Alfred Street is a street in

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, Australia, in the

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of the

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. It runs west–east from George Street to Phillip Street.

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The alignment of Albert Street was formed in 1845 when the swamps of the

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were drained and a seawall built. It was named after Prince Alfred in 1875 when split from Albert Street. To the north it is bounded by the Cahill Expressway, Circular Quay railway station and

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. To the south lie a number of notable buildings including Gold Fields House, 1 Macquarie Place,

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and the AMP Building. In February 1999, Alfred Street was closed outside Customs House with the road converted to a plaza. Until the line closed in 1957,

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terminated in Alfred Street. Having latterly been only used by

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bus services, in October 2015 the section between George and Loftus streets closed to vehicular traffic to allow it to be rebuilt as the terminus of the

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that opened in December 2019.Sydney light rail open to public on December 14, NSW Government announces
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'' 5 December 2019

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