page_title: Light rail in Canberra
section_title: Potential extensions
hierarchical_section_title: Light rail in Canberra / Potential extensions
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking south from Vernon Circle, City Hill, Canberra, ACT, along Commonwealth Avenue toward Parliament House, visible in the background
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 consortia participating in the procurement process for the initial line were asked to develop plans for an expanded route from the City Centre to the Defence headquarters in Russell via London Circuit and Constitution Avenue. This additional 3.2-kilometre (2 mi) section was estimated to boost the patronage of the line as a whole by more than 30%. The proposal highlighted the desire of the Federal Government's National Capital Authority to use wire-free technology to power the trams in areas of the city under the authority's management. The ACT Government decided not to proceed with the expanded route, but committed to releasing a plan for a second stage of the light rail network prior to the October 2016 territory election. It was considering extending the line not only to Russell but to the broader parliamentary triangle, possibly including Canberra Airport and the Australian National University.
caption: View of Commonwealth Avenue looking south from City Hill towards Parliament House. The hump in the middle distance is the bridge over Lake Burley Griffin, over which trams are expected to travel if Stage 2 goes ahead.
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