Trams to take about 40 minutes to get from Dulwich Hill to Central

School students not allowed to travel for free on tram

First service to run 6am Thursday

Nine new stops on the 5.6km line

Trams from Dulwich Hill to Central will take about 40 minutes on Sydney's new light rail extension, due to open on Thursday.

The initial service from the Dulwich Hill stop, which is adjacent to the train station, is scheduled to run at 6am, marking the first opening of a new commuter rail line in Sydney since trains started running on the Epping to Chatswood heavy rail line in 2009.

The line runs through nine new stations before connecting to Sydney's existing light rail line at Lilyfield.