sydney trains
sydney trains currently operates 6 different types of trains. click to enlarge. (source: sydney trains. )
the sydney trains fleet of trains serves the sydney trains lines in and around sydney, australia. much of the rolling stock is double - deck electric multiple units .
nightride buses replace sydney trains to most stations across the greater sydney network and some sydney buses routes operate late too .
where a tap off occurs at a station shared by sydney trains and nsw trainlink networks, the peak times are for sydney trains .
sydney trains - fleet maintenance division we currently have over 30 engineering vacancies available at various sites across sydney .
sydney trains aims to educate school students and the community to travel safely on and around trains and stations .
sydney trains network area: 7 - 9am and 4 - 6. 30pm weekdays
the acting chief executive of railcorp is sydney trains chief executive, howard collins .
there are also hints that sydney' s suburban trains may become more crowded .
for over 160 years, the sydney trains network has played a critical role in the provision of transport services for sydney .
from 2013 railcorp’s operation and maintenance functions were transferred to sydney trains and nsw trains, leaving railcorp as an asset owner .
sydney trains also operate the rail management centre and are responsible for the maintenance of assets including tracks, trains, signals, overhead wiring, stations and facilities. sydney trains also maintains trains and a large proportion of the infrastructure used by nsw trainlink .
sydney ferries operate on sydney harbour and connect the city to a variety of locations .
sydney trains is the operator of rail services across the metropolitan sydney area, bounded by berowra, emu plains, macarthur and waterfall .
sydney trains replaced cityrail as the provider of metropolitan train services for sydney. intercity services from the sydney cbd that were also formerly operated by cityrail are now run by the new nsw trainlink
sydney metro has undertaken one of the most comprehensive aboriginal archaeological programs in sydney’s north west region .
the roc will help ensure sydney trains can continue to improve the service it provides to customers .
nsw trainlink currently operates 4 different types of trains, 2 electrtic and 2 diesel. click to enlarge. (source: sydney trains. )
sydney trains run the passenger train service covering suburban sydney and extending to the hunter, central coast, blue mountains, southern highlands and south coast regions .
the railways are a quintessential part of sydney. railway historian bob mckillop argues that they shaped the commerce and suburbs of sydney in his two new entries for the dictionary of sydney, the railways of sydney: shaping the city and its commerce and funeral trains .
the trains in nsw are not really “intercity” trains. they don’t serve that function in any meaningful sense compared to how trains are used overseas. they are primarily outer - suburban and extra - suburban commuter trains .
the metro network will be fully segregated from the existing sydney trains network between sydenham and bankstown, improving the reliability of services on the line. interchange between sydney metro and sydney trains at both locations will be provided, with improvements to station way - finding and signage .
“the trains in nsw are not really “intercity” trains. they don’t serve that function in any meaningful sense compared to how trains are used overseas. they are primarily outer - suburban and extra - suburban commuter trains. ”
a $ 2. 8bn order for 65 new trains will result in all trains on the nsw network being air conditioned. currently, 90% of all trains on the sydney trains network, as well as all trains on both the nsw trainlink network and t4 line on the sydney trains network, are air conditioned. however, the new trains are not expected to begin taking passengers until 2019, with a complete rollout taking a further 5 years to 2024. this means non - air conditioned trains may still be operating for the next decade .
the new trains will run between sydney and newcastle, the central coast, south coast and the blue mountains .
millennium trains (m sets) were introduced between 2002 and 2005, constituting the fourth generation of sydney trains suburban rollingstock. these were the first suburban trains in sydney fitted with a multiphase alternating current traction system. the trains run in 4 or 8 car configurations. they replaced the tulloch trailers which the r and s sets ran with .
another possiblity is this has arisen from the nswtrains / sydneytrains split. nsw trains have specified their new train, suggested it can be “paid” for by returning the h sets to sydney trains (the logic of this is sound), but ignoring the role nsw trains services play on the sydney trains region, as that isn’t their problem anymore .
heritage work for the skytrain section of sydney metro northwest uncovered the ruins of an early 19th - century sydney inn .
sydney trains is responsible for managing one of australia' s largest collection of heritage - listed buildings and cultural landscapes .
our fleet maintenance division (fmd) manages the maintenance of the sydney trains and nsw trainlink passenger fleets, delivers major fleet upgrade programs and provides technical support for trains in service .
mr constance said sydney trains management was trying to squeeze the most out of the rail network, especially during peak periods .
