Question. What do you call a deceased monorail. Answer. A nonorail.
This is the Paddy’s Market station and it is all that is left of the Sydney Monorail in situ.
The monorail opened in July 1988 and closed in June 2013.
There were eight stations on the 3.6 kilometre loop, with up to four trains operating simultaneously. It served major attractions and facilities such as the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Aquarium and Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The monorail ceased operating on 30 June 2013 and all tracks and stations, except for the Paddy's Markets station, have been dismantled. Two carriages and 10 metres of track have been preserved at the Powerhouse Museum. Two carriages are being used as meeting rooms in Google's Pyrmont offices.
Great title and image Babs love the POV, lighting and reflections, Shocked to hear about the monorail very sad, we used it every time we visited Sydney, in fact the last time Paddy's Market was the one nearest our hotel, hope you will not say the Hop On buses have stopped at your next visit;)
I was lucky enough to use it a couple times when i was there a year before it was removed. I thought it was amazing and was sad to hear of it's removal. Great shot of a remaining station. :)
I hate to be a hypocrite, but it really was an eyesore! That awful steel rail running past all those beautiful old heritage buildings... Didn't stop me using it though, I found it very handy at times :)
It must look so different with out it ......reading @tomtom reply perhaps that's why they decided to do away with it or was there another reason? Hope you have good busses!
Thank you all so much for your comments. I agree with Andrew a bit though, it does look better without it there.
I believe it was a bit of a white elephant and never made any money. It only covered a relatively small area and didn't really benefit many people. I suspect it was more of a tourist attraction than anything else. It was very costly to keep going with not much return.