Olympic Park Station

Olympic Park Station and its connecting rail link located in the heart of Sydney Olympic Park were opened in 1998. The rail infrastructure demonstrates an ongoing strong commitment to promote and maximise the use of public transport as the primary means of transport to Sydney Olympic Park.  Olympic Park Station moved crowds of up to 50,000 passengers per hour in peak periods during the Sydney 2000 Games.

Some of the environmental features of Olympic Park Station include:

Energy

• Encourages people to access Sydney Olympic Park by public transport thereby minimising the use of non-renewable energy sources
• The steel and glass design of Olympic Park Station of the roof provides sun protection whist still maximising natural light and ventilation through the roof, sides and ends
• Energy efficient lighting is used throughout the facility
• Gravity fed drainage systems have been maximised to reduce energy demands associated with alternatives such as pumping
• Separate track and non-track stormwater drainage systems reduce the capacity and number of required pumps and rising mains, reducing energy demand

Material selection

• Materials selected with low embodied energy (ie: precast concrete columns and panels in public concourse)
• Concrete sleepers (used instead of rainforest hardwoods and to decrease the frequency of sleeper replacement)
• 1150 tonnes of recycled crushed concrete used in temporary and permanent roads, 60,000 shale and clay excavated and reused on site, 140,000 shale and clay excavated and reused in another part of the site, 600 cubic metres topsoil reused in landscaping
• 6kms of strip drain made from HDPE (recycled plastic milk containers)
• The use of PVC has been minimised in cabling, plumbing, stormwater piping, sewer drains, irrigation and water supply

Water

• Oil separators on track to remove track contaminants and improve water quality of run off.