the new trains are set to run between sydney and newcastle, the central coast, south coast and the blue mountains .
however “regional train” sounds a bit bland. personally i prefer “interurban trains” which captures the slightly more urban nature of these trains (given sydney’s geographic sprawl) compared to their european counterparts .
associate professor pablo guillen alvarez is an economist at the university of sydney. this article was first published in the sydney morning herald .
a new fleet of intercity trains carrying customers from sydney to the central coast, newcastle, the blue mountains and the south coast .
hundreds more trains will operate in sydney. but journey times will increase in some cases to make room for all that new metal .
the nsw government has announced a big increase to the number of trains travelling to the sydney cbd, with hundreds of extra services .
after the conversion, metro trains from bankstown will run at least every four minutes in the peak, or 15 trains an hour .
implementation of sydney’s rail future will eventually enable sydney trains to carry another 90, 000 to 100, 000 people per hour in the peak. this will provide the largest increase in capacity in 80 years
all users of sydney transport pay an extra fee for train travel to or from the airport. here’s the detail on how you can avoid airport fees on sydney trains. read on for the summary .
the sydney metro west mega railway project will include an underground station at westmead, delivering more travel benefits to greater western sydney ...
running trains 24 / 7 is as much a fantasy as sydney lord mayors idea of turning the city into a city that never sleeps .
nsw has 253 electric passenger trains, split between sydney trains (201) and nsw trainlink (52). there are also an additional 21 diesel trains that operate on the non - electrified hunter and southern highlands lines, as well as part of the south coast line .
the upgrade of the railway between epping to and chatswood is an important part of the $ 8. 3 billion sydney metro northwest. it' s the first step in introducing next generation metro trains to sydney .
the union was told that about 70 people in sydney trains’ information and ‘‘customer environment’’ branch would either lose or have to reapply for their jobs .
the remaining sydney airport buses are mostly used to travel on to places further afield where rail links don’t exist or trains don’t run very often .
the plan was released in 2012 and identified sydney metro northwest (formerly the north west rail link) as stage 1 of sydney’s new metro network .
the roc will modernise how sydney’s rail network is controlled by incorporating dozens of different systems into a single location and changing our approach to managing trains .
this is a massive commitment to a transformational project that will help ensure sydney trains can continue to improve the service it provides to customers .
the sydney metropolitan rail operator, provide frequent trains between sydney and most suburbs over an intensive network of lines. most lines operate through the city railway - either running around the city circle, through the eastern suburbs railway to bondi junction, or across the sydney harbour bridge to north sydney. sydney trains are frequent and well - used, although they have a reputation, deserved or otherwise, of being a touch unreliable. of particular interest is that the entire sydney train network is operated by electric double - deck trains. sydney central station is a grand edifice somewhat in the style of european or north american grand terminal stations befitting its position as the departure point for some of australia' s great long - distance trains. in recent years it has been tastefully restored and is worth a look for anyone who appreciates fine architecture .
sydney trains will also start a new direct link between the inner west and parramatta on the t2 line on weekdays. inner - west services to sydney' s cbd will run as frequently as every six minutes during peak periods .
people are shocked when i say sydney is a city that depends on trains. car is still king only if you exclude the postcode that generates the country' s highest share of gross domestic product, sydney' s cbd .
the first of 24 new suburban trains for sydney' s network will arrive late next year, which the government has estimated will cost $ 1 billion .
sydney trains ceo howard collins said :
the organisation’s performance has been held back in recent years by outdated technology and having to respond manually to incidents .
have a think about the last time you saw a 4 carriage train in sydney. it was probably on the carlingford line, where there isn’t enough power on the overhead wires for 8 carriage trains, or long distance intercity trains .
a new transport era has started in sydney with the new sydney metro statutory authority coming into effect to deliver the city’s world - class metro system ...
mortuary station, just outside central station in sydney, in its funeral heyday .
documents obtained by the abc outline potential changes to sydney' s train system .
sydney' s train system will be affected by the introduction of the metro .
railcorp is a nsw government agency that holds rail property assets, rolling stock and rail infrastructure in the sydney metropolitan area and limited country locations in the state of nsw and it makes these assets available to sydney trains and nsw trains for their operations. it also manages the nsw government’s contract with the airport link company .
this becomes somewhat highlighted by the split of the interrurban trains from cityrail suburban trains, a split which is yet to be reflected in any way by ticketing .
yet, the cost of sydney trains remains too high, because half the rolling stock is kept idle outside of rush hour. our double - decker trains are a custom - built oddity. and each train has a driver and a guard .
the confusing sydney trains map has also been simplified with the addition of a new rail line — except it’s actually a new name for a line that already exists .
