The Goods Line uses the route of a former freight railway line that connected Sydney Yard and the Sydney – Parramatta railway line to the shipping port of Darling Harbour.
The railway line opened in 1855 and was extended to Dulwich Hill in 1922, providing a way for freight trains to access Darling Harbour without interfering with passenger trains.
A short branch from Lilyfield to Rozelle served another freight terminal.

The port facilities at Darling Harbour closed down and the precinct was extensively redeveloped in the 1980s.
In the following years, the Lilyfield – Sydney Yard section became disused and a light rail line opened between Pyrmont and Central station in 1997.
The light rail leaves the former railway corridor at Hay Street, leaving a short section of the corridor disused.
The light rail line, now known as the Dulwich Hill Line and the Inner West Light Rail has been extended to Lilyfield station and then on to Dulwich Hill.

The section of the former goods line corridor from the northern end of the Devonshire Street Tunnel to Ultimo Road was converted to pedestrian and was originally called the Ultimo Pedestrian Network until it was renamed The Goods Line in 2012.
 Plans were then announced to expand the pathway through to Hay Street.
This second section opened on 30 August 2015.
The adjacent Dr Chau Chak Wing Building opened earlier in 2015; an entrance to the building is provided from The Goods Line.
The Goods Line uses the route of a former freight railway line that connected Sydney Yard and the Sydney – Parramatta railway line to the shipping port of Darling Harbour. The railway line opened in 1855 and was extended to Dulwich Hill in 1922, providing a way for freight trains to access Darling Harbour without interfering with passenger trains. A short branch from Lilyfield to Rozelle served another freight terminal.
The port facilities at Darling Harbour closed down and the precinct was extensively redeveloped in the 1980s. In the following years, the Lilyfield – Sydney Yard section became disused and a light rail line opened between Pyrmont and Central station in 1997. The light rail leaves the former railway corridor at Hay Street, leaving a short section of the corridor disused. The light rail line, now known as the Dulwich Hill Line and the Inner West Light Rail has been extended to Lilyfield station and then on to Dulwich Hill.
The section of the former goods line corridor from the northern end of the Devonshire Street Tunnel to Ultimo Road was converted to pedestrian and was originally called the Ultimo Pedestrian Network until it was renamed The Goods Line in 2012.  Plans were then announced to expand the pathway through to Hay Street. This second section opened on 30 August 2015. The adjacent Dr Chau Chak Wing Building opened earlier in 2015; an entrance to the building is provided from The Goods Line.
The Goods Line