27-507: 125 km/h (80 mph) (design) The South West Rail Link is a railway line serving the developing suburbs of south-western Sydney , Australia between Glenfield and Leppington . Services form part of the Sydney Trains suburban rail network. It opened on 8 February 2015. The line consists of a 11.4 km (7.1 mi) double-track railway, with stations in the suburbs of Leppington and Edmondson Park . The line
54-513: A number of different boundaries and definitions for Sydney's South-West with majority of definitions including the suburbs within City of Liverpool as well as surrounding areas. This can also include the Macarthur region which is often referred to as 'Outer South-West', particularly referring to the local government area of City of Campbelltown as well as Camden Council and occasionally also
81-902: A single operational sector, with trains from the south-west running to the north-west via the CBD Link. The other two components of the MREP were cancelled in 2008, but the South West Rail Link remained on the government's agenda. Plans for the North West Rail Link were resurrected in 2011 and the rail link was completed in 2019, forming part of the Sydney Metro network. In March 2008, the Iemma Government indicated that construction would begin in 2009, with completion scheduled for 2012. By October of that year
108-597: A station. In June 2015, the New South Wales government announced details for a plan to preserve corridors for extensions of the line. The government indicated it intends to preserve the corridors for the extensions but not to build them in the near future. From Leppington, the line would extend to Rossmore , with a northern branch to Bringelly and a southern branch to Narellan . Proposed stations would be located at Rossmore, Bringelly, Maryland, Oran Park and Narellan. Preliminary investigations for an extension of
135-479: Is a commuter rail service operated by Sydney Trains , serving the inner west and south-western regions of Sydney , Australia . Consisting of 37 stops, the service commences from the City Circle , then heads west to Granville . The line branches at this point; services either head northwest to Parramatta or south to Leppington . A third terminus at Homebush is used when the part-time Parramatta branch
162-518: Is not operating. The line commenced operations on 26 November 2017, replacing the T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line . Branch to Leppington added (December 2015 to November 2017) Following the 2011 state election , the newly elected O'Farrell government embarked on reform of transport in New South Wales, creating a new organisation, Transport for NSW , in November of that year. This
189-592: Is the major piece of public transport infrastructure for the Sydney metropolitan area's "South West Growth Centre". It connects with the rest of the Sydney rail network at Glenfield , where services can continue north on the Main South line or east on the East Hills line . Leppington station's four platforms can support frequent terminating services, even after an extension of the line. A train stabling facility to
216-558: The City Circle via Granville , alongside newly extended all stops services from Parramatta that had previously terminated at Homebush , were rebranded as the T2 Inner West & Leppington Line . This reduced T2 was recoloured light blue, harkening back to CityRail's historical colour scheme for services along this route. Meanwhile, former T2 services from Macarthur to the City Circle via East Hills were rebranded as
243-593: The John Holland Group . On 13 September 2014, the NSW Government announced that construction was complete, saying the line had come in $ 300 million under budget and a year ahead of schedule. The line opened 8 February 2015. Two associated projects affect the line. The East Hills Line’s Kingsgrove to Revesby quadruplication Rail Clearways project opened in April 2013. It improved the capacity of
270-734: The South West Rail Link to reach the terminus at Leppington. The following stations are served by T2 Inner West & Leppington Line trains: The line usually runs on two stopping patterns. The first stopping pattern runs to Leppington, making limited stops between Redfern and Homebush, with the specific stopping pattern depending on the time of day. West of Homebush all trains make all stops, except for Clyde, where trains do not stop on weekends. The second stopping pattern makes all stops between Redfern and Homebush, with many weekdays trains continuing to Parramatta, making all stops. These two patterns both run at 4tph (trains per hour) during
297-457: The South West railway line to Leppington commenced operating on 13 December 2015, following the new rail link's completion earlier that year. T2 services replaced an earlier temporary shuttle service between Leppington and Liverpool . A new Sydney Trains timetable was introduced on 26 November 2017, in which the original T2 services were split in two. Existing services from Leppington to
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#1732779586909324-585: The T8 Airport & South Line , moving to a new number but keeping the original T2's green colour, again aligning with the former CityRail colour scheme for services via East Hills. Despite the separation in branding, the T2 and T8 remain operationally linked, with services from one generally through-running onto the other upon reaching the City Circle. Timetabling changes in 2024 saw the name reordered to be T2 Leppington & Inner West Line . This coincided with
351-646: The Wollondilly Shire . In the broadest sense, South-Western Sydney can also include Fairfield City Council as it is south of Prospect Reservoir even though geographically the council is west of Sydney CBD and not south-west. Several institutions have 'South Western Sydney' in their title, including: This article related to the geography of Sydney is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Inner West %26 Leppington Line 59m (Parramatta to Museum) The Leppington & Inner West Line (numbered T2 , coloured light blue)
