Getting Sydney back on track
The biggest coordinated program of rail maintenance ever undertaken in Sydney has begun.
Sydney Trains has created the Rail Repair Plan, an accelerated maintenance program that will take place over the next year or more to build a more reliable and resilient train network.
We’ve done our best to minimise impacts to passengers, focusing our maintenance work outside of peak times, predominantly on weekends, and staggering it across different lines on different weekends so trains can still run. We recognise some disruption is inevitable.
Check your line below to see if your travel may be affected.
How to keep updated
- Plan ahead using the Trip Planner
- Use the Opal Travel app
- Check travel alerts
- Subscribe to the trackwork alert email
The Sydney Rail Repair Plan has been prepared in response to the recent recommendations made by the expert panel conducting the Sydney Trains Review.
The primary recommendation was to focus on clearing the extensive maintenance backlog across the network, reduce equipment failures and restore reliability.
Sydney Trains has now created the Rail Repair Plan, an accelerated maintenance program that will take place over the next year or more to build a more reliable and resilient train network.
Maintenance work is being prioritised during existing trackwork windows such as on weekends, weeknights, during school holidays or during off peak on a weekday when fewer people are catching trains.
We work closely with our event planning team to ensure there will be transport options to get you where you need to go.
If you’re using the rail network on weekends, please plan ahead using tools such the Trip Planner, the Opal Travel app and check travel alerts or subscribe to the trackwork alert email to keep up-to-date with the latest changes.
Trackwork Monday 22 to Sunday 28 April 2024
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April
- Trains may run to a changed timetable.
- You may need to change trains to continue your journey.
Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 April
- From 10.40pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday, trains run to a changed timetable between Berowra or Hornsby and Wynyard only.
- Change at Wynyard for a City Circle train or the light rail to continue your journey.
Friday 26 April
- From 9.30pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Richmond and Riverstone.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April
- Buses replace trains between Penrith, Richmond and Granville.
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Granville and the City.
- Buses also run between some T1 Western Line stations and Tallawong to connect with metro services.
- From 10.40pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday, buses replace all trains between Ashfield and Central.
- Trains run between Granville and Ashfield only, to a changed timetable.
- Change at Strathfield for express buses to Central, or change at Ashfield for buses stopping all-stations towards Central.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Leppington and the City via Granville, then continue to T1 North Shore Line stations. You will need to change trains if travelling to Circular Quay, St James or Museum.
- From 10.40pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday, buses replace all trains between Ashfield and Central.
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Leppington and Ashfield via Granville.
- Change at Strathfield for express buses to Central, or change at Ashfield for buses stopping all-stations towards Central.
- Sunday from 6.20am to 10.30am, buses replace Inner West trains between Ashfield and Central.
- Leppington trains continue to run between Leppington and T1 North Shore Line stations and make an extra stop at Homebush.
- Some T9 Northern Line trains also make extra stops at Croydon and Ashfield.
Monday 22 to Wednesday 24 April
- Buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Sydenham.
- Most trains run between Liverpool and the City via Regents Park, and between Sydenham and the City Circle, some to a changed timetable.
Saturday 27 April
- From 2am to 9.30am, buses replace trains between Bankstown and Sydenham.
- Trains run between Liverpool or Lidcombe and Bankstown, and between Sydenham and the City, some to a changed timetable.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April
- Buses replace trains between Cronulla and Sutherland.
- Saturday from 11.30pm to 2.20am, buses also replace trains between Waterfall and Hurstville.
Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 April
- Nightly from 11.50pm to 1.30am, some trains run to a changed timetable between Richmond or Leppington and Olympic Park only. Some trains start and end at Granville.
- You may need to change trains at Granville to continue your journey.
Friday 26 April
- From 9.30pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Richmond and Riverstone.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April
- Buses replace trains between Richmond and Granville.
- T2 Leppington Line trains run between Leppington and the City via Granville.
No trackwork scheduled.
No trackwork scheduled.
Saturday 27 to Sunday 28 April
- From 10.40pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday, buses replace trains between Strathfield and Central.
- Trains run between Hornsby and Strathfield, some to a changed timetable.
