49-399: The Mortdale maintenance depot is a Sydney Trains train depot in the southern Sydney suburb of Mortdale . The depot features nine roads under the main shed (numbered 1-3 and 5–10), two elevated outdoor roads (numbered 11 and 12), a train washing facility and several short outdoor storage sidings. The depot is responsible for the stabling and maintenance of all Tangara (T set) trains on
98-415: A fleet of double-deck electric multiple units . The trainsets are divided into the following classes: Though primarily operated on intercity lines, some H sets are also used on suburban services, and with the delivery of the D sets for operations on intercity lines in 2024, most of the sets will be transferred to suburban services. All A, B and M sets are maintained by Downer Rail . Their contract for
147-510: A government department and the ultimate parent entity of Transport for NSW and its entities or divisions. Transport for NSW contracted the Sydney ferry services to Harbour City Ferries in 2011, who started operations in 2012 and then Transdev Sydney Ferries in 2019. Transport for NSW continues to own the ferry fleet and the Balmain shipyard through its entity "Sydney Ferries". This entity
196-482: A limited number extending to Sydney and Goulburn. Diesel services also operate on the South Coast Line between Kiama and Bomaderry. The Bathurst Bullet provides a twice daily, limited stop service between Sydney and Bathurst. The V sets are maintained at Flemington Maintenance Depot . A fleet of 610 D set carriages will be introduced to the intercity network. They will replace the V sets and allow
245-412: A part of RailCorp) were transferred to Sydney Trains, while CountryLink (also a part of RailCorp) and the intercity services of CityRail were passed on to NSW Trains, trading as NSW TrainLink . As a result, CityRail and CountryLink were abolished. In July 2017, Sydney Trains and NSW Trains became independent and standalone agencies under Transport for NSW, and ceased to be subsidiaries of RailCorp. At
294-423: 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 T7 Olympic Park Line
343-663: Is a New South Wales Government transport services and roads agency established on 1 November 2011. The agency is a different entity to the NSW Department of Transport , which is a department of the state government of New South Wales, and the ultimate parent entity of Transport for NSW. The agency's function is to build transport infrastructure and manage transport services in New South Wales. Since absorbing Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) in December 2019,
392-525: Is a suburban shuttle service. NightRide bus services established in 1989, replace 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 . NightRide services are contracted to external bus operators and are identified by route numbers beginning with "N". Sydney Trains operates
441-544: Is for 92 percent of intercity services to operate on-time. 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. 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. Quiet carriages were first introduced on
490-587: Is managed by Transport for NSW and is part of its Opal ticketing system . In 2018–19, 377.1 million passenger journeys were made on the suburban network, making it the most-used rail network in Australia. In May 2012, the Minister for Transport announced a restructure of RailCorp , the organisation that owned and managed the metropolitan rail network and operated passenger services throughout New South Wales. Two new organisations were created to take over
539-467: 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 also valid on bus, ferry, and light rail services but separate fares apply for these modes. The following table lists Opal fares for reusable smartcards and single-trip tickets: ^ = $ 2.50 for Senior/Pensioner cardholders A surcharge is levied when using
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#1732797336033588-632: Is not to be confused with the branding of ferries in Sydney, which also uses the brand "Sydney Ferries". Transport for NSW established the "MTS Holding Company" on 12 March 2012, and through the holding company, purchased Metro Transport Sydney , the owner of the Sydney Light Rail and the Sydney Monorail , on 23 March 2012 for $ 19.8 million. The company, light rail and the monorail also became under control of Transport for NSW and
637-557: The Central Coast & Newcastle Line in early 2012 as a three-month trial. On 1 September 2012, quiet carriages were permanently introduced and expanded to all intercity services operating on the Blue Mountains and South Coast Line. The following table lists patronage figures for the network during the corresponding financial year. Australia's financial years start on 1 July and end on 30 June. Major events that affected
686-582: The NSW Department of Planning & Infrastructure . Howard Collins OBE , the former head of Sydney Trains appointed in 2013, is credited with remodelling the transport system after Transport for London . The entities that were under Transport for NSW upon its creation, as underlined in the Transport Legislation Amendment Act 2011 , were: As of April 2023 , the Department of Transport continues to exist as
735-531: The New South Wales Metropolitan Rail Area and maintains all but a handful of operational railway stations in the state. Sydney Trains operates nine electric suburban lines across Sydney. In conjunction with a new timetable released on 20 October 2013, the Sydney Trains network was reorganised with a new numbering system. The number of lines was reduced from eleven to seven (now nine) by merging several lines. An eighth line
784-588: The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust and Smart Places Strategy were also transferred from DPE to Transport for NSW. The authority develops regulations, policies and legislation to ensure that transport is delivered to a high standard, meets community needs, protects assets and public money, minimises environmental impact, and ensures the community is safe. The authority manages an annual multibillion-dollar transport budget and in partnership with
833-674: The Sydney Metro Northwest project, which opened as the Metro North West Line in May 2019. The Carlingford Line between Clyde and Carlingford closed on 5 January 2020, and is expected to form part of the Parramatta Light Rail network from mid-2024. The adjacent section of track between Clyde and Camellia, including Rosehill railway station , also became disused. From 19 October 2024,