“this is a massive commitment to a transformational project that will help ensure sydney trains can continue to improve the service it provides to customers, ” mr constance said .
the nsw government contracts website describes the $ 17. 6 million deal signed by sydney trains with the consulting firm in september as covering
management advisory services
.
operations director of sydney trains, tony eid, said the station opened in 1869 and “trains would arrive at the station, mourners could buy a ticket, there would be a small ceremony, the family would hop on and the coffin travelled free” .
we offer high - profile advertising opportunities across a network that spans sydney and beyond .
an impact document predicts a reduction of' west to north' capacity by 25 per cent, suggesting more passengers on already crowded trains from sydney' s western suburbs .
transport minister andrew constance told a business gathering on wednesday that the government expected a 21 per cent surge in patronage on sydney' s trains in the next three years .
when sydney trains chief executive officer howard collins talked about boosting customer service and implementing new innovations at ausrail plus 2015 in november last year, this was what he meant .
sydney trains will pay consultants ernst & young $ 17 million for advice on how to transform its business, under a government contract to run for less than a year .
a new fleet of trains for long distance, intercity services from sydney to the central coast, newcastle, the blue mountains and the south coast is on the way .
about 300 trains a week will be added to the western and inner west lines .
the first of the new trains is due to begin operating in nsw in 2019 .
the new inter - city trains are expected to be on the tracks in 2019 .
the shiny irons down under – starfire rail - [ … ] sydney, the irons were showing off their passenger toting skills by 1855. documents proclaiming the sydney tramroad and railway…
but where are all those extra trains going to come from? well, the answer could well be from sydney’s south west whose commuters already have a long trip to work .
the re - timetabling of peak - hour trains and slower stopping patterns down the northern, southern, inner - west and western lines is another impact of the sydney metro .
from midnight to 4. 30am, most trains stop running. nightride buses replace sydney train services between midnight and 4: 30am, stopping near stations along the train line .
a new fleet of intercity trains will come into service from late 2019, carrying customers from sydney to the central coast, newcastle, the blue mountains and the south coast .
yes – agree. overnight sydney’s buses are relatively quick, operate close to timetable and reliable. in the east they are often full. as sydney trains are now always 8 carriages it would be highly inefficient to run them overnight when they would be largely empty .
following extensive community consultation the nsw government has announced changes to the proposed western sydney corridors .
take a look back in time along the new sydney metro line between chatswood and sydenham .
sydney’s rail future is a long term plan to increase the capacity of sydney’s heavy rail network through investment in new services and upgrading of existing infrastructure. it is a plan to improve the customer’s experience by modernising sydney’s rail network. it was released on 20 june 2012 .
at the ticket windows located within the train stations at the sydney domestic or international airport .
it’s also a time - saver if you have only a day or two in sydney .
this new order of 65 trains represents a renewal of about a quarter of all electric passenger trains in nsw, of which there are currently 253 sets of 8 carriage trains, that will operate on the blue mountains, central coast, and south coast lines. the new trains could include features such as luggage compartments and premium carriages. these will replace the existing 52 electric trains used for intercity passenger services (25 v - set and 27 oscar trains). this in turn will allow those 27 oscar trains to be reallocated off the intercity network and onto the suburban network to replace the 24 ageing s - set trains, none of which are air conditioned and the first of which was introduced in 1972 .
it will also mean faster and more frequent services will be able to be delivered on the sydney trains network from other major centres like penrith and blacktown ,
he said .
most of sydney' s trains stop running between midnight and 4. 30am, however there are alternatives in place to help you get home safely when you' re out late .
the first trains in the new intercity fleet will begin testing and commissioning in early 2019 .
providing new trains and ferries for a more comfortable, reliable, efficient and accessible journey .
