Here’s the update on scheduled trackwork affecting services. Plan your trip and work out any extra travel time you need.
- The biggest coordinated program of rail maintenance ever undertaken in Sydney has begun in response to te recent recommendations made by the expert panel conducting the Sydney Trains Review for restoring reliability to the network.
- Maintenance work is being prioritized during the existing trackwork windows such as on weekends, weeknights, during school holidays or during weekday diversions when fewer people are catching trains.
- Train replacement buses may be impacted due to bus driver shortages. Consider catching local bus services where possible, or make alternative arrangements.
Metro
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January
- Buses replace metro between Tallawong and Chatswood.
- Buses also replace T9 Northern Line trains between Hornsby and Strathfield. Change at Chatswood for trains to the City.
T1 North Shore Line
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January
- Buses replace trains between Berowra and Gordon.
- Trains run between Gordon and the City, to a changed timetable.
- Buses also replace T9 Northern Line trains between Hornsby and Strathfield, and metro services between Chatswood and Tallawong.
T1 Western Line
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January
- Richmond trains run between Richmond and Olympic Park, making extra stops at Harris Park and Granville. Change trains at Parramatta to continue your journey towards the City.
- Penrith trains make an extra stop at Burwood.
- Saturday from 6.30am to 10.30am, Richmond trains run between Richmond and Leppington.
T2 Inner West & Leppington Line
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January
- Inner West trains run between Liverpool and the City via Regents Park, stopping at all stations between Liverpool and Lidcombe, then running between Homebush and the City, some to a changed timetable.
T3 Bankstown Line
Friday 5 to Sunday 7 January
- Buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Sydenham.
- Trains run between Liverpool and the City via Regents Park.
- Friday, trains run between Sydenham and the City Circle, some to a changed timetable.
- Saturday and Sunday, T4 Illawarra Line trains run between Sydenham and Bondi Junction, with some making extra stops at St Peters and Erskineville.
- Trackwork continues on parts of the T3 Bankstown Line until 25 January.
T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January
- All Cronulla and some Waterfall trains make extra stops at St Peters and Erskineville.
- Daily from 8am to 8pm, extra trains run between Hurstville and Bondi Junction.
T5 Cumberland Line
Friday 5 to Sunday 7 January
- Some trains run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern due to trackwork on the T3 Bankstown Line.
T8 Airport & South Line
Saturday 6 January
- From 9am to 3pm, trains may run to a changed timetable due to trackwork between Revesby and Turrella.
Sunday 7 January
- From 8.40am to 3pm, buses replace the all-stations trains between Wolli Creek and Revesby.
- Express trains continue to run but will not stop at stations between Padstow and Turrella.
T9 Northern Line
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January
- Buses replace trains between Hornsby and Strathfield.
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Strathfield and the City.
- Buses also replace T1 North Shore Line trains between Hornsby and Gordon, and metro services between Tallawong and Chatswood.
Central Coast & Newcastle Line
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January
- Buses replace trains between Wyong and Gordon.
- Trains run between Newcastle Interchange and Wyong, some to a changed timetable.
- T1 North Shore Line trains run to a changed timetable between Gordon and the City.
- Buses also replace T9 Northern Line trains between Hornsby and Strathfield.
South Coast Line
Saturday 6 January
- From 3am to 11am, buses replace trains between Port Kembla and Wollongong, and between Dapto and Waterfall.
- Trains run between Bomaderry, Kiama and Dapto, some to a changed timetable.
Sunday 7 December
- From 2.30am to 9.50am, buses replace trains between Bomaderry, Kiama and Wollongong.
- Trains run between Port Kembla, Wollongong and the City Circle, some to a changed timetable.
- The 02:39 Kiama to Bondi Junction service will run up to 19 minutes earlier than the normal timetable from Kiama to Coniston, then run to the normal timetable from Wollongong to Bondi Junction.
Source: TfNSW