Restore Inner West Line: 2019 Review
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Category: Media Release
West of Bankstown still in the dark and without Inner West Line (Liverpool via Regents Park)
Commuters west of Bankstown still do not know if they will have train services to City after the opening of Metro Southwest in 2024
Better Rail Service 95 Years Ago
The Lidcombe to Cabramatta link opened on 14 October 1924 to form the Inner West Line’s City to Liverpool via Regents Park train service
Cumberland Locals Against Metro Southwest
The Restore Inner West Line & Save T3 Bankstown Line community action group thanks the residents of Cumberland for the overwhelming support in the fight against Metro Southwest
The “Homebush bottleneck” Hoax
The “Homebush bottleneck” is a hoax invented by the NSW Government as an excuse for cutting train services and to privatise the railway by stealth
Parliamentary Inquiry into Metro Southwest
The Parliamentary Inquiry is opportunity for the 19,000 forgotten commuters west of Bankstown to be heard
Bankstown to Liverpool Metro Extension
The government must stop cutting existing services to generate a need for new infrastructure. Residents also risk having their homes undermined with Metro
Lack of Direct Trains Most Concerning
Residents of Auburn and Bankstown electorates have nominated the lack of direct train services to the City as the most pressing transport issue
Fix NSW march – this Sunday
Over 50 community groups will be rallying in Sydney on 3 March in a unified call to action to improve public transport, stop over-development, stop privatisation and to protect the environment
Upgraded Signalling Provides More Trains Than Metro
NSW Government says Upgraded Signalling (existing Heavy Rail) provides More Trains than Sydney Metro. Why’s the government wasting money on Metro?
Statement regarding approval for Sydenham to Bankstown Metro
We condemn Planning Minister Anthony Roberts and the NSW Government for ignoring the community in proceeding with the “Sydenham to Bankstown” Metro Southwest.
Yagoona needs Inner West Line not Metro
Statement on Metro extension to Yagoona: We continue our opposition to the conversion of the Bankstown Line. Upgraded Heavy Rail not Metro is what’s needed.
Berejiklian crusades against Auburn and Bankstown
Transport for NSW data show removal of Liverpool via Regents Park trains caused most significant increase in travel times across Sydney
Strong Community Opposition to Sydney Metro Southwest
Overwhelming majority oppose the Sydenham-Bankstown Metro because 9 stations west of Bankstown loses all direct City trains forcing 19,000 to interchange
Lobby to Keep Direct Line to City
19,000 commuters and nine stations west of Bankstown will lose all trains to the city if the Metro Southwest is constructed from Sydenham to Bankstown
Labor to reinstate Liverpool via Regents Park trains (Inner West Line)
The Restore Inner West Line community action group thanks the NSW Labor Party for continuing its commitment to reinstate the Liverpool via Regents Park train service.
19,000 commuters to lose trains to Sydney
9 stations (Berala, Regents Park, Sefton, Chester Hill, Leightonfield, Villawood, Carramar, Birrong and Yagoona) lose ALL city trains due to Metro Southwest
Priority Infrastructure Projects
We call on the State Government and Opposition to prioritise the following infrastructure projects for the Strathfield – Lidcombe – Bankstown – Cabramatta – Liverpool areas.