378-613: The "inner west" stopping pattern terminate. Services that proceed further west towards Parramatta to Leppington merge onto the suburban pair of tracks. At Granville, trains can take the Main Western line a short distance to Parramatta or the Old Main South railway line to a junction north of Cabramatta, then continuing onto the Main South railway line as far as Glenfield. At a junction south of Glenfield, services switch to
405-569: The East Hills line by allowing the separation of express services to Leppington or Macarthur from all-stops services to Revesby . The Auburn stabling project provided additional capacity to stable trains. On 6 November 2014, the NSW Government announced that train testing had commenced on the line. Passenger services began on 8 February 2015, initially as a four carriage shuttle running every 30 minutes between Leppington and Liverpool . The shuttle stopped at all stations except Casula and
432-659: The Inner West Line ( Liverpool or Bankstown - City Circle via Regents Park ) and the South Line ( Campbelltown - City Circle via Granville ), merged to form the Airport, Inner West & South Line . A new numbering system was also introduced and the new line was given the number T2 . The 2013 timetable was designed to integrate the projects of the Rail Clearways Program , a 2004 plan to divide
459-472: The South West Rail Link extensions being put on hold. South-western Sydney South Western Sydney is a region of the city of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . It is situated in the south-west of the larger Sydney metropolitan area, and is part of the predominantly working class area of Greater Western Sydney . Geographically, the region lies in the Cumberland Plain . There are
486-407: The airport. The report also proposed an extension of the South West Rail Link from Leppington to the "Badgerys Creek Aerotropolis" – an area south of the airport. Passengers would need to interchange to access the airport itself. The North–South Link would use a similar corridor to the one being investigated for the extension of the South West Rail Link. This resulted in the corridor investigations into
513-478: The government had decided that delivery of the project would be divided into two stages. Stage one would comprise preliminary work around Glenfield station , and stage two would comprise construction of the new line itself, stage two was deferred due to budget cuts. On 14 November 2009, Premier Nathan Rees announced that construction of stage two of the South West Rail Link would begin in mid-2010, with completion scheduled for 2016. Planning approval for stage one of
540-549: The line be extended from Leppington to the Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek . However, as at 16 April 2014 the Federal Government has said it had no plans to build this train line. It did indicate a provision for a train line would be included in the development, this may include preparing the tunnels under the runway as part of the runway construction and preparing the underground space for
567-476: The network's fourteen metropolitan rail lines into five independent "clearways" by installing extra tracks, passing loops, turnouts and turnbacks at pinch points around the network, such as at Homebush and Lidcombe. By 2013, the Rail Clearways Program was substantially complete. At the same time, the delivery of 78 new Waratah trains was almost complete as well. A branch of the service along
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#1732779586909594-439: The project was received in April 2009. This stage involves preliminary work to support the new line. It is centred on Glenfield station and includes: Stage two included extending the railway line westward towards Leppington. This involved: Stage two received planning approval on 18 November 2010. On 7 December 2010, Premier Kristina Keneally announced that a contract for design and construction of stage two had been awarded to
621-603: The redesignation of T3 services as the Liverpool & Inner West Line , following their realignment to run alongside T2 services via Strathfield rather than via Bankstown as they had previously. Services on the Inner West & Leppington Line commence by taking the City Circle (generally in an anti-clockwise direction) and then the Main Suburban railway line , on the local pair of tracks. At Homebush, trains on
648-462: The southern corridor from Narellan to the Main South railway line also commenced. A scoping study into rail investment to service Western Sydney and the proposed Western Sydney Airport was announced by the New South Wales and Australian governments in November 2015. The study's final report was released in March 2018 and included a proposal to build a "North-South Link" from Schofields to Macarthur via
675-791: The west of the station further enhances this capability. Development of the project was managed by Transport for NSW and its predecessor, the Transport Construction Authority . The South West Rail Link was originally part of the Metropolitan Rail Expansion Program (MREP) proposed by the Carr Government in 2005, along with the North West Rail Link and the CBD rail link . The three projects were to be integrated into
702-697: Was also branded as the South West Rail Link. On 13 December 2015, trains operate as part of the T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line, with some services operate to the city via Granville while others continue to terminate at Liverpool. On 26 November 2017, the T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line was split into the T2 Inner West & Leppington Line . All T2 and T5 Cumberland Line services via Liverpool and Glenfield no longer operate to Campbelltown and were rerouted via South West Rail Link to start or terminate at Leppington. It has been proposed that
729-515: Was followed up with another government reform, which saw Sydney Trains take over operation of the Sydney suburban rail network from CityRail in July 2013. Transport for NSW developed a new rail timetable and branding, which was put into effect on 20 October 2013. This saw three former CityRail services, the Airport & East Hills Line ( Macarthur - City Circle via Sydney Airport or Sydenham ),
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