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Trackwork: Monday 17 to Sunday 23 April 2023

    Here’s the update on scheduled trackwork affecting services. Plan your trip and work out any extra travel time you need. 

    • Train replacement buses may be impacted due to bus driver shortages. 
    • Consider other travel options including travelling off peak, walking, cycling and driving where possible as there will be limited space on replacement buses.

    T1 North Shore Line

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Trains may run to a changed timetable due to trackwork between Strathfield and Central.

    T1 Western Line

    Wednesday 19 April

    • From 10.50pm, some trains make extra stops at Homebush and Burwood.

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Trains run to a changed timetable between Penrith and the City, making extra stops at Homebush, Burwood, Croydon and Ashfield.

    T2 Inner West & Leppington Line

    Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April

    • Nightly from 10.20pm to 1.30am, buses replace trains between Cabramatta and Granville.

    Wednesday 19 April

    • From 11pm to 1.30am, buses replace Homebush trains between Strathfield and Ashfield.

    Thursday 20 and Friday 21 April

    • Some trains may run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern. 

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Buses replace trains between Macarthur, Glenfield and Fairfield.
    • Homebush trains will not run. T1 Western or T9 Northern Line trains make extra stops at stations between Homebush, Strathfield and the City.

    T3 Bankstown Line

    Thursday 20 and Friday 21 April  

    • Buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Sydenham. 

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Sydenham, and between Cabramatta and Bankstown.
    • Buses also replace T2 Leppington and T8 South line trains between Macarthur and Fairfield.

    T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

    Monday 17 to Thursday 20 April   

    • Nightly from 9.40pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Central and Bondi Junction.

    T5 Cumberland Line

    Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April   

    • Nightly from 10.20pm to 1.30am, buses replace trains between Cabramatta and Granville. 

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Buses replace trains between Glenfield and Fairfield.
    • Sunday from 6.30am to 10.30am, some trains run between Richmond or Schofields and Blacktown only.

    T8 Airport & South Line

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Buses replace trains between Macarthur and Glenfield, then continue to Fairfield.

    T9 Northern Line

    Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 April  

    • Nightly from 10.10pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Epping and Strathfield.

    Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April   

    • Nightly from 10.20pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Hornsby and Rhodes. 

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Trains run to a changed timetable between Hornsby and the City, making extra stops at all stations between Ashfield and Redfern.

    Blue Mountains Line

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Trains may run to a changed timetable due to trackwork between Strathfield and Central.

    Central Coast & Newcastle Line

    Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 April    

    • Nightly from 10pm to 3am, trains run to a changed timetable via the T1 North Shore Line, making extra stops at Gordon, Chatswood, then all stations to Central.
    • Buses run between Strathfield and Hornsby to connect with Central Coast & Newcastle Line trains. 

    Wednesday 19 and Thursday 20 April   

    • Nightly from 10.45pm to 3am, trains run to a changed timetable via the T1 North Shore Line, making extra stops at Gordon, Chatswood, then all stations to Central.
    • Buses run between Strathfield and Hornsby to connect with Central Coast & Newcastle Line trains.

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Trains may run to a changed timetable due to trackwork between Strathfield and Central.

    Hunter Line

    Thursday 20 April

    • From 8.45am to 11.15am, buses replace trains between Maitland and Muswellbrook.

    South Coast Line

    Monday 17 to Friday 21 April  

    • Buses replace selected trains between Wollongong and Kiama. 

    Monday 17 to Thursday 20 April   

    • Nightly from 10pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Central and Bondi Junction.

    Southern Highlands Line

    Friday 21 April  

    • From 8pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Moss Vale and Campbelltown. 

    Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April

    • Buses replace trains between Goulburn, Moss Vale and Campbelltown. 
    • Some buses also run between Moss Vale and East Hills.
    Source: TfNSW

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