Railways and Tramways of Australia
New South Wales
Sydney Trains
www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sydneytrains
Sydney Trains is a New South Wales Government operator that provides train services throughout the Sydney suburban and intercity areas. It runs train services in the area bounded by Scone, Dungog, Richmond, Bathurst, Leppington, Goulburn, Bomaderry, Port Kembla and Cronulla. Sydney Trains operates 292 stations, consisting of 160 suburban stations and 132 intercity stations. An additional four stations on the Airport Line are maintained by external organisations. Train maintenance centres are located at Flemington, Hornsby, Mortdale and Auburn. There was a total of 272.5 million suburban passenger journeys and 26.2 million intercity passenger journeys in the year 2024–25. Sydney trains maintained 2141 electric and 146 diesel carriages.
NSW TrainLink
www.transportnsw.info/regional
NSW TrainLink is a New South Wales Government operator that provides train and coach services throughout regional New South Wales and some interstate locations. line, and from Newcastle Interchange to Telarah, Dungog and Scone on the Hunter line. Regional train services extend to Albury and Griffith in the Southern Region, Dubbo and Broken Hill in the Western Region, Armidale and Moree in the North West Region, and Grafton and Casino in the North Coast Region. Interstate services extend to Canberra, Melbourne and Brisbane. Coaches operate on a number of regional routes throughout New South Wales, many that were formerly serviced by trains. These services are contracted by NSW TrainLink to private coach companies. Xplorer Diesel Multiple Unit railcars operate to Canberra, Griffith, Broken Hill, Armidale and Moree. XPTs operate to Melbourne, Dubbo, Grafton, Casino and Brisbane. During the 2024–25 year there were 1.86 million passenger journeys on NSW TrainLink regional trains and coaches. There were on 136 regional train services each week.
Metro Trains Sydney
Metro Trains Sydney operates the Sydney Metro North West and Bankstown line. Metro Trains Sydney is a joint venture of MTR Corporation, John Holland group and UGL Rail. A total of 63.2 million passenger journeys were made in the year 2024–25.
Sydney Light Rail
www.transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around/light-rail
Although tthe light rail network in Sydney is owned by the New South Wales Government, services are operated by Transdev Sydney on behalf of the government agency Transport for NSW. The L1 Dulwich Hill line extends from Central station to Dulwich Hill through Darling Harbour, Pyrmont, Glebe, Lilyfield and Lewisham West. The line is 12.7 km in length and includes 23 stops. Weekday services operate at 5 to 8 minute frequencies during peak hours and 8 to 15 minute frequencies at off peak times, while weekend services typically operate every 8 to 15 minutes. Services between Central and Dulwich Hill operate between 6.00 am and 11.00 pm. Much of the Sydney Light Rail line is on the formation that was previously used by the Metropolitan Goods railway line.
The L2 Randwick line operates from Circular Quay to Randwick via the Central Business District, Central and Moore Park. It is 9 km in length and has 14 stops. Services operate between 5.00 am and 1.00 am. Weekday services operate at 10 minute frequencies between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm, and 10 to 15 minute frequencies at other times. Weekend services operate every 15 minutes.
The L3 Kingsford line shares the L2 line from Circular Quay to the corner of Anzac Parade and Alison Road, near Moore Park, and then extends to Kingsford. There are five stops from the junction with the L2 line along the 3 km section to Kingsford. Weekday services operate at 10 minute frequencies between 7.00 am and 7.00 pm, and 10 to 15 minute frequencies at other times. Weekend services operate every 15 minutes.
Although the L1 and L2/L3 lines are connected, they operate as separate lines.
Parramatta Light Rail
www.transportnsw.info/travel-info/ways-to-get-around/parramatta-light-rail
Parramatta Light Rail is operated by Great River City Light Rail. The L4 Westmead and Carlingford Line runs between Westmead and Carlingford. It is 12 km in length and has 16 stops. Weekday services operate at 9 minute frequencies during the day and 12 minute frequencies during the early morning and evening, while weekend services typically operate every 12 minutes most of day with 16 minute frequencies during the early morning and evening. Services operate between 5.00 am and 1.00 am.
Newcastle Transport
Newcastle Transport is owned by private company Keolis Downer and has been contracted to operate the Newcastle light rail line. It also operates bus and ferry services in Newcastle. The Newcastle light rail line is 2.7 km in length and runs from Newcastle Interchange at Wickham to Newcastle Beach. There are six stations along the line: Newcastle Interchange, Honeysuckle, Civic, Crown Street, Queens Wharf and Newcastle Beach. Frequent services operate from 5.00 am to 1.00 am daily. Services operate every seven to eight minutes between around 7.00 am and 7.00 pm on weekdays, and every 15 minutes at other times on weekdays. On Saturdays services operate every 15 minutes from 7.00 am to midnight, and every 30 minutes at other times. On Sundays and public holidays services operate every 15 minutes from 7.00 am to 7.00 pm, and every 30 minutes at other times.
Skitube
www.perisher.com.au/plan-your-trip/getting-to-perisher/skitube
Skitube is a privately-owned rack railway line between Bullocks Flat and Blue Cow, and is operated by the Perisher ski resort. The line has stations at Bullocks Flat, Perisher Valley and Blue Cow. Journey times on the lower section between Bullocks Flat and Perisher Valley are ten minutes, and travel on the upper section between Perisher Valley and Blue Cow is seven minutes. One or two trains are usually in service between Bullocks Flat and Perisher Valley, while another set operates between Perisher Valley and Blue Cow. Passengers travelling the full length of the line are required to change trains at Perisher Valley. Trains typically operate every 20 minutes during the peak ski season from July through to September, and every 30 minutes during the shoulder season, usually from early to late June.