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2024 timetable changes

Transport is making changes to the public transport network to connect the new Sydney Metro City & Southwest with Sydney’s public transport network.

Some changes are already in place, including the North and Northwest bus changes on 4 August and Sydney Metro from Chatswood to Sydenham which opened on 19 August.

Sydney train network

On 20 October, Transport will introduce an adjusted train timetable. The 2024 train timetable will support the final conversion of the T3 Bankstown Line between Sydenham and Bankstown to Metro operations and respond to the introduction of Metro services from Chatswood to Sydenham.

The changes will occur across the entire train network and impact most passengers. When complete the train network will feature the following adjustments:

  • T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line (formerly T3 Bankstown Line): For stations west of Bankstown, train services that previously operated between Liverpool and the City Circle via Bankstown will instead run via Regents Park and Lidcombe, maintaining a direct service to the Sydney CBD for passengers.
  • T1 North Shore Line: Stopping patterns on the T1 North Shore Line will be simplified to improve reliability of services for passengers. With the new M1 North West & Bankstown Line services operating between Chatswood and Sydenham, train services between Chatswood and the Sydney CBD will be rebalanced. Passengers between Berowra and Hornsby will benefit from additional services in the morning and afternoon peak periods. Services on the T1 North Shore Line will continue to operate frequently across the day.
  • New T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line: A new train service will be introduced between Bankstown and Lidcombe, operating as the new T6 line. Regents Park will be the main interchange for passengers travelling between Bankstown and Liverpool.
  • T8 Airport & South Line: To accommodate additional passengers at St Peters and Erskineville, more services will operate via Sydenham, while during the busiest morning peak hour, fewer services will operate via the Airport Tunnel. There will also be more services for passengers at Revesby and stations south of Holsworthy in the morning peak.
  • Erskineville and St Peters passengers will continue to receive direct services to/from the Sydney CBD on the T8 Airport & South Line.
  • T1 Western Line: Stopping patterns on the T1 Western Line will be simplified, improving service reliability and increasing services for some stations west of Parramatta. There will also be a small reduction in services during the morning and afternoon peak periods. Additional services will operate in the shoulder peak period between 9am and 10am. Services on the T1 Western Line will continue to operate frequently during peak periods.
  • T5 Cumberland Line: Passengers will receive a 15-minute service frequency in the busiest morning peak hour.
  • T2 Leppington & Inner West Line: The former T2 Inner West & Leppington Line will be renamed the T2 Leppington & Inner West Line.

Intercity train network

Timing adjustments will be made across intercity services to prepare the network for Regional Rail and Mariyung fleet deployment.

Blue Mountains

  • Intercity train services on the Blue Mountains Line will be retained at current service frequencies east of Katoomba with some minor timing adjustments.
  • There will be more services to Medlow Bath, Blackheath, Mount Victoria, Bell, Zig Zag and Lithgow stations
  • There will be more consistent stopping patterns on train services
  • Bus timetable alterations to align with the new rail timetable across a number of routes including in Blaxland, Emu Plains, Faulconbridge, Glenbrook, Katoomba, Lapstone, Leonay, Mount Victoria, Springwood and Penrith.

Central Coast & Newcastle

  • Intercity services on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line will be maintained at current service frequencies with some minor timing adjustments
  • Some trains will overtake suburban trains at Epping in the off peak, improving journey times for longer distance passengers
  • There will be more consistent stopping patterns on rail services
  • Wyong to Narara train passengers will need to interchange at Gosford for services to Wondabyne, Hawkesbury River and Cowan during the AM peak
  • Bus timetable alterations in the Newcastle area align to the new rail timetable and takes traffic conditions into account to improve punctuality, with no trip expected to be impacted by more than 10 minutes
  • Bus timetable alterations on the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie areas across a number of routes to align with the rail timetable changes. This will maintain connections to Cardiff, Fassifern, Gosford, Morisset, Ourimbah, Tuggerah, Woy Woy, Wyee and Wyong stations.

Hunter

  • Intercity train services on the Hunter Line will be retained at current service frequencies, with minor timing adjustments to maintain direct connections for passengers interchanging to the Central Coast & Newcastle Line at Hamilton
  • A timetable adjustment on bus route 24, Wallsend to Marketown via Mayfield, to align with the rail timetable changes.

Southern Highlands

  • Intercity train services on the Southern Highlands Line will be retained at current service frequencies. There will be minor timing adjustments where necessary to accommodate revised T8 Airport & South Line services and maintain connectivity
  • A new late-evening service will operate on Sunday nights departing Goulburn for Campbelltown at 9.07pm and departing Campbelltown for Moss Vale at 12.54am (early Monday morning). This new service matches the existing Saturday-only late-night service
  • Bus timetable alterations to route 828, Picton to Bowral, to align with the new rail timetable and route 900, Picton to Campbelltown via Narellan, to reflect actual traffic conditions
  • Timetable alternations to NSW TrainLink coach services between Campbelltown and Goulburn to align with new train timetable.

South Coast

  • There will be no changes to intercity train services on the South Coast Line.

NSW TrainLink booked regional train and coach services

There will also be some minor timing changes to selected NSW TrainLink booked regional train and coach services. These changes will be updated in the online reservation system and affected passengers will be contacted.

Canberra region

  • Under the new rail timetable, the midday Sydney to Canberra NSW TrainLink train service will operate approximately 10 minutes later and the evening Sydney to Canberra service will operate approximately 25 minutes earlier
  • Timetable alternations to NSW TrainLink coach services between Moss Vale and Wollongong to align with the new train timetable.

Southern NSW

  • Gunning will be added as a request stop on overnight NSW TrainLink train services between Sydney and Melbourne. This means services will only stop to pick up and set down booked customers when required.

Western NSW

  • There are minor timing changes to Bathurst, Dubbo and Broken Hill NSW TrainLink train services
  • Stuart Town will become a request stop. This means services will only stop to pick up and set down booked customers when required
  • Alterations to bus timetables in Lithgow and Bathurst to align with new train timetable.

North Coast NSW

  • Minor timing changes to NSW TrainLink train services.

North West NSW

  • Minor timing changes to NSW TrainLink train services.

Bus timetable changes

Changes will be made to some bus services in Outer Metropolitan and Regional areas (pdf 196KB) to connect with the adjusted train times.

Transport has also identified a number of bus timetable adjustments which will be made in the future to ensure bus connections across Sydney align and connect with the adjusted train timetable.    

Travel advice

We're currently updating network maps and other assets, including online, on trains and at stations, and we thank you for your patience while we get this important job done.

Make sure to check your trip details before you travel.

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