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An Environmental Impact Statement has been released for community and stakeholder feedback for the NSW Government’s proposed Parramatta Light Rail project.

The EIS outlines a Parramatta light rail line with services every 7.5 minutes between 7am and 7pm, and every 15 minutes off-peak. It includes 16 stops, the creation of two light rail pedestrian zones within the Parramatta CBD, and a cycling and pedestrian link from Parramatta to Carlingford.

“Parramatta Light Rail will revolutionise the way people move around the region, and create more local jobs and improve the access to major health and sporting destinations,” state transport minister Andrew Constance said.

“We have seen on other large-scale infrastructure projects such as Sydney Metro Northwest that positive improvements can be made as a result of submissions to the EIS process, so your feedback can really make a difference.”

The State Government is hoping to start construction on Parramatta Light Rail in 2018. It wants it operational by 2023.

Planning work for Stage 2 of the project will is also being developed, in collaboration with work on a metro line between the CBD and Parramatta, called Sydney Metro West.