2024 train timetable changes

Transport is making changes to the public transport network to connect the new Sydney Metro City & Southwest with Sydney’s public transport network.

Some changes are already in place, including the North and Northwest bus changes on 4 August and Sydney Metro from Chatswood to Sydenham which opened on 19 August.

On 20 October, Transport will introduce an adjusted train timetable. The 2024 train timetable will support the final conversion of the T3 Bankstown Line between Sydenham and Bankstown to Metro operations and respond to the introduction of Metro services from Chatswood to Sydenham.

The changes will occur across the entire train network and impact most passengers. When complete the train network will feature the following adjustments:

• T3 Liverpool & Inner West Line (formerly T3 Bankstown Line): For stations west of Bankstown, train services that previously operated between Liverpool and the City Circle via Bankstown will instead run via Regents Park and Lidcombe, maintaining a direct service to the Sydney CBD for passengers.
• T1 North Shore Line: Stopping patterns on the T1 North Shore Line will be simplified to improve reliability of services for passengers. With the new M1 North West & Bankstown Line services operating between Chatswood and Sydenham, train services between Chatswood and the Sydney CBD will be rebalanced. Passengers between Berowra and Hornsby will benefit from additional services in the morning and afternoon peak periods. Services on the T1 North Shore Line will continue to operate frequently across the day.
• New T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line: A new train service will be introduced between Bankstown and Lidcombe, operating as the new T6 line. Regents Park will be the main interchange for passengers travelling between Bankstown and Liverpool.
• T8 Airport & South Line: To accommodate additional passengers at St Peters and Erskineville, more services will operate via Sydenham, while during the busiest morning peak hour, fewer services will operate via the Airport Tunnel. There will also be more services for passengers at Revesby and stations south of Holsworthy in the morning peak.
• Erskineville and St Peters passengers will continue to receive direct services to/from the Sydney CBD on the T8 Airport & South Line.
• T1 Western Line: Stopping patterns on the T1 Western Line will be simplified, improving service reliability and increasing services for some stations west of Parramatta. There will also be a small reduction in services during the morning and afternoon peak periods. Additional services will operate in the shoulder peak period between 9am and 10am. Services on the T1 Western Line will continue to operate frequently during peak periods.
• T5 Cumberland Line: Passengers will receive a 15-minute service frequency in the busiest morning peak hour.
• T2 Leppington & Inner West Line: The former T2 Inner West & Leppington Line will be renamed the T2 Leppington & Inner West Line.
• Intercity changes: Timing adjustments will be made across intercity services to prepare the network for Regional Rail and Mariyung fleet deployment.

There will be some minor timing changes across other lines on the train network to support the adjusted timetable.

Changes will be made to some bus services in Outer Metropolitan and Regional areas to connect with the adjusted train times.

Transport has also identified a number of bus timetable adjustments which will be made in the future to ensure bus connections across Sydney align and connect with the adjusted train timetable.    

Travel advice

We're currently updating network maps and other assets, including online, on trains and at stations, and we thank you for your patience while we get this important job done.

Make sure to check your trip details before you travel.

• Use the Trip Planner or a Transport app to plan your trip during the changes
• Check alerts and trackwork information or subscribe to regular trackwork emails to keep updated on changes
• Listen to announcements and allow extra time for your journeys during the service changes

More information

• Southwest Link
• Sydney Metro M1
• 2024 Public transport changes - Fact sheet (pdf 1.6MB)
• Train and bus timetable changes FAQs (pdf 157KB)

Bus timetable changes