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Sydney & NSW - Trackwork Monday 20 to Sunday 26 March

March 20, 2023

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

    • Consider other travel options including travelling off peak, walking, cycling and driving where possible as there will be limited space on replacement buses.

    Metro

    Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March

    • From 8.40pm Saturday and all day Sunday, buses replace metro from Tallawong to Chatswood.
    • From 9.20pm Saturday and all day Sunday, buses replace metro from Chatswood to Tallawong.

    T1 North Shore Line

    Monday 20 to Thursday 23 March

    • Nightly from 9.50pm until 1.30am, buses replace trains between Hornsby and Central. 

    Saturday 25 to Sunday 26 March

    • From 11.30pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday and Sunday from 10pm to 2am, trains run to a changed timetable between Hornsby and Wynyard only.

    T1 Western Line

    Monday 20 to Thursday 23 March

    • Nightly from 9.50pm until 1.30am, trains run between Penrith or Richmond and Central, platforms 1-12, due to trackwork on the T1 North Shore Line.
    • Wednesday from 10.50pm, some trains make extra stops at Homebush and Burwood. 

    Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March

    • Penrith trains run to a changed timetable and make an extra stop at Burwood.
    • Richmond trains start and end at Olympic Park.
    • From 8pm Saturday to 10am Sunday, buses replace all trains between Blacktown and Lidcombe.
    • From 11.30pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday, buses also replace trains between Strathfield and Central. Change at Lidcombe for trains to the City via Bankstown.
    • Sunday from 10pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Strathfield and Central. 

    T2 Inner West & Leppington Line

    Wednesday 22 March

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

    Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March

    • The all-stations Homebush trains will not run.
    • Leppington trains run to a changed timetable.
    • Saturday from 8pm to 11.30pm and Sunday from 5.30am to 10am, buses replace trains between Cabramatta and Lidcombe.
    • From 11.30pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday, buses replace trains between Cabramatta and Lidcombe, and also between Strathfield and Central.

    T3 Bankstown Line

    Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 March

    • Nightly from 9.50pm until 2am, buses replace trains between Liverpool or Lidcombe and Bankstown.

    T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line

    Thursday 23 March

    • From 10.15pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Bondi Junction and Central.

    T5 Cumberland Line

    Saturday 25 to Sunday 26 March

    • From 8pm Saturday to 10am Sunday, buses replace trains between Blacktown or Cabramatta and Lidcombe.

    T9 Northern Line

    Monday 20 to Thursday 23 March

    • Nightly from 9.50pm until 1.30am, trains run between Hornsby and Central, platforms 1-12 only, due to trackwork on the T1 North Shore Line. 

    Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March

    • Trains make an extra stop at Ashfield.
    • From 11.30pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday and Sunday from 10pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Strathfield and Central. 

    Blue Mountains Line

    Friday 24 March

    • From 11.30pm to 2am, trains run between Blue Mountains Line stations and North Sydney or the City Circle, some to a changed timetable.

    Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March

    • Most trains run between Blue Mountains Line stations and Blacktown only. Change at Blacktown to continue your journey.
    • Most Bathurst trains continue to run between Bathurst and Central, to a changed timetable.
    • From 8pm Saturday to 10am Sunday, buses replace trains between Blacktown and Central. 

    Central Coast & Newcastle Line

    Friday 24 March

    • From 11.30pm until 2am, trains run between Central Coast & Newcastle Line stations and North Sydney or the City Circle, some to a changed timetable. 

    Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 March

    • Trains run between Central Coast & Newcastle Line stations and Strathfield only. Change at Strathfield to continue your journey.
    • From 11.30pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday and Sunday from 10pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Strathfield and Central.

    Hunter Line

    Monday 20 March

    • From 2am to 6am, buses replace trains between Telarah and Maitland.

    South Coast Line

    Monday 20 to Friday 24 March

    • Buses replace the selected trains between Wollongong and Kiama.
    • Friday from 11.30pm until 2am, trains run between South Coast Line stations and Bondi Junction only. 

    Saturday 25 March

    • From 8am to 4pm, at Waterfall, all trains leave from platform 1. 

    Sunday 26 March

    • From 8am to 4pm, at Helensburgh, Otford, Stanwell Park and Coalcliff, all trains leave from platform 1. 

    Southern Highlands Line

    Monday 20 March

    • Buses replace selected trains between Goulburn and Moss Vale.
    Source: TfNSW

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