Sydney’s abandoned tram tunnels transformed into light spectacle for Vivid

Hidden platforms and connecting tunnels are having their lights turned back on for the festival’s installation Dark Spectrum

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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.