Sydney Trains

Not to be confused with Sydney's rapid transit system, Sydney Metro.

This article is about the operator of suburban and intercity train services. For an overview of all railway lines in Sydney, see Railways in Sydney.

Sydney Trains
B set trains near Summer Hill station
Roundel
Overview
Owner	Transport for NSW
Locale	Greater Sydney Central Coast Hunter Illawarra South Coast Southern Highlands Central West
Transit type	Suburban rail Regional rail
Number of lines	9
Line number	T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9
Number of stations	169
Annual ridership	Suburban: 267 million; Intercity: 26 million (FY 2024–2025)
Chief executive	Matt Longland
Website	Transport for NSW: Sydney Trains
Operation
Began operation	1 July 2013;12 years ago (2013-07-01)
Number of vehicles	240 8-carriage trains
Technical
System length	355.5 km (220.9 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC from overhead catenary
Suburban lines

Sydney Trains is the brand name and operator of suburban and intercity train services in and around Greater Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.

The inner part of the network is a suburban rail system with a central underground core. It covers 369 km (229 mi) of route length over 919 km (571 mi) of track, with 169 stations on nine lines. ^{[1] [2]}

Sydney Trains also operates the NSW intercity train network, with regional electric and diesel services reaching farther away destinations, including Newcastle, Bathurst, Goulburn, Bomaderry, Scone, and Dungog.

The suburban network has frequencies of 5–10 minutes at peak-time at most inner-city and major stations, and 15 minutes off-peak at most minor stations. During the weekday peak, train services are more frequent. Frequencies on the intercity network vary by line, but they generally run at least four trains per direction in the peak hour, and at least one train per hour in off-peak times. ^[3]

Nearly all rolling stock consists of double-deck electric multiple unit trains, but some single-deck diesel multiple units are run on the intercity network.

Sydney trains are labelled with a "T" on station signs and timetables. Additionally, each suburban service is given a number 1 through 9 (T1, T2, etc.). Intercity services are sometimes shown with three-letter abbreviations.

The network is managed by Transport for NSW and is integrated with its Opal ticketing system. In 2024–25, 270 million passenger journeys were made on the suburban network, making it the most-used rail network in Australia. ^[1]

History

Main article: Railways in Sydney § History

In May 2012, the Minister for Transport announced a restructure of RailCorp, the organisation that owned and managed the suburban rail network and operated passenger services throughout New South Wales. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} Two new organisations were created to take over the operation of the services from July 2013. Sydney Trains acquired all suburban services in the Sydney metropolitan area bounded by Berowra, Emu Plains, Macarthur and Waterfall from RailCorp's CityRail division. ^[8] Intercity and regional train services previously operated by CityRail were taken over by NSW Trains, branded as NSW TrainLink. ^[8]

RailCorp remained the owner of the network infrastructure. When first created as subsidiaries of RailCorp, Sydney Trains and NSW Trains were not controlled entities of RailCorp, but were instead controlled by Transport for NSW. ^[9] They later ceased to be subsidiaries of RailCorp, becoming independent standalone agencies in July 2017. ^{[10] [11]}

Network changes

Sydney trains began operation with 11 lines, just on the suburban network. This was nominally reduced to 7 lines following a reorganization in the October 2013 timetable.

In 2015, the first expansion of the Sydney suburban network after the restructuring of CityRail into Sydney Trains occurred when the South West Rail Link opened between Glenfield and Leppington. ^[12]

In November 2017, an eighth line was created by splitting the T2 line into two separate lines — T2 and T8 — reversing their merger in 2013. Additionally, T5 services no longer travelled to Campbelltown, instead starting and terminating at Leppington. ^[13]

In September 2018, the Epping to Chatswood Rail Link between Chatswood and Epping was closed for conversion to form part of the Sydney Metro Northwest project, which opened as the Metro North West Line in May 2019. ^{[14] [15]}

In April 2019, the section of the T1 line between Gordon and Hornsby via Strathfield was renumbered as T9 — restoring a similar pre-2009 route. The portion between Berowra and Richmond or Emu Plains via Chatswood and Parramatta remained as T1. ^[16]

In January 2020, the Carlingford Line between Clyde and Carlingford closed, becoming part of the Parramatta Light Rail network in December 2024. ^[17] The adjacent section of track between Clyde and Camellia, including Rosehill railway station, became disused. ^[18]

In August 2023, it was announced that the majority of NSW TrainLink's intercity operations would be transferred to Sydney Trains, including rolling stock, maintenance, operations, stations, and staff. This would include the modifications, testing, and introduction of the New Intercity Fleet (NIF). ^[19] This process was completed by July 2024 ^{[20] [21]}

In October 2024, the T6 Line became the Bankstown to Lidcombe shuttle (Lidcombe & Bankstown Line), with commuters interchanging at Regents Park or Lidcombe for connecting services to Liverpool or City Circle. ^{[22] [23]}

The section of the Bankstown Line between Sydenham and Bankstown will form part of Sydney Metro City & Southwest project, which is due to open as the Metro North West & Bankstown Line in 2026. ^[24]

Operations

Suburban network

St James station on the City Circle section of the network

The Grand Concourse of Central Station

Sydney Trains operates nine electric suburban lines across Sydney. All lines are electrified at 1,500 volt DC overhead.

