Sydney’s public transport stretches further afield

Sydneyoffers a wide range of public transport options connecting metropolitan andsuburban areas as well as extending out to rural and country regions of New SouthWales. The extensive combination of bus, rail, light rail and ferry networksare ever growing and 2016 has seen the start of a number of new developments. 

Sydney Metro

Sydney’s largest public transport project, Sydney Metro,aims to increase the number of trains entering the CBD from 120 to 200, during peakhours. This increase is predicted to allow room for an extra 100,000 commutersan hour. When the developments are completed you can expect 30 trains an hourthrough the CBD, or a train every two minutes operating in both directions.

Construction is still underway on the Northwestline which will stretch from Chatswood, through Epping and end at Rouse Hill.In addition, extensions are being made to the Metro City and Southwest linewhich will extend from the North Shore line, through Sydney’s CBD, and alongthe Southwest line to Bankstown. This is due for completion in early 2019.

Light Rail

Joining the existing Inner West line will be a new CBD and South East route, which will run from George Street through Moore Park and on to the University of NSW, operational in 2019. There is also potential that the light rail network will be extended to include suburbs such as Malabar, Walsh Bay and Barangaroo North, depending on demand and feasibility.

To complement the new light rail developments all CBD buses will be re-organised to integrate with light rail routes and better connect commuters.

For further information on how the Sydney Transport upgrades will affect you or to plan your next trip, visit the Transport NSW website.