“ms berejiklian said the government hoped toilets would be available on all the new trains. ”
” intercity trains don’t need 3 + 2 seating, such as on the oscars. ”
most trains stop between midnight and 0430. after that nightride buses operate on most routes .
geoffrey clifton, a senior lecturer in transport management at sydney university, said the figures showed that sydney risked reaching a
gap in capacity
on its rail network sooner than forecast .
our double - decker trains are very difficult to run at a higher frequency than they do now. they have more seats but carry fewer people than single - deck metro trains. we need more trains with more room and rail lines or else our city will have a stroke .
a new licence to operate air services between sydney and moree has opened for expressions of interest .
thanks to the australian railway historical society who partnered with the dictionary of sydney on this project .
australia’s version of the ferry across the river styx was a train to lidcombe, western sydney .
patronage on sydney' s train network has surged over the past year, placing greater urgency on plans for public transport such as a new metro line between sydney' s cbd and parramatta .
heading to the airport this festive season? take the train is the advice from sydney airport .
sydney’s rail future forms part of the nsw long term transport master plan (pdf 42. 3mb). sydney’s rail future delivers a three - tiered system to respond to changing customer needs :
a media conference was held at the castle hill showground station construction site on thursday for the first look at the single - deck driverless trains which will be used on the sydney metro line .
passenger demand for trains in sydney has risen by almost 20 per cent on some lines in just a year, new figures show, underscoring the strain on the city' s rail network .
an extra 1 million people catching trains to sydney airport last year has spurred the state government to put on an additional 200 services a week in an attempt to cope with the unprecedented demand .
the intercity trains will have two - by - two seating on their upper and lower decks .
last year, almost 42 million passengers caught flights to and from sydney' s kingsford smith airport .
the first stage of the program focused on boosting capacity through extra services, better infrastructure and new train, with around 1500 extra weekly services, including more express trains for western and south west sydney .
at present, travellers navigating the central station hub in sydney’s cbd are faced with t2 airport, inner west and south line trains departing in three different directions — only one of which serves the airport .
mr constance said the proposed sydney west metro line from the cbd to parramatta simply had to be built because extra trains would not be able to be put on the t1 and t2 lines by 2031 .
the nightride buses are the backbone of the o' farrell government' s transport response to concerns about alcohol - fuelled violence in central sydney, after it rejected proposals for more late - night trains .
the awarding of the contract for the intercity fleet comes several months after the government earmarked more than $ 1 billion for new suburban trains for sydney' s overstretched rail network over the next four years .
i think the new trains will look a lot more like the oscars than you may be thinking .
the first of five mega tunnel boring machines (tbms) which will deliver the next stage of sydney metro is on its way to start digging deep under sydney on australia’s biggest public transport project ...
the government of new south wales (nsw) in australia is planning to build a new sydney trains rail operations centre at green square in a bid to reduce train delays and provide faster information to customers .
one of the biggest complaints that often falls on railway operator ears is train delays, so the new south wales government has invested $ 276 million in building a new sydney trains rail operations centre at green square, a precinct that has gone under constant new development through the state government and the city of sydney .
sleep in and save – avoid peak hour trains from monday to friday and you’ll save 30% off the standard fare. note that this does not apply to buses and ferries – it’s for trains only .
sydney metro, together with signalling and infrastructure upgrades across the existing network, will increase the capacity of train services across sydney from about 120 an hour today, to up to 200 services an hour beyond 2024 .
the sydney metro – from sydney' s north - west to bankstown – now under construction is an excellent idea and the coalition governments should be praised for finally making it happen. sydney metro west from the cbd to parramatta is also in the pipeline. but the berejiklian government should keep moving in the right direction .
ticket - sellers are being removed from sydney train stations where commuters can use the opal public transport smartcard .
the opal ticketing card should be across all forms of public transport in sydney by early 2015
.
if you are coming by plane, there are public transport options to get to and from sydney airport .
the german, swiss and french regional trains shown in the press release are also mostly not “intercity” trains but commuter or inter - urban trains (the real intercity trains whether very high - speed e. g. tgv and ice or just plain fast – by nsw standards i. e. around 200km / h) are more normally singlke deck abd even more comfortab le tyhan the examples shown in the press release .
most services run from george street outside town hall railway station. the nightride network closely mirrors the sydney trains network, with allowances made for the fact that major roads and railway lines often follow quite different alignments .
the other issue is modern disability standards. the v - set platform gap is unnacceptable these days, so i think they’ll need to spec the same width train as the rest of the sydney trains fleet regardless .
the first new trains will hit the tracks in 2019, with the rollout expected to take three years .
