Inner West Line Archives • Restore Inner West Line

May 24, 2023July 2, 2023

May 2023 Update

The restoration of the T2 Inner West Line (City to Liverpool via Regents Park) in 2024/25 is only a temporary service until the 2030s.

October 20, 2022October 16, 2022

Restore Inner West Line turns 9

Thanks for supporting the Restore Inner West Line community action group. We are concerned about Transport for NSW plans for future rail services.

May 23, 2021July 20, 2021

Our Plan for Cumberland

Western Sydney deserves better transport services for our growing population including the urgent restoration of express trains

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020

Berejiklian considers restoring Inner West Line to Liverpool via Regents Park

Inner West Line commuters could be looking forward to additional train services from City to Liverpool via Regents Park under a Transport for NSW proposal for Sydney’s railways in 2024

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020

TfNSW Survey for West of Bankstown

Transport for NSW has launched an online survey for the Planning for rail services west of Bankstown Station in 2024 including restoring the Inner West Line to Liverpool via Regents Park

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020

Liverpool City Council endorses restoring Inner West Line – Liverpool via Regents Park

Thank you to Liverpool City Council for joining the fight to restore our Inner West Line trains from City to Liverpool via Regents Park

October 13, 2019June 25, 2020

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

September 19, 2019February 14, 2020

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

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019

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

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

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

July 7, 2019July 21, 2019

Cumberland 2030: Our Local Strategic Planning Statement

Restore Inner West Line submission on the Draft Cumberland 2030: Our Local Strategic Planning Statement – Access and Movement in Cumberland

March 7, 2019July 21, 2019

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

January 23, 2019July 21, 2019

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.

March 25, 2018July 21, 2019

Western Line upgrade abandoned to increase WestConnex Tolls

EXCLUSIVE: Western Line upgrade dumped by Gladys Berejiklian to force more drivers onto the M4 WestConnex to increase toll revenue.

February 13, 2018July 21, 2019

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.