Trains
The 8.04am train gets you from Canterbury to Town Hall in 33 minutes. The bus? Not so quick
The current bus route takes twice as long as the train does. Will the government find a solution before it closes the T3 line for the Metro conversion?
- by Anthony Segaert
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New train lines to Melton and Wyndham axed from rail plans
An election promise to build two new rail lines in Melbourne’s outer west has been axed, with the Victorian government instead considering whether to electrify existing lines.
- by Patrick Hatch
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‘Disruptive for passengers’: Metro project to cost an extra $1 billion
Tens of thousands of Sydney train commuters will be forced to catch buses after work on converting the Bankstown line will result in it being shut to commuters for 12 months.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Train commuters face 12-month closure of Bankstown rail line
The Minns government will confirm on Tuesday that it will proceed with converting the 13-kilometre stretch of rail line to carry driverless metro trains in south-west Sydney.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Plans for metro train project in Sydney’s south-west to be revealed
The fate of the Bankstown line conversion will also be critical to government decisions on the planned $25 billion Metro West line from the CBD to Parramatta.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
With $8 billion already gone, Minns faces a huge test of his premiership
Premier Chris Minns faces one of the biggest tests of his premiership, after casting huge doubts on the future of Australia’s largest public transport project.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Michael Koziol
Marvel of engineering, Sydney Harbour Bridge cut through neighbourhoods, razed homes
When the first sod was turned at North Sydney 100 years ago today to mark the beginning of construction, it was a day of hope-filled ceremonies and speeches.
- by Julie Power
Cost of cancelling Metro West would include billions in compensation
Experts have also warned that any delay to completing the underground rail line between Sydney’s CBD and Parramatta will also increase the project’s cost.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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‘Overcrowded’: Cheap train tickets a hit, but passengers forced to stand for hours
In May, Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll encouraged commuters who had to stand on V/Line trains to “use the hand holds available”.
- by Broede Carmody and Benjamin Preiss
Sickness, school holidays blamed as minister apologises for city-wide train fails
The government has blamed problems with recruiting critical workers after the last-minute absence of a single employee brought Sydney’s rail network to a halt.
- by Megan Gorrey
Trains delayed into the evening after crucial staff member called in sick
Trains will be delayed into the evening after parts of the T1 and T5 lines stopped running on Thursday afternoon when a crucial staff member called in sick.
- by Olivia Ireland