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In May 2012, the Minister for Transport announced a restructure of RailCorp. [1] [2] On 1 July 2013, NSW TrainLink took over the operation of regional rail and coach services previously operated by CountryLink; non-metropolitan Sydney services previously operated by CityRail; and responsibility for the Main Northern railway line from Berowra to Newcastle, the Main Western railway line from Emu ...
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 metropolitan part of the network is a hybrid urban-suburban rail system with a central underground core that covers 369 km (229 mi) of route length over 813 km (505 mi) of track, with 168 stations on nine lines.
NSW TrainLink Intercity Map NSW TrainLink Interstate map (highlighted in blue) NSW TrainLink is a train operator of passenger services outside the metropolitan area of Sydney in New South Wales. The network is divided into two tiers; intercity – a commuter-based rail network centred on the Greater Sydney area, and regional – long distance and interstate services. The network is served by a ...
0, 2, 4, 6, 8 (even numbers) = Up Trains 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (odd numbers) = Down Trains Train movements comprising mixed locomotives that include Electric locomotive(s) are to use the letter "E” to avoid the possibility of electric locomotive being turned onto unwired roads, or sections of track from which the current has been removed.
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge Sydney , the largest city in Australia , has an extensive network of passenger and goods railways. The first railway line in Sydney opened in 1855, becoming part of the Main Suburban railway line and laying the foundation for future expansion.
New South Wales Railways logo on passenger car Locomotive No. 1 at the Powerhouse Museum. New South Wales' railways date from 10 December 1831 when the Australian Agricultural Company officially opened Australia's first railway, [2] located at the intersection of Brown and Church Streets, Newcastle.
Lysaghts railway station is an intercity train station located in Spring Hill, New South Wales, Australia, on the South Coast railway line's Port Kembla branch. The station serves NSW TrainLink trains travelling south to Port Kembla and north to Wollongong and Sydney. [6]
Prior to 2004, the entire NSW Government-owned rail network was operated by the then Rail Infrastructure Corporation (RIC). In preparation for the planned lease of the interstate and Hunter Valley networks to the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), the Transport Administration Act 1988 was amended in 2003 to define a "metropolitan rail area", to be managed by a new agency called RailCorp ...