882-669: The Transport Construction Authority and the Country Rail Infrastructure Authority , and took over the planning and coordination functions of RailCorp , the State Transit Authority and Roads & Maritime Services from the Department of Transport. It also absorbed the functions, assets and liabilities of Sydney Metro Authority , Public Transport Ticketing Corporation as well as some functions from
931-700: The Department of Government Transport and Department of Railways were abolished and were replaced by the Public Transport Commission , which continued to be part of the Ministry of Transport. The Ministry of Transport was later briefly known as Ministry of Transport and Highway between January 1975 and October 1978. In January 1989, the Department of Main Roads, Department of Motor Transport, and Traffic Authority of New South Wales merged to form Roads & Traffic Authority (RTA). In January 1990,
980-632: The H sets to be transferred to suburban services. The first was delivered in December 2019. The D sets will be maintained at a new facility at Kangy Angy . 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 . Intercity services are considered on-time if they operate within six minutes of their scheduled time. The target
1029-454: The M sets was extended by 10 years from June 2017. 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 1 July 2019. The Sydney Trains network is divided into three sectors, based around three maintenance depots. Trainsets are identified by target plates, which are exhibited on the front lower nearside of driving carriages. Each target plate includes
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#17327973360331078-518: The Ministry of Transport was abolished and replaced by a new Department of Transport and its successors: After winning the 2011 state election , the new Liberal-Nationals government under Barry O'Farrell renamed the transport department from Transport NSW back to Department of Transport . Later that year, in November 2011, the Transport for NSW was formed as a government agency and subsumed
1127-622: 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 Inner West & Leppington Line, T3 Bankstown 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
1176-550: The Sydney suburban network after the restructuring of CityRail into Sydney Trains occurred in 2015 when the South West Rail Link opened between Glenfield and Leppington . From 2018, some sections of the network began to be transferred to the city's metro and light rail networks. The Epping to Chatswood Rail Link between Chatswood and Epping was closed for conversion in September 2018 to form part of
1225-537: The T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line and South Coast Line local services. Shunters control and authorise train movements within this facility. They are responsible for the amalgamation and division of the Tangara sets to facilitate maintenance and repairs. The shunters are also responsible for the safe passage of trains, staff and other equipment within the facility. The depot opened in 1925 and
1274-778: 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. 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 2025. Berowra and Emu Plains or Richmond. City Circle and Parramatta or Leppington via Granville. The main hub of
1323-522: The Transport cluster : Ultimately, the Ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales . Transport for NSW directly manages most train, bus, ferry and light rail services in New South Wales. The authority manages the route design, timetabling and branding of these services and also provides passenger information via printed material, a telephone service and a website. Operation of
1372-506: The agency is also responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure, managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways and vehicle and driving license registrations. The agency reports to the New South Wales Minister for Transport , Minister for Roads and the Minister for Regional Transport and Roads . The ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales . In March 1932,
1421-683: The depot to increase its maintenance capacity, in preparation for increased services on the Illawara line as part of the Transport for NSW 's More Trains, More Services program. This Sydney rail -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sydney Trains [REDACTED] 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
1470-527: The entities of Transport for NSW, as detailed in Transport Administration Act 1988 , are: Out of these, STA, Sydney Trains, Sydney Metro authority, and NSW Trains are government transport agencies. The following individuals have served as Secretary of Transport for NSW, or any precedent titles: The Secretary of Transport for NSW is responsible to the Ministers (below). The following ministers are responsible for administering
1519-603: The first Department of Transport in New South Wales was formed by the Lang Government . Following the dismissal of the Lang government and the appointment of the Stevens Government in May, in December 1932, the department was replaced by the Ministry of Transport, which was divided into three departments: In June 1952, the Department of Road Transport and Tramways was further split into: In October 1972,
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1568-470: The government. The Sydney Monorail was closed down on 1 July 2013, and on the same day, the Metro Light Rail brand was phased out as part of a broader rebranding and reorganisation of public transport services in New South Wales. The light rail also became under direct ownership of Transport for NSW. The process of shutting down Metro Transport Sydney and transferring assets to Transport for NSW
1617-468: The letter of the class the set belongs to and the number of the individual set. Waratahs do not have a target plate, but instead, have 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. Intercity services operate to a distance approximately 200 kilometres (124 mi) from Sydney , bounded by Dungog in
1666-457: 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 161 stations on nine lines. Within Sydney, the network has frequencies of 5–10 minutes during 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. The network
