Restore Inner West Line and Save T3 asked candidates in the 2019 NSW Election
Do you support?
- Restoring the Inner West Line from City to Liverpool/Bankstown via Regents Park?
- Saving the T3 Bankstown Line to maintain the direct heavy rail line to the City Circle?
- Express Western Line trains for Lidcombe, Auburn, Clyde and Granville?
Auburn
| Candidate | Party | Restore Inner West Line | Save Bankstown Line | Express Western Line |
| Lynda Voltz | Labor | Yes | Yes | Maybe |
| Janet Castle | The Greens | Yes | Yes | Maybe |
| Christina Kang | Liberal | No | No | No |
| Kieron Lee | Keep Sydney Open | |||
| Luke Ahern | Independent | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bankstown
| Candidate | Party | Restore Inner West Line | Save Bankstown Line | Express Western Line |
| Saud Abu-Samen | Independent | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| George Zakhia | Liberal | No | No | N/A |
| Tania Mihailuk | Labor | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| James Rooney | The Greens | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Cabramatta
| Candidate | Party | Restore Inner West Line | Save Bankstown Line | Express Western Line |
| Phuoc Vo | Independent | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Dai Le | Independent | N/A | ||
| Nick Lalich | Labor | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Austin Le | Liberal | No | No | N/A |
| Christopher James | The Greens | Yes | Yes | N/A |
East Hills
| Candidate | Party | Restore Inner West Line | Save Bankstown Line | Express Western Line |
| Lisa Maddock | Keep Sydney Open | Yes | N/A | |
| Suzan Virago | The Greens | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Owen Butt | Christian Democratic Party | N/A | ||
| Wendy Lindsay | Liberal | No | No | N/A |
| Heather Barnes | Animal Justice Party | N/A | ||
| Cameron Murphy | Labor | Yes | N/A | |
| Chris Brogan | Independent | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Granville
| Candidate | Party | Restore Inner West Line | Save Bankstown Line | Express Western Line |
| Julia Finn | Labor | Yes | Yes | Maybe |
| Steven Lopez | Independent | Yes | Yes | |
| Linda Harris | Independent/Communist | Yes | Yes | |
| Abdul Charaf | Independent | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Benjamin Prociv | The Greens | Yes | Yes | Maybe |
| Keith Piper | Christian Democratic Party | |||
| Rohan Laxmanalal | Animal Justice Party | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe |
| Tony Issa | Liberal | No | No | Yes |
Liverpool
| Candidate | Party | Restore Inner West Line | Save Bankstown Line | Express Western Line |
| Michael Andjelkovic | Independent | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Paul Zadro | Liberal | No | No | N/A |
| Signe Westerberg | The Greens | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Adam Novek | Australian Conservatives | N/A | ||
| Paul Lynch | Labor | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Chand Ravneel | Keep Sydney Open | N/A |
Strathfield
| Candidate | Party | Restore Inner West Line | Save Bankstown Line | Express Western Line |
| Crisetta Macleod | The Greens | Yes | Yes | Maybe |
| Vinay Orekondy | Keep Sydney Open | |||
| Simon Fletcher | Animal Justice Party | Maybe | Yes | |
| Philip Madirazza | Liberal | No | No | No |
| Jack Liang | Australian Conservatives | |||
| Jodi Mckay | Labor | Yes | Yes | Maybe |
Note:
Labor leader Michael Daley and The Greens’ transport spokeswoman Cate Faehrmann have both written to us confirming their respective parties’ continued support for restoring the Inner West Line to Liverpool/Bankstown via Regents Park.
A senior official within the Transport department has written to us advising that the Liberal government’s previous correspondence about holding no policy to restore the Inner West Line remains current.
The Liberal Party have committed to the Sydenham-Bankstown Metro (removal of direct trains to City for 9 stations west of Bankstown). The Labor Party (and the Greens) have committed to cancelling this project.
The Labor Party has committed to a review of the Sydney Trains timetable introduced in 2017.
The Christian Democratic Party has previously supported Restore Inner West Line, with Reverend Fred Nile raising concerns about the train services with Gladys Berejiklian in 2015.
The Animal Justice Party and Keep Sydney Open are yet to finalise their position on Restore Inner West Line but some candidates have indicated their support to Save T3 Bankstown Line (oppose the Sydenham-Bankstown Metro Southwest).
The Australian Conservatives have yet to provide a response to our questions about transport.
One Nation’s NSW leader Mark Latham has confirmed that Metro Southwest will not be a part of his public transport policy and that such project is a waste of money.