“i think the new trains will look a lot more like the oscars than you may be thinking. ”
if you are visiting sydney and surrounds, you can pay your fares on trains, buses, ferries and light rail with an opal card or opal single ticket. opal is the smartcard ticketing system used to pay for travel on public transport in sydney, the blue mountains, central coast, the hunter and the illawarra .
the changes are the next step in the nsw government’s ‘more trains, more services’ program which is being touted as a $ 1. 5 billion investment to provide an “urgent uplift” in customer service on sydney’s rail network .
sydney’s rail future is a long - term plan to increase the capacity of sydney’s rail network through investment in new services and upgrading of existing infrastructure. it’s a five - stage program to meet the challenges of a growing population and the needs of customers in the future. the plan aims to modernise and transform sydney’s rail network .
that said, if we ditch the requirement for the trains to run through the city, it opens up a world of design and efficiency possiblities. for a starters, the trains no longer need to 158m “long” .
the government should reconsider finishing the maldon - dombarton freight line and building a new tunnel under the royal national park escarpment for the fast train to wollongong. faster trains and limited express trains using improved or new infrastructure should also be considered to link badgerys creek and parts of western sydney to parramatta, macquarie park and the cbd .
patronage on sydney' s rail network has risen 10 per cent over the past year. the government is forecasting a 20 per cent surge in growth in train trips to and from western sydney within the next five years .
other than the train shutdown, sydney’s current overnight network appears to be exactly what daniel bowen recommends for melbourne .
the roc will modernise how sydney’s rail network is controlled by incorporating dozens of different systems into a single location .
nightride bus network with weekend frequency: 10 minutes (purple), 15 minutes (blue), 30 minutes (green), 60 minutes (orange). click to enlarge. (source: sydney trains. )
modifications along the rail corridor from west of springwood station to lithgow station to accommodate the new and existing trains .
the new sydney train map will see the t2 inner west line become sky blue and a new t8 line introduced .
sydney public transport uses one - card - for - everything, the opal card. you can buy the opal card
the nsw government is investing in a state - of - the - art rail operations centre (roc) which will minimise delays and ensure when incidents do occur on the sydney trains rail network, customers receive better and faster information .
sydney trains is building a $ 276 million rail operations centre in alexandria, of which $ 90 million was allocated in the june nsw budget, to become the
nerve centre
of the rail network when it opens in 2018 .
faster travel times for customers through digital train control technology and upgraded rail infrastructure, creating more opportunities for express trains .
hang on, why can’t the new trains be used for services like coast via shore? ? i don’t follow .
“although the government has not released any details about the trains, they are likely to be double - deckers. ”
most of the time the electric trains operate as a set of 8 carriages, although with the exception of the waratah trains these can be split into twice as many 4 carriage trains. the old “silver set” trains include the s - set, k - set, and c - set trains, depending on whether they are air conditioned or have reversible seats. the oldest of these, the s - sets, are the only trains to lack air conditioning, and will be kept on for the next decade primarily in reserve. the reasoning here is that if an additional train is needed due to another train not being available, a non - air conditioned train is better than no train at all .
railcorp is a nsw government agency that holds rail property assets, rolling stock and rail infrastructure in the sydney metropolitan area .
if you were booked to travel on a train from this sydney railway station it wasn’t going to be a happy journey .
the latest figures from opal data give a better insight into passenger demand on sydney' s train lines than previous measures .
so, if the new train is going to use an “off the shelf” design, there is no way this new fleet can perform this double role anymore. all trains will (probably) have to run in and out of sydney terminal .
over the next 10 years this essential program will transform sydney’s busiest train lines with more services through digital systems, infrastructure upgrades, and more new trains. the next stage of more trains, more services will investigate upgrades to parts of the network with state - of - the - art technology to create high capacity, turn up and go services for many customers .
the nsw government has ordered 24 new eight - car suburban trains which will begin rolling onto the tracks in late 2018 .
trains will also run every 15 minutes late at night on weekdays, instead of every 20 to 30 minutes at present .
> hang on, why can’t the new trains be used for services like coast via shore? ? i don’t follow .
the growth comes despite the cost of a one - way journey between sydney' s cbd and the domestic and international terminals costing an adult passenger more than $ 17 during peak hours, making it sydney' s most expensive stretch of rail track .
new transport for nsw commuter statistics show sydneysiders make an estimated 1. 2 million trips each day on our trains. sydney' s train system is moving more people by rail each day than every city in the united states, bar new york .
n90: town hall to hornsby, via north sydney and chatswood; some services terminate at gordon. operated by transdev nsw .
public transport use has been steadily increasing in sydney, with one exception. patronage on the city' s nightride buses - the only form of mass transport available to sydney' s early - morning drinkers and late - night workers - is falling rapidly .
travel sydney with opal card city passes. they make it easy to get around and can save you money. here’s how .
