The Bondi Beach rail proposal issues paper has finally been released and shows the options for four main stations, two requiring some government funding. None of the four options have a middle station on the route and each would require a 30-month construction period, halted during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. All station locations, as well as all of the proposed routes and modes of transport, including light rail, will be considered in the Environmental Impact Statement due in the coming months. The final decision however will lie with the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning, Craig Knowles, who can overrule the EIS's preferred option. An important aspect of Waverley's development as a municipality has been its participation in a chain of different modes of transport.
Transport is essential to the movement of passengers in and out of the area.
One of the Tramway extensions authorised by this bill ran from Darlinghurst to Charing Cross, Waverley. Over the next 30-40 years there was a rapid growth of tramways and, by 1917, Sydney had some 473km of tracks. Due to lack of support it was discontinued in December 1887. In 1890, the electrification of the tramway began with the running of the tram between Waverley and Randwick via overhead electric wires. In the 1890s a meeting was held in Stratten's Hall, Bondi Junction to agitate the government for an extension of the tramway to Bondi Beach.