1715-637: The north, Scone in the north-west, Bathurst to the west, Goulburn in the south-west and Bomaderry to the south. 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 . 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
1764-572: The number of journeys made or how patronage is measured are included as notes (for example, patronage was severely affected during the Coronavirus pandemic). Sydney Trains currently uses the Opal card ticketing system, which was introduced to the network in April 2014. The fare system is fully integrated – trips involving suburban, metro and intercity services are calculated as a single fare and there
1813-772: The operation of the services from 1 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. Intercity and Hunter Line services previously operated by CityRail were taken over by NSW Trains (branded as NSW TrainLink ). 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 . In July, they ceased to be subsidiaries of RailCorp and became independent standalone agencies in July 2017. On 21 August 2023, it
1862-591: The responsibility of Sydney Trains from 1 July 2024. In July 2013, Howard Collins OBE , the former Chief Operating Officer of London Underground , was appointed as Chief Executive of Sydney Trains. Stewart Mills was appointed Acting Chief Executive in February 2020, succeeded by Suzanne Holden as Acting Chief Executive in June 2020. In June 2021, Matt Longland was appointed as Chief Executive. In addition to operating suburban train services, Sydney Trains maintains
1911-569: The same time, the Residual Transport Corporation (RTC) was formed. RailCorp continued to exist as the railway asset owner until 1 July 2020, when it was converted into a state-owned corporation and renamed Transport Asset Holding Entity (TAHE). The RTC will then own assets that are not suitable for TAHE ownership. In July 2018, the Sydney Metro Delivery Office, which was formed in 2011,
1960-534: The services is contracted out to a mixture of other government-owned organisations and private enterprise. Transport for NSW public transport services are simply branded Transport . The following sub-brands are used depending on the type of service: Passengers made 765 million public transport journeys in the 2017-18 financial year. Patronage on the Sydney rail network increased during this period–customer patronage grew by 10.5 per cent, while intercity patronage grew by 11 per cent. Transport for NSW provides
2009-674: The transport operating agencies manages more than A$ 106 billion in property, plant and equipment assets. Funding is provided for rail, bus, ferry, light rail, roads and community transport services and related infrastructure. The authority also funds concession schemes such as the School Student Transport Scheme, the Private Vehicle Conveyance Scheme and the Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme. The authority
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2058-408: The two privately operated stations serving Sydney Airport : As there are no return or periodical options available, reusable Opal cards include several caps to reduce the cost for frequent travellers: The previous ticketing system was introduced in 1992 and was based on magnetic stripe technology. It was shut down on 1 August 2016. Transport for NSW Transport for NSW ( TfNSW )
2107-495: 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 also include the modifications, testing, and introduction of the New Intercity Fleet (NIF) . A process of transferring intercity services from NSW TrainLink to Sydney Trains began in 2023. Intercity services were taken under
2156-446: Was completed in September 2014 with the deregistration of MTS Holding Company. Operation and maintenance functions of RailCorp were passed on to two newly-formed government agencies, Sydney Trains and NSW Trains in July 2013, initially as subsidiaries of RailCorp. However, Sydney Trains and NSW Trains are not controlled entities of RailCorp, but are instead controlled by Transport for NSW. The suburban services of CityRail (also
2205-406: Was converted into a standalone Sydney Metro operating agency under Transport for NSW, similar to Sydney Trains and NSW Trains. After the 2019 state election , the government announced they would be merging Roads & Maritime Services (RMS) into Transport for NSW, to integrate roads and transport into a single agency. Legislation to dissolve RMS and transfer its functions to Transport for NSW
2254-561: Was created on 26 November 2017 by splitting the T2 line into two separate lines; T2 and T8. T5 services were also modified to no longer travel to and from Campbelltown, instead starting and terminating at Leppington. From 28 April 2019, the section of the T1 line between Gordon and Hornsby via Strathfield was renumbered as T9, whilst the portion between Berowra and Richmond or Emu Plains via Chatswood and Parramatta remained as T1. The first expansion of
2303-615: Was initially created as an integrated transport authority with six divisions, each headed by a deputy director general: As of July 2019 , Transport for NSW is structured as follows: The NSW Department of Transport comprises the following entities: Transport Service of NSW is an agency created in November 2011, in charge of employing staff for Transport for NSW, which cannot directly employ staff, to undertake its functions. The Transport Service also directly employs staff for State Transit Authority (STA), as well as senior executives of Sydney Trains and NSW Trains. As of July 2020 ,
2352-576: Was one of four electric train depots built under the Bradfield electrification plan, the other depots being at Hornsby , Flemington , and Punchbowl . Following the opening of the Eastern Suburbs line in 1979, Mortdale became the first all double deck depot, only having S sets allocated to it. The last S set was withdrawn from Mortdale in April 2013. The depot now only has T sets allocated to it. In 2020 plans are being prepared to upgrade
2401-767: Was passed in the NSW Parliament and granted royal assent in November 2019. RMS was dissolved and merged into Transport for NSW on 1 December 2019. On 1 April 2022, the Greater Sydney Parklands Trust was transferred from the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) to Transport for NSW. The trust comprised Centennial Parklands (including Moore Park and Queens Park), Western Sydney Parklands , Parramatta Park , Callan Park and Fernhill Estate , and their individual park trusts. The Luna Park Reserve Trust, Place Management NSW and
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