asked whether the changes would come at the expense of services on other lines, sydney trains chief executive howard collins said :
overall we' re lifting services up across the board [ but ] yes there are some adjustments in one or two areas .
passengers would need to change trains to continue into the city and north, something that could increase journey times and station congestion .
when the government established sydney’s new general cemetery out at haslem’s creek in 1867, people complained that the cost of funerals would be prohibitive. the government provided a novel solution: a funeral train to transport coffins and funeral groups out to rookwood necropolis. the mortuary station on regent street, redfern, designed by colonial architect james barnet, is a gothic reminder of the sydney funeral trains .
no trip to sydney is complete without a journey from sydney to manly on a ferry, and indeed there is something to be said for spending a day cruising around the harbour on the many inner harbour ferries. all ferries operate to and from circular quay .
the government’s decision not to take up the option to order an additional 20 waratah trains has previously been cited for why 10% of the fleet on sydney trains still lacks air conditioning. these non - air conditioned trains had to be retained in order to provide additional services on the south west rail link, set to open next year. when asked to comment, a spokesperson for transport for nsw said “the s - sets are rarely used but remain in storage for now and are only put in service when required” .
nightride is a network of bus routes in operation between midnight and 05: 00 in sydney. the eleven routes are run by private bus operators and allow for a nightly shutdown of the sydney trains commuter rail network. established by the new south wales ministry of transport and monitored by transport for nsw, nightride has been in operation since june 1989. [ 1 ] it is designed to provide for track maintenance, lower running costs and improved customer safety. prior to the introduction of nightride, trains on the sydney commuter network had run on a 24 - hour basis, although at much lower frequencies during nightride hours than at other times. [ 2 ]
a solar farm in regional new south wales will help deliver a new generation of metro rail services in sydney’s north west ...
we are seeing regions being kicked in the guts by this government for the benefit of the bottom line and everyone in sydney .
why not do one of the sydney harbour walks? this harbour walk is easy, has stunning views and takes about an hour .
you can also view the route and stopping sequence for nightride services on the sydney nightride bus network map (pdf 136kb) or download a map (pdf 539kb) showing where you can catch a nightride bus along with other late night travel options across the sydney cbd .
most of the ones i’ve seen like the german regionalbahn trains are loco - hauled (or pushed). these are quite comfortable but don’t have the large vestibule area of the current sydney intercity trains. the paris double - deck rers are self - powered and have better loading arrangements but these are more of a urban than an intercity type train and as far as i know don’t come with toilets .
other transport advocates and tourism operators, however, say the buses will never be as popular as trains. another explanation for the drop in patronage is the proliferation of bars and venues in sydney' s suburbs, meaning fewer people are leaving the cbd late at night .
a railway line between sydney and goulburn was first dreamt up in the 1840s. the aim was to assist inland primary producers to get their fruit, wool and wheat to port. stage one, built by the the sydney tramroad and railway company (subsequently the sydney railway company) from 1850 - 1855, went only as far as parramatta. there were numerous delays in the construction and variations in the scope of the works, including a change of gauge. rising costs meant the government finally bought the railway from the sydney railway company in 1855 .
the most comprehensive source of personal travel data for the sydney greater metropolitan area (gma). find out how and why people travel .
blessed with a wonderful setting on sydney harbour, and a benign climate, sydney is a great tourist' s city. although not the first point at which europeans landed in australia, it was the first permanent european settlement, and is australia' s oldest established city .
most people today use the train to get into sydney. it’s quick (10 - 12 minutes to central) but it’s not cheap .
sydney metro northwest is an integrated transport solution from rouse hill through to chatswood. sydney metro northwest will connect directly with the existing epping to chatswood railway to allow the new trains to operate a distance of 36 kilometres between rouse hill and chatswood. while the second harbour crossing is being delivered, extending metro rail from chatswood, customers will need to walk across the platform at chatswood to change to an existing service .
