Kangy Angy Maintenance Centre
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kangy Angy |
| Coordinates | 33°19′52″S 151°23′57″E / 33.33111°S 151.39917°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
| Operator | NSW TrainLink |
| Rolling stock | D sets |
| History | |
| Opened | 24 February 2021 |
The Kangy Angy Maintenance Centre is a railway depot at Kangy Angy on the Central Coast, New South Wales to maintain the NSW TrainLink D sets. The depot was officially opened on 24 February 2021.
The depot is almost 500,000 square metres (5,400,000 sq ft) in size and has about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) of electric rail lines. It runs 24/7 and is operated by UGL Rail under a 15-year contract.
History[edit]
In 2017, Transport for NSW awarded a contract to John Holland to build a new depot adjacent to the Main Northern line at Kangy Angy to maintain the NSW TrainLink D sets.[1] Construction commenced in May 2018 with the depot.[2][3]
Major construction was completed in 2020 and the first D set arrived at the facility in October 2020.[4] The facility was officially opened on 24 February 2021.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ New South Wales fleet replacement advances Railway Gazette International 5 December 2017
- ^ First sod turned on $300-million New Intercity Fleet train maintenance facility at Kangy Angy Lakes Mail 23 May 2018
- ^ First sod turned on Kangy Angy train maintenance facility Railway Digest July 2018 page 7
- ^ "Kangy Angy welcomes first New Intercity Fleet train". Transport for NSW. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "New Rail Maintenance Facility Officially Open". Transport for NSW. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.