Parliamentary Inquiry into Metro Southwest
The Parliamentary Inquiry is opportunity for the 19,000 forgotten commuters west of Bankstown to be heard
Category: News
Breaking up the Bankstown Line
Hardest hit by the Sydenham to Bankstown Metro will be the 19,000 commuters from the nine stations west of Bankstown
Liverpool Petition to Restore Trains Services
Liverpool commuters have been short-changed with inadequate public transport and cuts to services since 2013 such as direct train to City via Regents Park
Sydney Trains timetable designed to favour case for Sydney Metro
The NSW Government has used timetable changes to fake the need for Sydney Metro Southwest and conversion of Sydenham to Bankstown for single-deck trains
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
Rail line closures to force 100,000 commuters a day to catch buses
Transport authorities plan to put on more than 200 buses a day to ferry about 100,000 people during the closure
Pippita Express with M4 Park and Ride
Restore Inner West Line supports EcoTransit’s Pippita Express proposal for a 19 minute Lidcombe to Central journey
Another Day, Another Sydney Trains Cover-Up
Why is the Liberal government so afraid to face public scrutiny that it has to manipulate Freedom of Information laws to cover-up the truth?
Exposing NSW’s secret Rail Advisory Committee
Exposing the NSW Government’s agenda of undermining public transport to focus on toll roads and allow for increased over-development
Need Direct Train to City
8,000 commuters are forced to interchange at Lidcombe every day as a result of the loss of Inner West Line services to Liverpool/Bankstown via Regents Park
Western Line Upgrade dumped for WestConnex Tolls
The NSW government abandoned upgrading the Western Line in order to profit from WestConnex M4 tolls
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
Government plans to shut 3 Bankstown Line stations
Government documents show plans to close stations and replace trains with bus services between Bankstown and Cabramatta once Sydney Metro SW is constructed
More Express Trains Cut from Lidcombe
The cuts keep on coming for Lidcombe with more trains to skip the station in the upcoming timetable change. From 30 September, T1 Western Line trains will no longer stop at Lidcombe between 6am to 10pm on weekdays…
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
More Cuts and Slower Trains
More Cuts and Slower Trains are coming to Western Sydney: Bankstown Line to be cut at Cabramatta and Richmond to lose all express trains to City
Sydney Rallies Against Transport Cuts
Marching through Sydney today, over a thousand protesters including Restore Inner West Line made their issues with New South Wales’ public transport clear including WestConnex, the lack of train services and bus privatisation.
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