@ mitchblogs – i agree – the government seems to want to have its cake and eat it too. on the one hand it’s saying that the oscars are unsuitable for long distance travel (and certainly they are less comfortable than a v set) and are better suited as suburban trains, but on the other it is claimed that baird said at the announcement that “sydney customers will also benefit from this significant investment, as the new trains will stop at many busy sydney interchanges such as central and strathfield” (smh quote, not necessarily baird’s) .
nightride buses operate between midnight and 04: 30 on a 30 - minute frequency on saturday and sunday mornings, and hourly on other nights. sydney trains services operate all other times. bus drivers may set - down passengers at local bus stops on route between designated nightride stops .
and eventually, the nasty question of fares, subsidy and cost recovery is going to arise, particularly when the cramped standing - room - only trains (and trams) come into service in the city proper. more and more people are going to start asking, why are they paying 20c / km to stand on crowded trains, while people from morisset are paying more like 4c / km for much nicer trains ?
in 2014, the extension of the project through the city and out to bankstown was confirmed as stage 2: sydney metro city & southwest .
the map covers the metropolitan sydney region of the state of new south wales in eastern australia. sydney is australia' s largest city with a population of almost 4 million, and is the primary port of entry for international visitors. most recently renowned as host city of the 2000 olympic games, sydney is also the business and tourism hub of the nation, and is increasingly a major centre within the asia - pacific region .
the changes include the expected loss of more than 60 ticket sellers, starting at stations in inner sydney that already offer use of opal card .
according to one sydney newspaper report in mid - 1989, the
red rattlers
still made up a quarter of the seating capacity of its rail system, yet cost twice as much to run as modern trains and travelled about half as fast on a good day - without rain .
a likely reason for terminating penrith trains at central is to create additional track space into the city via strathfield ,
dr day said .
the first trains will begin passenger service late next year on the central coast and newcastle line and the rest of the fleet will progressively follow .
mr mason said the trains would have automatic door settings to ensure people could not exit the carriages when they were not beside a station platform .
for sydney trains, which used to run under the name railcorp prior to the o’farrell government’s ambitious rebranding of the operator, using new technology to finally put an end to the operator’s previously poor reputation for endless delays and cancellations is a major development in its long history as a transport institution .
in countries which have long - distance commuter trains comparable to sydney’s, (lirr, connecticut to new york, and around london are some that come to mind), the fare levels they charge would come as a nasty shock to most of the people at katoomba or wyong or dapto .
new south wales: in 1849, the sydney railway company started building the first railway track in new south wales between sydney and parramatta—a distance of 22 km. the project ran into financial difficulty and was taken over by the new south wales colonial government. the line opened on 26 september 1855 .
this railway building, otherwise known as mortuary station, was designed for one very creepy purpose — to carry sydney’s dead to their final resting place .
in a radio interview on abc sydney this morning transport minister andrew constance criticised the abc for confusing commuters with a story based on old planning documents .
the new metro line is designed to carry 43, 000 passengers per hour per direction (p / h / d). no sydney trains line can currently reach 20, 000 p / h / d. motorways only manage 2000 vehicles per hour per lane – mostly cars with one occupant .
in 1917, a person wanting to travel from perth to brisbane on an east - west crossing of the continent had to change trains six times .
at the moment we manage the trains and tracks, respond to incidents, communicate with customers and monitor safety from different locations and in different ways .
personally, i think the operating pattern of the nsw trains component of the former cityrail service is the biggest opportunity for increased efficiencies through fleet renewal. the fact is apart from the peak to / from sydney commuter specials, none of the interurban trains ever carry more than 200 people. knights games aside, it’s hugely waseful having a 450 seat (4 car h set) serving these routes when something like an emu endeavour would be perfectly adequate .
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the only possibility i can think of is to take the western line out of sector 3 and run all trains using this new format into sydney terminal. the fleet size is about right for that (assuming they can be split into 4 car units for the contra flow and regional only services) .
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all saints anglican church at ainslie in canberra was originally cemetery station at lidcombe in sydney and was almost identical to mortuary station close to the city’s cbd .
the poor public image of the 1920s - vintage carriages rattling around the sydney rail network was because they were used well beyond their use - by date .
old s - set trains like this one lack air conditioning and are set to be phased out. click to enlarge. (source: author. )
65 trains is enough to provide a peak 15min frequency service for the entire length of each route, including contra - flow, all day every day .
in countries like france and germany they would be referred to as regional trains (rer or regionalbahn). i have caught regionalbahn trains between aachen and cologne (a distance of around 70 km) a few times and these operate in ways not a million miles different to their australian counterparts – double deck trains providing both intercity but mainly outer suburban commuter services, the latter mainly at the cologne end but to some extent into and out of aachen as well .
the state' s auditor - general recently warned that sydney' s trains will increasingly struggle to run on time unless
sustained and substantial investment
is made in the existing heavy rail network. rail patronage growth has been outstripping both the government' s forecasts and the rail system' s capacity to cope .
also when you consider the cost per train of the waratah delivered, and that it is possible to find something off the shelf for approx 1 / 3rd to 1 / 2 the price, imagine what the money left over could have purchased for improvement to the sydney network, either more trains or improved infrastructure .
