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As of 2019, TripAdvisor ranks Sydney's tourist attractions in this order: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Royal Botanic Garden, and in fifth place the I Have a Dream Mural.<ref name="TripAdvisor">[http://web.archive.org/web/20190616221851/https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g255060-Activities-Sydney_New_South_Wales.html TripAdvisor: Sydney]</ref> The Sydney Opera House receives a 4.5-star rating from 23,000 reviews; the Sydney Harbour receives a 5-star rating from 21,000 reviews; and the Bridge receives a 4.5-star rating from 13,000 reviews.<ref name="TripAdvisor" />
As of 2019, TripAdvisor ranks Sydney's tourist attractions in this order: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Royal Botanic Garden, and in fifth place the I Have a Dream Mural.<ref name="TripAdvisor">[http://web.archive.org/web/20190616221851/https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g255060-Activities-Sydney_New_South_Wales.html TripAdvisor: Sydney]</ref> The Sydney Opera House receives a 4.5-star rating from 23,000 reviews; the Sydney Harbour receives a 5-star rating from 21,000 reviews; and the Bridge receives a 4.5-star rating from 13,000 reviews.<ref name="TripAdvisor" />
The website PlanetWare uses the following order of the top five tourist attractions: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, Harbour Cruises from Circular Quay, and Darling Harbour.<ref>[https://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/sydney-aus-nsw-s.htm Planetware.com: Tourist Attractions in Sydney]</ref>


==Miscellaneous information==
==Miscellaneous information==

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Sydney; developed areas in grey

Sydney is an important city, and one of the main cities, in Australia. As of 2018, "Greater Sydney" has a population of 5.2 million.[1] Sydney has a metro system and trains.[2]

History

Although locals had long lived in the area, during the late 18th century several British explorers claimed part of eastern Australia, and soon the Sydney area began to be settled by convicts. In its early days, the colony struggled. However, the city improved with time and the kinds of settlers changed. The 1840s and 1850s were a transition period when, due to a gold rush and other factors, Sydney began to grow quickly. Sydney's population was about 500,000 by the late 1800s.[3]

Climate

The website Living in Australia describes Sydney as having "a temperate, humid climate with abundant sunshine."[4] According to Australia.com, "Sydney enjoys a sunny climate with mild winters and warm summers, perfect for making the most of the outdoors."[5]

Transportation

Sydney

Metro system

Main article: Sydney Metro

Sydney, the first Australian city to build a metro system[6][7], has its metro system network controlled by the Sydney Metro Authority and Transport for NSW. These two organizations are part of the NSW (New South Wales) Government.[8] The network's day-to-day operation is contracted to Metro Trains Sydney.

Trains

Main article: Sydney Trains

Sydney Trains, a suburban commuter rail network, serves Sydney. In the suburbs, Sydney Trains consists of surface lines; in the core of the city, the lines go underground. There are nine lines, serving 178 stations; Transport for NSW controls the network.

Tourist attractions

As of 2019, TripAdvisor ranks Sydney's tourist attractions in this order: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Royal Botanic Garden, and in fifth place the I Have a Dream Mural.[9] The Sydney Opera House receives a 4.5-star rating from 23,000 reviews; the Sydney Harbour receives a 5-star rating from 21,000 reviews; and the Bridge receives a 4.5-star rating from 13,000 reviews.[9]

The website PlanetWare uses the following order of the top five tourist attractions: Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Rocks, Harbour Cruises from Circular Quay, and Darling Harbour.[10]

Miscellaneous information

Communication

Sydney's area code is 02.[11]

Visitor centres

There are visitor information centres in Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, Haymarket, Hello Manly, Sydney Airport, the Rocks, and Town Hall.[12]

See also

References

References:
  1. ↑ Australian population statistics
  2. ↑ Wikisage search results
  3. ↑ City of Sydney's account of the history of Sydney
  4. ↑ Living in Australia: Sydney's climate
  5. ↑ Australia.com: Sydney weather
  6. ↑ "Sydney Metro: Info". sydneymetro.info. 13 July 2015. http://sydneymetro.info/home/documents/23011/download. 
  7. ↑ "Sydney Metro an Australian first". mondaq.com. 8 December 2009. http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/90564/Sydneys+Metro+an+Australian+first. Retrieved 13 July 2015. 
  8. ↑ NSW, Transport for (18 May 2018). "All aboard Sydney Metro". https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/media-releases/all-aboard-sydney-metro. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 TripAdvisor: Sydney
  10. ↑ Planetware.com: Tourist Attractions in Sydney
  11. ↑ Sydney.com: Travel Assistant/Useful Information
  12. ↑ Sydney Visitor Information

Attribution

This article incorporates text from the following revision of the English Wikipedia article "Sydney Trains": https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sydney_Trains&oldid=884319578 and from Sydney Metro: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sydney_Metro&oldid=881055615

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