- Sunday from 6.20am to 10.30am, some trains make extra stops at Croydon and Ashfield.
Friday 26 April
- From 11pm to 2am, trains run between Blue Mountains Line stations and North Sydney or the City Circle.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April
- Buses replace trains between Penrith and Granville.
- Trains from Penrith to Blue Mountains Line stations run up to 45 minutes later than the normal timetable.
- Bathurst trains continue to run between Bathurst and Central, to a changed timetable.
- If you are travelling to Lithgow to connect with NSW TrainLink Regional Coaches please call 132 232 to confirm departure times.
- Buses also replace T1 Western Line trains between Penrith, Richmond and Granville.
- From 10.40pm Saturday to 5.30am Sunday, buses replace trains between Penrith and Central.
Friday 26 April
- From 11pm to 2am, trains run between Central Coast & Newcastle Line stations and North Sydney or the City Circle.
Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April
- Most trains run between Central Coast & Newcastle Line stations and Strathfield only. Change trains at Strathfield to continue your journey.
- Saturday from 6am to 11am, at Cowan, all trains leave from platform 2.
- Saturday from 6.50pm to 5am Sunday, buses replace trains between Newcastle Interchange and Hornsby.
- T9 Northern Line trains run to a changed timetable between Hornsby and Strathfield or Central.
- From 10.40pm to 5.30am, buses also replace trains between Strathfield and Central.
- Sunday from 6am to 11am, at Cowan, all trains leave from platform 1.
No trackwork scheduled
Saturday 27 April
- From 3am to 11am, buses replace trains between Port Kembla, Dapto and Waterfall.
- You may need to change buses to continue your journey.
- Trains run between Bomaderry, Kiama and Dapto, to a changed timetable.
- From 11.30pm to 2.20am, buses replace trains between Waterfall and Hurstville. Trains run between South Coast Line stations and Waterfall only, to a changed timetable.
- T4 Illawarra Line trains run between Hurstville and Bondi Junction, some to a changed timetable.
Sunday 28 April
- From 2.30am to 9.50am, buses replace trains between Bomaderry and Wollongong.
- You may need to change buses to continue your journey.
- Trains run between Port Kembla, Wollongong and Bondi Junction, some to a changed timetable.
- The 02:39 Kiama to Bondi Junction service will run up to 17 minutes earlier than the normal timetable from Kiama to Coniston, then run to the normal timetable from Wollongong to Bondi Junction.
No trackwork scheduled.
Trackwork Monday 29 April to Sunday 5 May 2024
Monday 29 April to Thursday 2 May
- Monday from 9.50pm to 11.55pm, trains run in one direction only, from Central first stop Museum.
- From 11.55pm to 1.30am, trains run in one direction only, from Central first stop Town Hall.
- Tuesday to Thursday, nightly from 9.50pm to 1.30am, trains run in one direction only, from Central first stop Museum.
- Some trains may start or end at Central, run to a changed timetable or leave from different platforms.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May
- Trains will not run on the City Circle, or between Central and Wynyard.
- For travel around the City use the light rail between Central and Circular Quay, or local bus services.
- T4 trains continue to run between Central and Bondi Junction, stopping at Town Hall, Martin Place and Kings Cross.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Hornsby and Wynyard only.
- Trains will not run between Wynyard and Central, or on the City Circle. Change at Wynyard for the light rail or local buses to continue your journey.
- T9 Northern Line trains run to a changed timetable between Berowra and Central, platforms 1-12, via Strathfield.
Friday 3 to Sunday 5 May
- From 10.20pm Friday to 8am Saturday, buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Strathfield.
- Trains run between Emu Plains and Lidcombe, then Olympic Park, and between Strathfield and Central.
- Richmond trains run between Richmond and Leppington.
- From 8am Saturday, trains run between Emu Plains and Central, platforms 1-12, and make extra stops at Flemington, Homebush and Burwood.
- Richmond trains run between Richmond and Leppington.
- Sunday from 5.30am to 10.20am, Richmond trains run between Richmond and Olympic Park.
