Circle Line

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300px 	300px
Route map 	Route map
Overview 	Overview
Transit type 	Rapid transit
System 	Wentworth Metro
Status 	Operational
Termini 	Continuous loop; late-night trains terminate at Chalmers Street
Stations 	17
Services 	1
Daily ridership 	480,150 (2018)
Annual ridership 	174.90 million (2018)
Operation 	Operation
Opened 	2 February 1959
Owner 	Transport for Wentworth
Operator(s) 	Wentworth Metro
Character 	Underground
Depot(s) 	Kelowna North
Rollingstock 	B2 Stock (8 cars per train)
Technical 	Technical
Line length 	10.8 km
Track gauge 	1,435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)standard gauge
Electrification 	DC 1500 V third rail
The is a loop rapid transit line of the Wentworth Metro network. It operates as a circle route orbiting the Wentworth central business district, with late-night trains returning to the depot terminating at Chalmers Street. The line forms an important part of the Wentworth Metro network, and is the system's third-busiest, accounting for 16.5 percent of annual ridership.
A loop metro line around the Wentworth CBD was first proposed during the initial planning stages of the metro system in the 1920s. However, due to an exhaustion of funding and the outbreak of World War II, construction did not begin until 1949. The northern segment of the line, between Chalmers Street and Shinjuku (operating in an arc shape) opened in 1959, while the remaining southern segment opened in 1973, completing the loop.
The line is coloured yellow on system maps.
==History==
===Opening history===
Segment 	Opened 	Length 	Stations	Name
Chalmers Street – Shinjuku	2 February 1959	5.41 km	8 	Initial section
Shinjuku – Chalmers Street	1 May 1973 	5.35 km	7 	Loop Link Project
Lexington 	4 October 1981 	– 	1 	Infill station
Marina Bay 	8 May 1990 	– 	1 	Infill station
==Route description==
The Circle Line runs in an orbital route generally encircling what is today regarded as the Wentworth central business district. The alignment chosen reflects the urban planning schemes of the 1920s, when the line was first planned. The line passes through both of the city's major railway hubs, Chalmers Street and Shinjuku, and connects with every other line in the network at least twice. Only five of the line's seventeen stations lack a transfer with another metro line.
Heading north from its unofficial terminus at Chalmers Street, the Circle Line passes through the northern suburbs of Wentworth's Inner West, with stops at Ashbury, Ashbury Stadium and Formosa East. This is the quietest section of the line, except on game days at Ashbury Stadium. At Formosa East, the line turns east, passing through the northern edge of the CBD, stopping at the busy Metropolitan and Melvin Hills stations. It then crosses the Swan River and turns southwards, stopping at Chiswick and Lexington in the eastern CBD before arriving at Shinjuku. The line then runs under the eastern side of the Docklands urban renewal area, with stations at Admiralty and Marina Bay (although not at Docklands itself). The line then crosses the Swan River near its mouth, entering the Borough of Bayswater and stopping at Harbourfront and Promenade. It the re-enters the CBD, passing along its southern end with stations at Banksia, Rawson Circus, Acacia Park and Little Italy, then loops back to Chalmers Street.
The Circle Line was the Wentworth Metro's first deep-level line.
===Train operations===
The majority of metro services on the Circle Line during the day operate in a closed loop, with no terminus. Late-night trains towards the end of daily service may terminate at Chalmers Street when returning to the depot, and the reverse occurs for early morning services. The regular weekday schedule sees the Circle Line operating for 21 hours a day, from 4 am to 1 am. On Friday and Saturday nights, the line's operating hours are extended to 2 am. On the eves of New Year's Day, Lunar New Year, Republic Day, Independence Day and Christmas Day, the line stays open throughout the night.
Day 	AM 	AM 	AM 	AM 	AM 	AM 	AM 	AM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	PM 	AM 	AM 	AM 	AM
Day 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	1 	2 	3
Weekdays	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	2 mins (30 tph)	2 mins (30 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	2 mins (30 tph)	2 mins (30 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	Closed 	Closed	Closed
Weekends	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	5 mins (12 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	10 mins (6 tph)	Closed	Closed
==Stations==
Code 	Station 	Interchange 	Opened 	Distancekm	Distancekm	Borough
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↑ Loop line towards Little Italy (anticlockwise) ↑	↑ Loop line towards Little Italy (anticlockwise) ↑	↑ Loop line towards Little Italy (anticlockwise) ↑	↑ Loop line towards Little Italy (anticlockwise) ↑	0.49 	0.49 	
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 	Chalmers Street 	 	1959 	– 	0.00 	Wentworth City
 	Ashbury 	 	1959 	0.86 	0.86 	Amsterdam
 	Ashbury Stadium 	 	1959 	0.90 	1.76 	Amsterdam
 	Formosa East 	 	1959 	0.42 	2.18 	Amsterdam
 	Metropolitan 	 	1959 	0.46 	2.64 	Wentworth City
 	Melvin Hills 	 	1959 	0.51 	3.15 	Wentworth City
 	Chiswick 	 	1959 	1.04 	4.19 	Wentworth City
 	Lexington 	 	1981 	0.68 	4.87 	Fernleigh
 	Shinjuku 	 	1959 	0.54 	5.41 	Wentworth City
 	Admiralty 	 	1973 	0.48 	5.89 	Wentworth City
 	Marina Bay 	 	1990 	0.43 	6.32 	Wentworth City
 	Harbourfront 	 	1973 	0.56 	6.88 	Bayswater
 	Promenade 	 	1973 	0.77 	7.65 	Bayswater
 	Banksia 	 	1973 	0.71 	8.36 	Wentworth City
 	Rawson Circus 	 	1973 	0.64 	9.00 	Wentworth City
 	Acacia Park 	 	1973 	0.69 	9.69 	Wentworth City
 	Little Italy 	 	1973 	0.58 	10.27 	Wentworth City
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↑ Loop line towards Chalmers Street (clockwise) ↑ 	↑ Loop line towards Chalmers Street (clockwise) ↑ 	↑ Loop line towards Chalmers Street (clockwise) ↑ 	↑ Loop line towards Chalmers Street (clockwise) ↑ 	0.49 	10.76 	
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==References==