Pyrmont and Glebe Railway Tunnels, Railway tunnels in Pyrmont and Glebe, Australia.
The Pyrmont and Glebe Railway Tunnels form an underground goods corridor beneath Sydney that once moved cargo from the wharves to southern suburbs. The system features brick-reinforced passages with dual track layouts preserved in their original condition.
Built in 1922, the tunnels formed part of the Rozelle-Darling Harbour Goods Line linking Sydney's wharves to the southern suburbs. They served freight movement for decades until railway operations eventually ceased in this corridor.
The tunnels mark Sydney's shift from Aboriginal land to an industrial transport hub that moved goods across the growing city. They represent how the city built the backbone for its 19th-century commerce and expansion.
The tunnels are not open to the public and are managed by the Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales. You can view the site from above ground to appreciate its role in Sydney's freight network history.
The tunnel system, roughly 800 meters long, retains its original structure without electrification and displays early 20th-century engineering methods. This unmodified preservation makes it a valuable record of railway construction techniques from that era.
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