Lidcombe & Bankstown Line
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Lidcombe & Bankstown Line | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity |
Locale | Sydney, New South Wales |
Termini | |
Stations | 6 |
Service | |
Type | Suburban rail |
Operator(s) | Sydney Trains |
Depot(s) | Flemington Maintenance Centre |
Rolling stock | TBC - To be confirmed |
History | |
Opened | October 2024 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The Lidcombe & Bankstown Line (numbered T6, coloured brown) is a yet-to-commence suburban railway line run on the Sydney Trains network in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was announced on 30 April 2024, a few months prior to the closure of the former T3 Bankstown Line to be converted into rapid transit.[1][2]
The line will commence operations sometime in October 2024, following the closure of the (former) T3 Bankstown Line.[3] It was originally scheduled to commence operations on 30 September 2024, in line with the rest of the Bankstown Line closure, however industrial action delayed preliminary works to enable the operation of the T6.[4]
The line runs on the former Bankstown railway line between Bankstown and Birrong and on the Main South railway line between Birrong and Lidcombe.
Route
Name | Distance from | Opened[5][6] | Railway line | Serving suburbs | Other lines |
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Bankstown | 18.7 km | 1909 | Bankstown | Bankstown | (from 2025) |
Yagoona | 20.6 km | 1928 | Yagoona | none | |
Birrong | 22.1 km | 1928 | Birrong | ||
Regents Park | 19.9 km | 1912 | Main South | Regents Park | |
Berala | 18.4 km | 1912 | Berala | ||
Lidcombe | 16.6 km | 1858 | Lidcombe |
Criticism
The Lidcombe & Bankstown Line was created as a direct result of the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project with the section of the existing Bankstown Line east of Bankstown being converted into rapid transit. In 2020, the NSW Government released a report for options for the stations west of Bankstown.[7] Among the three options included, one included two shuttle services between Bankstown to Lidcombe and Liverpool; the second included a shuttle between Lidcombe and Bankstown, with stations north and west (and including) of Sefton to receive direct trains to the City Circle; the third included a shuttle between Bankstown and Liverpool, with direct trains to the City Circle via Regents Park from Bankstown. The second option was ultimately favoured[8] to minimise the impact on the rest of the network.[9]
However, as a result of this, Birrong and Yagoona will lose their direct access to trains to Sydney CBD, a point which has particularly concerned advocacy groups against the Sydney Metro City & Southwest project, including Restore Inner West Line[10] and Save T3 Bankstown Line,[11] with the former proposing lower fares at Birrong, Yagoona and Olympic Park.[12]
It is also noted the NSW Future Transport Strategy 2056[13] does not include Lidcombe & Bankstown Line, but instead proposes a new Parramatta to Kogarah line including a new corridor between Chester Hill and Bankstown bypassing Birrong and Yagoona station.
References
- ^ "Conversion of T3 Bankstown Line | nsw". www.mysydney.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Southwest Link". transportnsw.info. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ NSW, Transport for (29 August 2024). "Free bus travel as T3 undergoes major Metro upgrade works | NSW Government".
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(help) - ^ Pittorino, Jennifer (30 September 2024). "T3 Bankstown line closed for works". Rail Express. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b "NSW Rail.net Bankstown line". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ^ a b "NSW Rail.net Lidcombe-Cabramatta line". Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2007.
- ^ "Planning for rail services west of Bankstown" (PDF). NSW Government. February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Planning for rail services west of Bankstown | Transport for NSW". web.archive.org. 8 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "5138 - ACCESS TO CITY CIRCLE FROM BIRRONG AND YAGOONA". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ RestoreInnerWestLine (5 February 2023). "Statement regarding Sydney Metro plans to close Birrong, Yagoona, and Olympic Park stations". Restore Inner West Line: Liverpool via Regents Park. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Rail Options for Future of Birrong and Yagoona". SaveT3. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Roydon, Ng (29 February 2024). "Online Submission: Restore T2-Inner West Line" (PDF). Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ NSW Government, Transport for NSW. "Future Transport Strategy 2056" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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