Rail West of Bankstown Update 7 September 2023
Major win for West of Bankstown commuters with NSW Government commitment to keep stations open when Metro Southwest opens.
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‘Dumbest idea’: Proposal to shut nine Sydney train stations
For the first time in a decade, West of Bankstown commuters have some certainty for future services.
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Canterbury Bankstown Council opposes Transport for NSW plans for permanent shutdown in West of Bankstown
Join the fight to Keep our Stations Open (Lidcombe – Bankstown – Cabramatta/Liverpool)
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Western Sydney Public Transport Inquiry
Make a submission to the Western Sydney Public Transport Inquiry at www.WesternSydneyPublicTransport.org
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Future Rail West of Bankstown in Doubt due to Sydney Metro Southwest
Transport for NSW needs to be upfront to the community about its long-term future intentions for West of Bankstown
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NSW Election 2023 Candidate Questions
Candidates in the West of Bankstown area are invited to provide their transport policy about future services.
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West of Bankstown Long-Term Future Remain in Doubt
An adbridged history of the campaign to restore train services in the West of Bankstown area as of August 2022 Since 2013, […]
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Campaign to Restore Train Services Celebrates 8th Birthday
Thank you to everyone for the continued support in helping to restore our trains and perseverance to hold the government to account
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Future of T3 Bankstown Line finally revealed
Trains will travel via Regents Park and Lidcombe with Regents Park acting as the main interchange point for commuters to switch between the two T3 branch lines
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Sydney Metro Southwest: Rail options for stations west of Bankstown on the table
Option Two is the group’s preferred option and effectively means restoring the former Inner West Line to Liverpool via Regents Park, which was cut in 2013
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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
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Restore Inner West Line saves stations west of Bankstown
Former Inner West Line (Liverpool via Regents Park) likely to be restored as NSW Government cancels plan to shutdown stations West of Bankstown
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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
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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
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Metro raises more problems than solutions for public transport
It’s time for the government to come clean. The announced Metro Southwest Liverpool extension just doesn’t work with approved plans for Bankstown station.
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Western Line Upgrade dumped for WestConnex Tolls
The NSW government abandoned upgrading the Western Line in order to profit from WestConnex M4 tolls
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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
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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
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Government Cancels Additional Trains for Bankstown Line
Transport Minister Andrew Constance backflips on a promise for more Bankstown Line services on the Sydney Trains network for 9 stations west of Bankstown
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South West journeys to City will increase by 17 minutes
Southwest Sydney travel times to City will increase by 17 minutes due to Sydenham – Bankstown Metro without additional Western Line tracks
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