The main hub of the Sydney Trains system is Central Station, which most lines pass through. Central is also the terminus of most NSW TrainLink lines. After leaving Central, trains coming from the T2 Leppington & Inner West Line, T3 Liverpool and Inner West Line and T8 Airport & South Line then travel through the City Circle – a ring line beneath the Sydney central business district.

After completing the City Circle, these trains pass through Central for a second time and return to the suburbs. The T1 North Shore & Western, T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra and T9 Northern lines pass through the central business district and continue to other areas of Sydney.

The T5 Cumberland Line serves Western Sydney and provides access to the major centre of Parramatta from the southwest of the city without requiring a change of trains at Granville. The T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line, and the T7 Olympic Park Line are suburban shuttle services.^{[ citation needed ]}

Lines

Line colour, number and name		Between
T1	North Shore & Western Line	Berowra and Emu Plains or Richmond.
T2	Leppington & Inner West Line	City Circle and Parramatta or Leppington via Granville.
T3	Liverpool & Inner West Line	City Circle and Liverpool via Lidcombe and Regents Park.
T4	Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line	Bondi Junction and Waterfall or Cronulla via Central.
T5	Cumberland Line	Schofields and Leppington. Limited services continue from Schofields to Richmond.
T6	Lidcombe & Bankstown Line	Bankstown and Lidcombe
T7	Olympic Park Line	Lidcombe and Olympic Park. Some services operate between Central and Olympic Park, particularly during special events, such as the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
T8	Airport & South Line	City Circle and Macarthur via Revesby and either Sydenham (peak) or Airport
T9	Northern Line	Hornsby and Gordon via Strathfield and City

Rolling stock

Main article: Sydney Trains rolling stock

Sydney Trains operates a fleet of double-deck electric multiple units. The trainsets are divided into the following classes:

Sydney Trains fleet

Class	Image	Type	Service speed		Carriages	Entered service	Formation	Routes
			km/h	mph
K sets		Electric multiple unit	115	71	160	1981–1985	8 cars	T2 T3 T8
T sets			115	71	447	1988–1995		T1 T2 T4 T5 T8 T9
M sets			130	81	140	2002–2005		T2 T3 T5 T6 T7 T8
H sets			130	81	220	2006–2012		T1 T4 T9
A sets			130	81	626	2011–2014		T1 T2 T3 T5 T7 T8 T9
B sets			130	81	328	2018–2021		T1 T2 T3 T7 T8 T9

Though primarily operated on intercity lines, some H sets are also used on suburban services. With the delivery of the D sets for operations on intercity lines in 2024, most of the sets will be transferred to suburban services.^{[ citation needed ]}

Intercity network

An intercity service between Sydney and Newcastle

A map of intercity network, excluding the Sydney suburban portions of lines

Sydney Trains also operate intercity services to a distance approximately 200 kilometres (124 mi) from Sydney, bounded by Dungog in the north, Scone in the north-west, Bathurst to the west, Goulburn in the south-west and Bomaderry to the south. ^[25]

Electric services extend from Sydney north to Newcastle, west to Lithgow and south to Port Kembla and Kiama. Most electric services originate from or terminate at Central.^{[ citation needed ]}

Diesel trains serve the more distant or less populated parts of the Intercity network. Hunter Line services operate from Newcastle to Telarah with some extending to Dungog and Scone. Southern Highlands Line services operate between Campbelltown and Moss Vale with a limited number extending to Sydney and Goulburn. Diesel services operate on the South Coast Line between Kiama and Bomaderry. The Bathurst Bullet provides a twice daily, limited stop service between Sydney and Bathurst.^{[ citation needed ]}

Lines

Line colour and name	Between	Electric services	Map
Blue Mountains Line	Central and Lithgow with limited services to Bathurst	to Lithgow
Central Coast & Newcastle Line	Central and Newcastle
Hunter Line	Newcastle and Telarah with limited services to Dungog or Scone	—
South Coast Line	Central a and Bomaderry or Port Kembla	to Kiama and Port Kembla
Southern Highlands Line	Campbelltown b and Moss Vale with limited services to Goulburn	—

^a Some peak services and most weekend services on the South Coast Line run to/from Bondi Junction

