page_title: Light rail in Canberra
section_title: Route
hierarchical_section_title: Light rail in Canberra / Route
caption_attribution_description: English: The Philip Avenue light rail stop viewed from the south-west
context_page_description: The Canberra light rail network, also known as Canberra Metro, is a light rail system serving the city of Canberra, Australia. The initial 12-kilometre line links the northern town centre of Gungahlin to the city centre and has 13 stops. Services commenced on 20 April 2019. An extension of the line south to the Woden Town Centre is currently being planned.
context_section_description: The 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) line has its northern terminus at Hibberson Street in Gungahlin, and follows Flemington Road, the Federal Highway and Northbourne Avenue to the southern terminus between Alinga and Rudd Streets in the City Centre. It is double track for its full length. Emergency crossovers are located to the north of the Dickson Interchange stop, as well as the north of the Nullarbor Avenue stop. There are 13 stops. The main bus interchanges are located at Gungahlin Place, Dickson Interchange and Alinga Street.
  Another stop is planned to open on Flemington Road in Mitchell in 2021.
caption: The Phillip Avenue light rail stop
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