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All six of Sydney’s major suburban train lines have failed to meet punctuality targets set by Transport for NSW, with one in five peak hour services running late in some of the worst affected lines.

The least punctual train lines in Sydney revealed

None of Sydney’s train lines meet their punctuality targets. But two are worse than the rest.

  • Cindy Yin

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Sydney experienced between 60 and 100 millilitres of rain overnight and more on Friday morning.

Commuters warned of evening train delays after Sydney cops a drenching

The wild weather and heavy rains closed stations and flooded rail tracks, as drenched commuters experienced disruption once again this week.

  • Frances Howe, Penry Buckley and Max Maddison
Blue Mountains resident John Cenzato says locals are less concerned with new trains than with services running on time.

Passengers on this train line were hammered by delays. Now there’s more bad news

Amid this week’s rail delays, the rollout of new intercity trains to two regional commuter lines has been pushed back until at least the end of this year.

  • Penry Buckley
Workers near the site on Tuesday evening.

Sydney train delays as it happened: Service disruptions continue for afternoon commute after live wire falls on train at Strathfield

Sydney commuters are facing train delays after a broken overhead live wire triggered a power outage across most of the train network last night. Follow our live coverage.

  • Riley Walter and Jessica McSweeney
Transport Minister Rita Saffioti in the last ever diesel bus to be manufactured in WA - TP3608.

Why are WA’s diesel buses about to go extinct?

Transport Minister Rita Saffioti and Premier Roger Cook toured the final diesel bus at the Volgren bus manufacturing facility in Malaga on Wednesday morning.

  • Hamish Hastie
Major delays are expected across the Sydney train network on Wednesday.

‘Delay all non-essential travel’: Commuters warned to expect more train chaos

Sydney train commuters have been warned to delay all non-essential travel or expect significant delays across most train lines on Wednesday morning as multiple services are cancelled following power supply issues at Strathfield station.

  • Megan Gorrey, Anthony Segaert, Josefine Ganko and Emily Kaine
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Commuters at Central train station following a power failure at Strathfield.

Sydney’s commuters are sick of delays regardless of who is to blame

Commuters do not look for scapegoats. They just want the trains to run, and on time.

  • Alexandra Smith
Town Hall train station following a power failure at Strathfield

Sydney train delays as it happened: Commuters face chaos as power outage at Strathfield halts services; Transport for NSW defends maintenance of live wires

Sydney commuters try to make it home amid the latest round of train disruptions.

  • Josefine Ganko
Public transport will be free for children.

Free public transport for children a sweetener in looming state budget

All Victorians under 18 will be able to travel free on trams, trains and buses from next year under Premier Jacinta Allan’s pledge to ease living costs.

  • Daniella White
Dave and Marion Corbett at the back of their Dundas home.

The light rail was great – until it opened their backyards to the world

No fence appears tall enough to screen the vehicles that run past this once-quiet suburban street.

  • Anthony Segaert

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/public-transport-610