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Lidcombe & Bankstown Line | ||||||||||||||
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Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity | |||||||||||||
Locale | Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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Stations | 6 | |||||||||||||
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Type | Suburban rail | |||||||||||||
Operator(s) | Sydney Trains | |||||||||||||
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Opened | 1928 | |||||||||||||
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | |||||||||||||
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The Lidcombe & Bankstown Line (numbered T6, coloured brown) is a yet-to-commence suburban railway line run on the Sydney Trains network in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was announced on 30 April 2024, a few months prior to the closure of the line previously known as the T3 Bankstown Line to be converted into rapid transit. [1] [2] As of April 2024, services have yet to commence on this line; it is expected that this will happen once the Bankstown Line is closed from mid-2024.
The line runs on the Bankstown railway line between Bankstown and Birrong and on the Main South railway line between Birrong and Lidcombe.
Name | Distance from | Opened [3] [4] | Railway line | Serving suburbs | Other lines |
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Bankstown | 18.7 km | 1909 | Bankstown | Bankstown | (from 2025) |
Yagoona | 20.6 km | 1928 | Yagoona | none | |
Birrong | 22.1 km | 1928 | Birrong | ||
Regents Park | 19.9 km | 1912 | Main South | Regents Park | |
Berala | 18.4 km | 1912 | Berala | ||
Lidcombe | 16.6 km | 1858 | Lidcombe |
The Lidcombe & Bankstown Line was created as a direct result of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project with the section of the existing Bankstown Line east of Bankstown being converted into rapid transit. In 2020, the NSW Government released a report for options for the stations west of Bankstown. [5] Among the three options included, one included two shuttle services between Bankstown to Lidcombe and Liverpool; the second included a shuttle between Lidcombe and Bankstown, with stations north and west (and including) of Sefton to receive direct trains to the City Circle; the third included a shuttle between Bankstown and Liverpool, with direct trains to the City Circle via Regents Park from Bankstown. The second option was ultimately favoured [6] to minimise the impact on the rest of the network. [7]
However, as a result of this, Birrong and Yagoona will lose their direct access to trains to Sydney CBD, a point which has particularly concerned advocacy groups against the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project, including Restore Inner West Line [8] and Save T3 Bankstown Line, [9] with the former proposing lower fares at Birrong, Yagoona and Olympic Park. [10]
It is also noted the NSW Future Transport Strategy 2056 [11] does not include Lidcombe & Bankstown Line, but instead proposes a new Parramatta to Kogarah line including a new corridor between Chester Hill and Bankstown bypassing Birrong and Yagoona station.
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Sefton railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Sefton. The station is heritage-listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Chester Hill railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Chester Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
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Bankstown railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
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Villawood railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Villawood. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Carramar railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Carramar. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown Line services.
Leightonfield railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Villawood. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Birrong railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Birrong. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Berala railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Berala. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Yagoona railway station is located on the Bankstown line, serving the Sydney suburb of Yagoona. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
Regents Park railway station is located on the Main Southern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Regents Park. The station is heritage-listed in the state heritage register for New South Wales. It is served by Sydney Trains T3 Bankstown line services.
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