line towards Shinjuku (clockwise) ↓ | ||||||