Trains
Sydney’s fare-free train days just got longer, even on the expensive airport line
The free-fare period will even apply to stations at Sydney Airport, which would otherwise charge up to $17.92 on top of a train ticket for a one-way trip.
- Matt O'Sullivan
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After 17 months, Dorothy worms her way into giant hole for Parramatta metro station
The breakthrough completes a section of twin rail tunnels between Olympic Park and Parramatta which will eventually form Sydney’s largest metro rail line.
- Matt O'Sullivan
- Exclusive
- Public transport
E-bikes and e-scooters face Sydney train and metro ban
The news comes the same week as a portable charging pack caught fire mid-air on a Virgin airplane.
- Anthony Segaert
Another 950 jobs to be slashed from NSW Transport department
The latest job cuts were announced to staff in an internal memo by Transport for NSW’s secretary on Wednesday.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Longest metro rail cavern disappears into distance beneath inner Sydney
A tight above-ground site in Pyrmont gives little indication of the scale of what is happening beneath one of Australia’s most densely populated suburbs.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Major commuter train lines to resume but derailment cause still unknown
Mernda and Hurstbridge services will resume fully on Monday morning after more than 100,000 commuters were forced to resort to travel alternatives after a train derailed last Sunday.
- Ashleigh McMillan
On the buses for footy fans; train tracks almost repaired
Footy fans braved not only a wet and chilly winter’s night on Saturday but also replacement buses, as works continue on the Mernda and Hurstbridge lines after a train derailed.
- Angus Delaney
- Exclusive
- Suburban Rail Loop
Suburban Rail Loop park takeover sparks $7m compo fight
The SRL project seized control of a park to build a station – now it’s locked in a multimillion-dollar dispute with an eastern suburbs council.
- Patrick Hatch
Derailed train leaves 100m of damaged track as commuter chaos drags on
More than 100,000 commuters continue to face delayed and crowded journeys following a train derailment that has halted two of the city’s busiest lines for a week.
- Patrick Hatch and Angus Delaney
- Updated
- Public transport
‘Something underneath failed badly’: Safety investigators to probe train derailment
Safety experts have pointed out the unusual damage to a Metro Train carriage that came off its track.
- Patrick Hatch, Alexander Darling and Hannah Hammoud
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