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"There’s no Hogwarts Express, and instead of running towards a brick wall you
slip through an unremarkable door next to a Coles supermarket, but for decades
Sydney’s Wynyard station has had its own secret platforms hidden from the
public – until now.
The hundreds of thousands of commuters who pass through each week may have
wondered why the station boasts only platforms three through to six.
Now, platforms one and two, as well as their connecting tunnels, are having
their lights turned back on as part of Sydney’s Vivid festival.
Dark Spectrum is an immersive art experience that takes visitors through
eight separate light installations, as well as a rough history lesson on what
became of the tunnels, in the six decades since they were last in use.
Initially built in the 1930s – envisioned for a train line to the city’s
northern beaches that never eventuated – the tunnels funnelled trams on to the
Sydney Harbour Bridge until the late 1950s.
Since then they have largely been abandoned. A concrete mezzanine was installed
to convert the space into a car park, which ceased operating seven years ago.
While the tunnel’s archways and eerie signs – warning customers to pay for
their parking – remain, lighting crews have spent more than a month preparing
the abandoned spaces for an entirely new experience."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
