City and Suburban Electric Railways (Amendment) Act 1978 (NSW)

CITY A N D S U B U R B A N E L E C T R I C R A I L W A Y S

( A M E N D M E N T ) A C T , 1 9 7 8 , N o . 95

A N N O V I C E S I M O S E P T F M O

ELIZABETHE II REGINiE

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Act N o . 9 5 , 1 9 7 8 .

An Act to amend the City and Suburban Electric Railways Act, 1915, with respect to the Eastern Suburbs Railway. [Assented to, 13th December, 1978.1

B E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with

the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—-

1.      This Act may be cited as the "City and Suburban Electric

Railways (Amendment) Act, 1978".

2 . The City and Suburban Electric Railways Act, 1915, is in

this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

3 .       The Principal Act is amended—

(a)	by omitting section 5c and by inserting instead the following section :—
5c. (1) The cost of carrying out the work described in the Second Schedule (including the cost of land
resumptions) and the cost of providing rolling stock is, together with the amount payable under subsection ( 2 ) ,

estimated at $168,400,000 which shall not, under any circumstances, be exceeded by more than 10 per centum.

(2) The Constructing Authority shall pay to the Commissioner for Main Roads, as a contribution towards the cost of road works at Bondi Junction associated with the work described in the Second Schedule, 40 per centum of the cost of those road works.

(b) by omitting the Second Schedule and by inserting instead the following Schedule :—

S E C O N D S C H E D U L E .

Eastern Suburbs Railway.

The double line of railway commences at Bcndi Junction and runs in tunnel in a northwesterly direction to an open cutting section in Woollahra arid in tunnel again to Edgecliff. The line then continues in a westerly direction in open cutting and on viaduct across Rushcutters Bay and in tunnel under Kings Cross. A second viaduct is provided across Woolloomoo- loo to a tunnel portal in the Domain.

The remainder of the line is in tunnel and continues under Martin Place in the City then swings in a southerly direction to Town Hall Station, and crosses under the City Railway at Hay Street. It then continues on the eastern side of the existing lines through Redfem to a connection with the Metropolitan Railway at Erskineville.

Stations are provided at Bondi Junction, Edgecliff, Kings Cross and Martin Place; and extensions of existing stations are provided at Town Hall, Central and Redfern. Central and Redfern Station extensions provide for two future underground railway lines.

Bondi Junction and Edgecliff Stations include bus-rail interchange facilities to allow diversion of passengers from existing bus services to the rail system.

The total length of railway, including storage sidings at Central, Martin Place and Bondi Junction, is approximately 21.2 kilometres of which 17.8 kilometres is in tunnel.

Power.

Electric power for operating the above railway and cables for the transmission of power.