Friday 3 to Sunday 5 May
- From 10.20pm Friday to 2am Saturday, buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Strathfield, and Inner West trains between Strathfield and Ashfield.
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Leppington and Olympic Park via Granville.
- Express trains run between Strathfield and Central. Inner West trains run between Ashfield and the City.
- Saturday from 2am to 8am, buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Strathfield, and Inner West trains between Strathfield and Central. Express trains continue to run between Strathfield and Central, platforms 1-12.
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Leppington and Lidcombe via Regents Park.
- Saturday from 8am, buses replace Inner West trains between Strathfield and Central. Express trains continue to run between Strathfield and Central, platforms 1-12.
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Leppington and Lidcombe via Regents Park, and between Leppington and Richmond.
- Change at Parramatta or Lidcombe for trains towards Central.
- T1 Western Line Penrith trains make extra stops at Flemington, Homebush and Burwood.
- Sunday from 5.50am to 10.20am, buses replace trains between Cabramatta and Granville.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May
- Buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Sydenham.
- Trains run between Liverpool and Lidcombe via Regents Park, and between Sydenham and Bondi Junction, to a changed timetable. Some T4 Illawarra Line trains make extra stops at St Peters and Erskineville.
Monday 29 April to Thursday 2 May
- Nightly from 9.50pm to 2.30am, buses replace trains between Cronulla and Sutherland.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May
- All Cronulla and some Waterfall trains make extra stops at St Peters and Erskineville.
- Daily from 8am to 8pm, extra trains run between Hurstville and Bondi Junction.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May
- Trains run to a changed timetable with extra trains running between Leppington and Richmond.
- Sunday from 5.50am to 10.20am, buses replace trains between Cabramatta and Granville.
- Trains run to a changed timetable between Leppington and Lidcombe via Regents Park, and between Richmond or Schofields and Olympic Park.
- You may need to change trains at Lidcombe to continue your journey.
Friday 3 to Sunday 5 May
- From 10.20pm Friday to 8am Saturday, buses replace trains between Lidcombe and Strathfield. Trains run to a changed timetable between Olympic Park and Lidcombe, with some trains continuing to Penrith or Leppington.
- From 8am Saturday, some trains run to a changed timetable and stopping pattern.
Monday 29 April to Thursday 2 May
- From 9.50pm to 1.30am, trains start and end at Central due to City Circle trackwork.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May
- Revesby trains run between Revesby and Central via the Airport.
- Most Macarthur trains run between Macarthur and Sydenham only. Change trains at Revesby if you are travelling to Airport stations.
- T4 Illawarra Line trains run between Sydenham and Bondi Junction.
Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 April
- Nightly from 10.10pm to 2am, buses replace trains between Epping and Strathfield.
- If travelling to the City change at Epping for the metro then change at Chatswood for a train to the City.
Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 May
- Nightly from 10.20pm to 1am, buses replace trains between Rhodes and Hornsby.
Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 May
- Daily until 8am, trains run between Berowra and Central, platforms 1-12, every 30 minutes.
- Daily from 8am, trains run between Berowra or Hornsby and Central, platforms 1-12 only.
Friday 3 to Sunday 5 May
- From 10pm Friday to 8am Saturday, trains run between Blue Mountains Line stations and Blacktown only due to trackwork between Lidcombe and Strathfield.
- Change at Penrith for express buses to Strathfield.
- Some trains from Blacktown towards Blue Mountains Line stations leave 30 minutes later than normal.
- From 8am Saturday, trains may run to a changed timetable due to trackwork between Strathfield and Central.
Monday 29 April to Thursday 2 May
- Nightly from 10pm to 3am, most trains run to a changed timetable via the T1 North Shore Line due to trackwork on the T9 Northern Line.
- Buses run between Strathfield and Hornsby to connect with Central Coast & Newcastle Line trains.
- Most trains towards Newcastle Interchange run up to 30 minutes later than the normal timetable.
- Tuesday to Friday, the 1.47am Central to Newcastle Interchange train will start at Hornsby at 2.23am.
- A bus leaves Central at 1.29am, running express to Hornsby to connect with this train.
No trackwork scheduled.
No trackwork scheduled.
No trackwork scheduled.