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Platform screen doors are installed on platforms at stations along the converted section of the Bankstown line.

First driverless train set to run along final stage of Sydney’s metro line

Before testing can start, parts of the existing metro line will be shut earlier on at least six nights this month.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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Thousands of train services were cancelled or delayed over two days last month due to industrial action.

Rail union threatens go-slow unless Sydney commuters refunded for meltdown

The opposition has accused the union of “taking the public for a ride” by threatening a go-slow.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The comp;lex and costly upgrade of the Opal ticketing system is already running a year late.

The high stakes in costly and complex upgrade of Opal ticketing system

Internal documents reveal the risks the state’s transport agency faces in the shift from old technology to a next-generation system.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The Metro rail tunnel will be fitted with high-capacity signalling, in an Australian first.

False alarm triggers major peak-hour delays after Parliament train station evacuated

Trains were delayed by up to 30 minutes after an automatic fire alarm was set off underground at Parliament station.

  • Hannah Hammoud
Greens leader Adam Bandt.

Greens’ $8 billion scheme for 50 cent fares across Australia comes with costing questions

The Greens say the plan would cost the federal government $2.6 billion in the first year. However, state revenues from public transport are at odds with that figure.

  • Olivia Ireland
Opal network.

The secret warnings of Sydney commuters being forced back onto Opal cards

A highly confidential business case reveals why a complex and costly upgrade of the ticketing system for public transport is urgently needed.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Picklebet advertising on Sydney light rail.

This is what’s disappearing from Sydney’s train, buses and metro

Sydney’s trains, buses, metro and light rail are profitable advertising billboards for the state government. But commuters have had enough of some promotions.

  • Alexandra Smith
Industrial action by rail workers last week caused thousands of train services to be delayed or cancelled over two days.

Reprieve for Sydney commuters as rail unions withdraw industrial action

The move came hours before Fair Work began hearing the Minns government’s case for protected industrial action to be terminated or suspended.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Thousands of trains were cancelled or delayed last Wednesday and Thursday due to industrial action.

‘Too far apart’: Rail dispute negotiations falter despite consensus on pay

A counter-offer from rail unions has failed to achieve a breakthrough in the long-running industrial dispute.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Toby Warnes and Sydney Trains.

‘Extremely close’: Rail unions hand counter-offer on pay to transport chiefs

The move comes two days before the NSW government’s case to have the unions’ industrial action terminated is due to be heard.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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