The Goods Line — Attraction in Sydney

Disappointing. The Goods Line was listed as one of the top 5 walks in Sydney, but I don’t understand what all the hype is about. As a historic and cultural site, it’s interesting, but when I visited, it appeared inadequately maintained and poorly designed with wide open, underutilized concrete paths and limited options for sitting and relaxing. There were few, if any, shaded spots to sit, no views worth mentioning, and nothing visually interesting (art, sculpture, etc) along the walkway.

It’s been compared to the High Line in New York, but it doesn’t look or feel anything like that space—the High Line is much more of a pedestrian boardwalk, well integrated into the city and much more inviting. The Goods Line, unfortunately, seems to lack a cohesive aesthetic and appeared to be past its prime. There were homeless people camping out in several of the public spaces and the landscaping seemed neglected, if not poorly selected, for most of the walk.

There were a couple of spots—interestingly, off the main path—that appeared to have been designed a little better, but the whole thing was overall underwhelming and a big disappointment. Sadly, not worth going out of your...

A nice walk, interesting seeing 👀 the original Goodsline equipment The Goods Line is an 800 m-long (2,625 ft) linear park and shared pedestrian pathway and cycleway in the suburb of Ultimo, in the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The corridor connects Railway Square to Darling Harbour in the south and passes both the University of Technology Sydney Broadway campus and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Sydney head office. The Goods Line terminates in the north at the corner of Sussex and Hay Streets, in the Sydney central business district. It many tables and seating areas to have a picnic lunch, there's two ping pong 🏓 tables and connects to the...

The Goods Line, Sydney's newest park, now offers a vital pedestrian connection between Central Station, TAFE and Uni and Darling Harbour. I like the fact that it is true to its railway heritage. You will still find rail tracks buried in the ground, and there are signposts explaining the history of the place. It's not a lush, green park but an urban space with pebble stones, concrete and timber. There are also mirrors that reflect back the native plants. Lots of furnishing for sports, dining, entertainment, as well as a kids playground. Great to see that Sydney has added a new park to make this area a...