@ tandem train rider – the blue mountains trains i catch from the morning to the city and until the late evening peak going home all seem to have well over 200 people on board. going to the city even late morning trains can be standing room only from springwood, though the loading can vary greatly during the journey with lots of people alighting and boarding at penrith and parramatta. some trains are completely packed from emu plains going into the city and vice versa .
but labor' s transport spokeswoman jodi mckay said :
much of sydney' s bus fleet is past retirement, trains are overcrowded and prone to cancellation and the bill for some transport and roads infrastructure projects is blowing out by hundreds of millions of dollars and yet this government feels it can splash cash on consultants .
these new trains will also be off the shelf, rather than designed specifically for the sydney rail network. “previously, nsw has developed unique and often costly train fleets from scratch, which has taken as long as seven years from start to delivery”, the transport minister gladys berejiklian said, adding that “we are looking at buying off - the - shelf trains with proven technology and then configuring them to meet our customers’ needs, meaning we can ensure the best value, best possible service and also have these new trains on the tracks faster”. each new train will cost $ 43m, less than the $ 46m each waratah train cost .
at the moment we manage the trains and tracks, respond to incidents, communicate with customers and monitor their safety from different locations and in different ways .
defending the decision for the carriages to be built in south korea, transport minister andrew constance said more than 200 jobs would be created to maintain the trains .
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this incompatibility of the state rail systems was brought to a head during world war ii when the war effort required large quantities of goods and personnel to be moved quickly throughout australia. but it was not until june 1995 that trains could travel between brisbane and perth, via sydney, melbourne and adelaide on a standard gauge track .
passengers getting on at merrylands, fairfield and liverpool may see their express trains — that sail right through the inner west at present — now calling at all stations .
he suggested the motivation behind penrith' s modelled loss of services could be to help the northern line cope with additional demand, created by re - routed trains .
most of the costs for operating trains are fixed (stations, rail, station staff, trains, etc). most of the variable cost is staffing (drivers and guards), as electricity is quite cheap. so if you’re going to run a 2 carriage train, you may as well run an 8 carriage one.
sydney trains is the suburban passenger rail network serving the city of sydney , new south wales , australia . the network is a hybrid suburban-commuter railway with a central underground core that covers over 815 km ( 506 mi ) of track and 178 stations over seven lines . the network has 21 hours a day operation with train frequencies of every three minutes or better in the underground core , 5 – 10 minutes at most major stations all day , 15 minutes at most minor stations all day and four trains an hour on the cumberland line . during weekend services trains are less frequent with headways of upwards of a half-hour on outer stations with frequencies of less than 10 minutes in the underground core . the network is controlled by the new south wales government 's transport authority , transport for nsw , and is part of the authority 's opal card ticketing system . in 2016-17 , 324.7 million passenger journeys were made on the network . 
sydney trains is the suburban passenger rail network serving the city of sydney, new south wales, australia. the network is a hybrid suburban-commuter railway with a central underground core that covers over 815 km (506 mi) of track and 178 stations over seven lines. the network has 21 hours a day operation with train frequencies of every three minutes or better in the underground core, 5 – 10 minutes at most major stations all day, 15 minutes at most minor stations all day and four trains an hour on the cumberland line. during weekend services trains are less frequent with headways of upwards of a half-hour on outer stations with frequencies of less than 10 minutes in the underground core. the network is controlled by the new south wales government's transport authority, transport for nsw, and is part of the authority's opal card ticketing system. in 2016-17, 324.7 million passenger journeys were made on the network.
sydney trains is the suburban passenger rail network serving the city of sydney, new south wales, australia. the network is a hybrid suburban-commuter railway with a central underground core that covers over 815 km (506 mi) of track and 178 stations over seven lines. the network has 21 hours a day operation with train frequencies of every three minutes or better in the underground core, 5 – 10 minutes at most major stations all day, 15 minutes at most minor stations all day and four trains an hour on the cumberland line. during weekend services trains are less frequent with headways of upwards of a half-hour on outer stations with frequencies of less than 10 minutes in the underground core. the network is controlled by the new south wales government's transport authority, transport for nsw, and is part of the authority's opal card ticketing system. in 2016-17, 324.7 million passenger journeys were made on the network.