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Future of Rail in West of Bankstown from 2024 to 2030

Will there be trains in the West of Bankstown area in 2024? YES
Is Inner West Line: Liverpool via Regents Park being restored in 2024? YES, the new T3 Line is Liverpool & Inner West.
Will Berala, Regents Park, Sefton, Chester Hill, Leightonfield, Villawood, Carramar have trains to City Circle in 2024? YES
How many trains from Liverpool to City via Regents Park? Between 2 and 4 per hour.
Is Bankstown to City via Regents Park trains restored? NO, the T6 Line is a shuttle between Bankstown & Lidcombe only.
Will Birrong and Yagoona have direct trains to Central/City Circle from 2024? NO
How many trains on the new T6 shuttle between Lidcombe and Bankstown? Probably 2 trains per hour.
Will there be a direct train between Liverpool and Bankstown from 2024? NO
Will there be trains in the West of Bankstown after 2030? MAYBE
Is Transport for NSW considering replacing trains with bus in the 2030s? YES

See our latest update from April 2024, January 2024 and from September 2023 following the NSW Government announcement to keep our stations open in the West of Bankstown area from 2024 to the 2030s.

Read our Submission calling for Rail Planning West of Bankstown in support of the full restoration of the Inner West Line (both City to Liverpool via Regents Park and City to Bankstown via Regents Park) – Option 2 and 3.

City to Liverpool via Regents Park

The Inner West Line (Liverpool via Regents Park route removed in 2013) provides fastest access to City Circle and Inner West without crowded interchanges at Birrong, Lidcombe, Strathfield.

City to Bankstown via Regents Park

Sydney Metro Southwest downgrades Sydenham to Bankstown and isolates the west of Bankstown forcing commuters from Birrong and Yagoona to interchange to reach the City Circle as the direct service on Inner West Line (Bankstown via Regents Park route) was removed in 2013.

Fast Trains for Lidcombe, Auburn, Granville

The 2017 timetable change extending the Inner West Line from Homebush (2013 terminus) to Parramatta resulted in the loss of express trains at Lidcombe, Auburn, Granville and hindered the capacity for the reinstatement of the City to Bankstown via Regents Park route.

South West Sydney Deserves Better

We are also campaigning for all stations from City to Liverpool via Regents Park to have accessibility upgrades and NightRide bus services. Chester Hill, Villawood, and Carramar needs lifts. Birrong, Yagoona, and Carramar needs NightRide. Liverpool should also have direct trains to Campbelltown.

New Cumberland Line (as Sydney Metro) under consideration by Transport for NSW. Aerotropolis to Epping via Parramatta (with removal of Leppington to City via Granville, removal of Liverpool to City via Regents Park, removal of Liverpool to Bankstown, and removal of Leppington to Richmond via Blacktown).

Save T5 Cumberland Line: Extend the South West Rail Link to Western Sydney Airport and No T5 Metro

We support extending the South West Rail Link from Leppington to Western Sydney Airport on the Sydney Trains Network.

We oppose the Sydney Metro conversion of the T5 Cumberland Line and plans for the New Cumberland Line to be a 3 carriage metro service to Epping (via new tunnels north of Merrylands with the Y-Link to Harris Park abandoned).

The New Cumberland Line (conversion of the T5 Cumberland Line into Metro) removes the ability for the Inner West Line: Liverpool via Regents Park to operate (with Sydney Trains no longer able to run between Liverpool and Cabramatta).

Transport for NSW has continued with internal considerations to remove Sydney Trains in the West of Bankstown in the 2030s with bus replacing train services, as the 2024 timetable restoration of the Inner West Line: Liverpool via Regents Park is only temporary.

“Happy to stand up for the multicultural community to fight back against the targeted government cuts and thank you to the thousands who have supported us through petitions and rallies to bring back our train services”

Roydon Ng

Advocate

Restore T2 Inner West Line: City Circle to Liverpool via Regents Park