^b Some peak services on the Southern Highlands Line run to/from Central. At other times, a change of train is required at Campbelltown

Rolling stock

Class	Image	Type	Service speed		Carriages	Lines	Built
			km/h	mph
Endeavour railcar		Diesel multiple unit	145	90	28	Blue Mountains Line ( Bathurst Bullet and between Lithgow and Bathurst) Hunter Line South Coast Line (between Kiama and Bomaderry) Southern Highlands Line	1994–1996
Hunter railcar					14	Hunter Line	2006–2007
H set		Electric multiple unit	130	81	221 (being converted to suburban trains)	South Coast Line Central Coast & Newcastle Line (Some peak hour services via the North Shore)	2006–2012
D set					610 (being built)	Central Coast & Newcastle Line Blue Mountains Line South Coast Line	2019–2024

Future rolling stock

Class	Image	Type	Service Speed		Carriages	Lines	Built
			km/h	mph
R set		Bi-mode multiple unit	160	99	117 (to be built)	Blue Mountains Line (Bathurst Bullet and between Lithgow and Bathurst) South Coast Line (between Kiama and Bomaderry) Southern Highlands Line	2020–present

A fleet of 610 D set carriages will be introduced to the intercity network. They will replace the V sets and allow the H sets to be transferred to suburban services. The first was delivered in December 2019. ^{[26] [27] [28]} The D sets will be maintained at a new facility at Kangy Angy. The R sets will run on the entirety of the regional rail network.

A fleet of 30 R Set carriages are being built to replace the Endeavour railcar used on the non-electrified sections of the network. They are expected to enter service in 2026–2027. The R sets will be maintained at a new facility in Dubbo.^{[ citation needed ]}

NightRide

Main article: NightRide (bus service)

NightRide bus services replace suburban trains between midnight and 4:30 am, leaving the tracks clear of trains for maintenance work. Such bus services mainly stop near stations, operating typically at hourly intervals. Some routes depart more frequently on weekends. Many services depart the city from bus stops near Town Hall station. ^[29] NightRide services are contracted to external bus operators and are identified by route numbers beginning with "N".^{[ citation needed ]}

Maintenance

In addition to operating suburban train services, Sydney Trains maintains the New South Wales Metropolitan Rail Area and maintains all but a handful of operational railway stations in the state.^{[ citation needed ]}

The Sydney Trains network is divided into three sectors, based around three maintenance depots. ^[30] Trainsets are identified by target plates, which are exhibited on the front lower nearside of driving carriages. ^{[31] [ not specific enough to verify ]} Each target plate includes the letter of the class the set belongs to and the number of the individual set. Waratahs do not have a target plate, having the information written directly on the front of the train. The composition and formations of train sets and the target designations are subject to alteration. M sets and H sets carry green target plates.^{[ citation needed ]}

All A, B and M sets are maintained by Downer Rail. From June 2017, their contract for the M sets was extended by 10 years. ^{[32] [33]} All other types of trains including the V and H sets are maintained by UGL Unipart. The contract with UGL Unipart was extended for two years from July 2019. ^[34]

Sydney Trains maintenance sectors

Sector #	Depot	Serviced lines	Target plate	Sets being maintained
1	Mortdale	T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line Intercity services on the South Coast Line	Red (T)	T, H
			Green (H)
2	Flemington	T2 Inner West & Leppington, T3 Bankstown, T5 Cumberland, T7 Olympic Park and T8 Airport & South Lines Intercity services on Blue Mountains Line (V sets only)	Blue	K, V
3	Hornsby	T1 North Shore & Western and T9 Northern Lines Intercity services on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line (H sets only)	Black (T)	T, H, A
			Green (H)
—N/a	Auburn Maintrain	UGL Unipart carry out maintenance at the various depots to which the trains are allocated but major work may be carried out at Auburn Maintrain.	—N/a	All except A, B and M
	Auburn	All A, B and M sets are stabled at the depot for the sector in which they operate but are maintained at Auburn by Downer Rail.	Stickers only (A, B)	A, B, M
			Green (M)

Quiet carriages

Quiet carriages are designated carriages where noise made by passengers is requested to be kept to a minimum. Passengers are asked to place mobile phones on silent, move carriages in order to have a conversation with another passenger and use headphones when listening to music. ^[35]

Quiet carriages are on Intercity services are located in four carriages on eight car sets, two carriages on four car sets and one carriage on two car sets. ^[36]

Quiet carriages were introduced on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line in early 2012 as a three-month trial. In September 2012, quiet carriages were permanently introduced and expanded to all intercity services operating on the Blue Mountains and South Coast Line. ^[35]

Performance

Punctuality

Intercity services are considered on-time if they operate within six minutes of their scheduled time. ^[37] The target is for 92 percent of services to operate on-time. ^[38]

Train punctuality by year ^[39]

Network	Year
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
Suburban	91.3%	92.5%	95.0%	92.1%	85.1%	88.8%	84.0%	91.0%
Intercity	88.9%	86.2%	88.5%	85.4%	78.2%	80.3%	70.5%	76.5%

Patronage

A service at the Domestic Airport station

The following table lists patronage figures for the network during the corresponding year.

