Rail West of Bankstown in 2024
Future Rail for West of Bankstown remains uncertain with Transport for NSW unwilling to commit to Sydney Trains in the long-term future.
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S-Sets Increased on Bankstown Line prior to Metro approval
Exclusive: NSW Government used 2017 Sydney Trains timetable change to CONvince Bankstown Line commuters into supporting Sydney Metro Southwest: Sydenham to Bankstown
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Increased Travel Times for Western and South West Sydney from 2017 Timetable
Western and South West Sydney commuters disadvantaged under 2017 Timetable and “More Trains, More Services” program with increased travel times.
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Cumberland LGA Worse Hit By Train Cuts
Documents obtained by Restore Inner West Line show the Cumberland Council area is the worst affected by cuts to Sydney Trains services.
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NSW Government Ignoring History of Liverpool via Regents Park Rail
History shows that the Liverpool via Regents Park train (former Inner West Line) opened in 1924 to reduce congestion on the Western Line between Lidcombe and Granville. The government’s decision to cut the Liverpool via Regents Park route in 2013 has increased overcrowding on the Western Line.
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Cumberland Council supports restore Inner West Line & Fast Trains
Cumberland Council has passed motions for fast trains at Lidcombe, Auburn, Clyde & Granville and the Inner West Line restored for Berala & Regents Park
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Get us back on track bid – Restore timetable push
The new train timetable fails to deliver for the Cumberland Council area, in particular with Lidcombe, Auburn and Granville losing fast trains and Berala and Regents Park continuing to be worse off with the failure to restore the Inner West Line
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Train Pain Worsens
The new train timetable penalises people living in Western Sydney with commuters facing longer journey times, fewer stops and fewer direct services.
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Stop Local Train Cuts Petition
The slower trains and less direct services timetable has rolled out across the Sydney Trains network much to the disgust of commuters.
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2017 Timetable
The new 2017 timetable isn’t more trains, more services but rather slower trains and less direct services!
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Commuter Case Study: Berala to City
There’s no improvement under the new timetable for Berala commuters. It’s time to restore the Inner West Line to Liverpool/Bankstown via Regents Park!
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Trains to City faster almost 100 years ago!
Instead of More Trains, More Services – the new 2017 timetable is slower trains and less direct services especially in comparison to the 1930s
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Lidcombe needs fast our trains back not bogus advertising!
Over 100 fast trains are being cut from Lidcombe with overcrowding rising due to Sydney Train’s failure to restore the Inner West Line in the new timetable.
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Community Ignored Again with Train Cuts starting on 26 November
Exclusive documents obtained by Restore Inner West Line exposes the flawed community consultation process for the new 2017 train timetable.
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Effects of the 2017 Timetable on the Strathfield, Auburn, Granville, Bankstown, Fairfield, Liverpool electorates
More downgrades, cuts to trains and slower services to the City for many stations from the Inner West to South West Sydney in the new timetable
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New Timetable: Travel Times More Than Double from South West Sydney
The new train timetable will be of little comfort to commuters in Sydney’s South West and Inner West with travel times doubling and direct services cut.
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Liverpool: No Fast Trains to City and Less Available Seats
Liverpool loses fast trains to the City in the latest downgrade of the Sydney Trains timetable. It’s time to #RestoreInnerWestLine for more trains – join our community action group today!
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Lidcombe: Massive cuts to fast trains and increasing travel times
Lidcombe loses 105 fast trains each week in the new 2017 train timetable. It’s time to #RestoreInnerWestLine for more trains – join our community action group today!
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Bankstown: New timetable won’t improve interchanges, travel times
Most stations between Liverpool and Bankstown still have large service gaps of 30 minutes and multiple interchanges are still required at Birrong and Lidcombe stations
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Liverpool: Transport demand is not being addressed
Liverpool commuters will be disadvantaged by the new draft train timetable recently released by Transport for NSW
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Sefton to Homebush still 20 minutes too much!
What was once a 16 minute direct train from Sefton to Homebush, a journey of just 7 stations now takes 36 minutes, 3 trains with 2 interchanges in 2017.
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