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| lines of Sydney CityRail | |
| City Circle | |
| Metropolitan services | |
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| East Hills and Airport | |
| South | |
| Bankstown | |
| Inner West | |
| Illawarra | |
| North Shore | |
| Western line | |
| Northern | |
| Cumberland line | |
| Olympic Park line | |
| Intercity services | |
| Southern Highlands | |
| South Coast | |
| Blue Mountains | |
| Newcastle and Central Coast | |
| List of Sydney railway stations | |
The City Circle is a system of underground railway lines located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that make up the heart of the Sydney underground metropolitan railway network, owned and operated by CityRail, a subsidiary of StateRail, a New South Wales government agency.
Constructed in the 1920s under the supervision of John Bradfield, the constituent stations of the Circle are (clockwise): Central, Town Hall, Wynyard, Circular Quay, St. James, Museum, back to Central.
Circular Quay was not one of the original stations on the circle. It was added later in 1956, and it has one of the best views of Sydney.
A second underground line that branches off Town Hall Station provides train services to Martin Place, Kings Cross and Edgecliff, terminating at Bondi Junction.
In the year 2000, a new privately-owned (and expensive) underground line, the Airport Link was opened, providing regular train services from the Circle to the Sydney Airport, with stations at Domestic and International Airports, Green Square and Mascot. An interchange station is available at