Patronage by year (millions) ^[40]

Network	Year
	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Suburban	362.2	186.6	147.3	191.3	265.3	292.1	266.5
Intercity	41.0	20.0	15.7	18.8	27.7	29.0	26.3

2024–25 Sydney Trains patronage by line ^{[n.b. 1] [41]}

T1	79,614,028
T2	57,130,048
T3	16,358,380	[n.b. 2]
T4	63,204,024
T5	7,724,243
T6	1,355,008	[n.b. 3]
T7	2,546,800
T8	52,668,568
T9	37,085,826

1. Figures based on Opal tap on and tap off data
2. T3 patronage split between former route via Bankstown and current route via Strathfield. The Bankstown route closed 30 September 2024.
3. T6 services commenced on 19 October 2024. The line was closed for 9 weeks between April and June 2025.

2024–25 Transport for NSW patronage in Sydney by mode ^[42]

Mode	Patronage	% of total
Metro	63,708,783	10.26
Train	272,792,709	43.91
Bus	224,926,815	36.21
Ferry	17,165,666	2.76
Light rail	42,600,487	6.86
Total	621,194,460	100.00

The following table shows the patronage of each line of the NSW TrainLink Intercity network for the year ending 30 June 2025, based on Opal tap on and tap off data. ^[43]

2024–25 NSW TrainLink Intercity patronage by line

Blue Mountains Line	6,482,450
Central Coast & Newcastle Line	12,051,510
Hunter Line	778,193
South Coast Line	7,155,584
Southern Highlands Line	515,035

Ticketing and costs

Ticket barriers at Wynyard station

Sydney Trains uses the Opal card ticketing system, which was introduced in April 2014, replacing an earlier magnetic stripe ticketing system. ^{[44] [45]} Passengers pay by tapping on at their origin, and tapping off at their destination. The fare system is fully integrated – trips involving suburban, metro and intercity services are calculated as a single fare and there is no interchange penalty. Students who use the Sydney Trains network to get to and from schools can apply for a free school Opal card. Opal is valid on bus, ferry, and light rail services. Separate fares apply for these modes. The following table lists Opal fares for reusable smartcards and single-trip tickets: ^[46]

Metro and train

v t e   As of 14 July 2025	0–10 km	10–20 km	20–35 km	35–65 km	65 km+
Adult cards & contactless (peak)	$4.33	$5.38	$6.20	$8.28	$10.66
Adult cards & contactless (off-peak)	$3.03	$3.76	$4.34	$5.79	$7.46
Other cards (peak)	$2.16	$2.69^	$3.10^	$4.14^	$5.33^
Other cards (off-peak)	$1.51	$1.88	$2.17	$2.89^	$3.73^
Adult single trip	$5.20	$6.50	$7.40	$9.90	$12.80
Child/Youth single trip	$2.60	$3.20	$3.70	$4.80	$6.40

^ = $2.50 for Senior/Pensioner cardholders

A surcharge is levied when using the two privately operated stations serving Sydney Airport:

Airport station access fee

v t e   As of 14 July 2025 [47] [48]	Adult cards	Other cards
Domestic or International Airport to/from all other stations	$17.92	$16.03
Domestic or International Airport to/from Green Square	$12.05	$12.05
Domestic or International Airport to/from Mascot	$9.65	$9.65
Domestic to/from International	$5.00	$5.00

As there are no return or periodical options available, reusable Opal cards include several caps to reduce the cost for frequent travellers:

Fare caps

v t e   As of 14 July 2025 [49]	Adult cards	Other concession cards	Senior/pensioner cards
Daily Monday–Thursday	$19.30	$9.65	$2.50
Daily Friday, Saturday and Sunday	$9.65	$4.80	$2.50
Weekly	$50.00	$25.00	$17.50
Weekly airport station access fee	$36.36	$32.58	$32.58

See also

• Railways portal

• List of urban rail systems in Australia
• NSW TrainLink
• Railways in Sydney
  • List of Sydney Trains railway stations
  • Proposed railways in Sydney
  • Sydney Metro

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Further reading

• Churchman, Geoffrey B. (1995). Railway Electrification in Australia and New Zealand. Sydney & Wellington: IPL Books. pp. 78–105. ISBN   0-908876-79-3.

External links

• Sydney Trains website
• Sydney Trains on transportnsw.info website

Preceded by CityRail

Operator of Sydney's suburban rail network 2013–present

Incumbent