Inner West Line Archives • Restore Inner West Line

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Transport for NSW admits cuts at Homebush a mistake!

Transport for NSW has admitted that 2013’s cutting of the Inner West Line at Homebush (disguised as the separation of the T3 Bankstown Line) was a mistake.

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

Berala needs our trains back! The 1930s had better services!

In 1930, Berala to City: 22 minutes direct train. 2017: at least 32 minutes and a forced interchange at Lidcombe. Time to #RestoreInnerWestLine now!

Transport for NSW fails to answer Inner West Line questions

Transport for NSW fails to answer questions about Inner West Line changes and increasing travel times for Lidcombe – Harris Park commuters!

Reconnect Inner West Line to Bankstown and Liverpool

No reason why Inner West Line can’t be reconnected to Bankstown & Liverpool via Regents Park given that track capacity exists for its Parramatta extension.

Inner West Line to be extended to Parramatta, Travel Times to Increase

Lidcombe, Auburn, Clyde, Granville, Harris Park will be losing Western Line trains and face increased travel times to the City on the new Inner West Line.

96% of Commuters Oppose Inner West & Bankstown Line Cuts!

Gladys Berejiklian must listen to the 96% of commuters that oppose cuts to the Inner West Line and Bankstown Line by restoring the Inner West Line to Liverpool/Bankstown via Regents Park.

More Cuts for T2 trains as government fails to reinstate Liverpool via Regents Park services

Gladys Berejiklian announces more cuts to South West Sydney trains on T2 Inner West/South Line and refuses to reinstate Liverpool via Regents Park services.

Invitation for New Premier and Transport Minister to visit area

Restore Inner West Line invites new Premier Gladys Berejiklian to visit the area