February 2020

Planning for rail services west of

Connecting customers in ’s southwest The NSW Government is delivering between Tallawong Station at Rouse Hill and to the city’s south west. Chatswood Station. In 2024, customers will have a new metro train The Sydney Metro City & Southwest project every four minutes in the peak from Bankstown is a 30 kilometre extension of metro rail from to the city and beyond as part of the Sydney Chatswood, under Sydney Harbour, through new Metro City & Southwest project. CBD stations and south west to Bankstown. This project includes upgrading the existing T3 between Bankstown and Potential options Sydenham to metro rail standards. Transport for NSW has assessed options that can Sydney Metro is a fully-accessible railway: all be delivered using available infrastructure. Sydney Metro stations will have lifts and level access between platforms and trains as well as While our initial planning has identified a Australian-first technology like platform screen preferred option that we think provides the best doors, which keep people and objects like prams outcomes for our customers, we are keen to hear away from the tracks. what you think about the proposed changes and options considered. The new metro rail system means changes have to be made to the existing suburban railway west Your feedback of Bankstown. Train services on the T3 Bankstown Line west of Transport for NSW will be engaging with Bankstown station will need to operate differently the community to get their feedback on the to ensure customers can continue to get where proposed options in the coming months. they need to go. This feedback will help us to develop a broader Transport for NSW will ensure customers can public transport solution for customers, continue to make convenient connections on the complementing the new Metro services available. expanded and more integrated railway network. We will provide more information about how Sydney’s first metro, the , you can provide your feedback soon. opened in May 2019 with 13 railway stations

More Trains, More Services Stage 3 Program Summary MTMS3-191126

Berowra

Richmond Hornsby

Gordon

Castle Hill

Schofields Epping Tallawong Chatswood

Current state The T3 Bankstown Line operates as two branches, with services available from Liverpool and . Services travel via Bankstown and Sydenham to the . North Sydney

Circular Quay Penrith Current state

Rhodes T1 North Shore and Western Line Martin Olympic T2 & Leppington Line Wynyard Place Park T3 Bankstown Line T5 WentworthvilleWestmead Concord West Bondi Junction Town Hall Pitt St North Strathfield Harris Park Central To city Museum Merrylands Granville Guildford Clyde

Auburn Erskineville

Ashfield St Peters BurwoodCroydon StanmoreNewtown Lidcombe HomebushStrathfield LewishamPetersham Flemington Summer Hill

Sydenham Berala Fairfield Regents Park Hurlstone Park Canley Vale Canterbury Wolli Creek

Sefton Campsie Cabramatta CarramarVillawood Belmore Leightonfield Yagoona Warwick Farm Bankstown Lakemba PunchbowlWiley Park

Liverpool

Casula Hurstville Revesby

Mortdale Glenfield Leppington Edmonson Park

Sutherland Cronulla

Waterfall Campbelltown

Macarthur Wollongong

Port Kembla

Kiama Stage 3 Program Summary MTMS3-191126

Berowra

Richmond Hornsby

Gordon

Castle Hill 2024 Option 1 Schofields Epping Shuttle train services to operate between Bankstown and Lidcombe and Bankstown and Liverpool. Tallawong Chatswood Outcomes • Carramar, Villawood, , Chester Hill, Sefton, Regents Park, Berala, Birrong and Yagoona customers will be required to interchange for trains to the city • Increase of Liverpool-Cabramatta customers using T2 services via Granville to travel directly to the city resulting in more crowding on this line • Direct access for customers to Metro at Bankstown or interchange at Lidcombe for other North Sydney destinations.

Future state Circular Quay Penrith

Rhodes T1 North Shore and Western Line T2 Inner West & Leppington Line Martin Olympic T3 Bankstown Line Wynyard Place Park T5 Cumberland Line Bondi Junction WentworthvilleWestmead Concord West Sydney Metro City and Southwest Town Hall Pitt St Parramatta North Strathfield Harris Park Central To city Museum Merrylands Granville Guildford Clyde

Auburn Erskineville

Ashfield St Peters BurwoodCroydon Newtown Lidcombe HomebushStrathfield LewishamPetershamStanmore Flemington Summer Hill Yennora

Sydenham Berala Fairfield Regents Park Hurlstone Park Canterbury Canley Vale Wolli Creek Campsie Sefton Birrong Belmore Cabramatta CarramarVillawood Chester Hill Leightonfield Yagoona Warwick Farm Bankstown Lakemba PunchbowlWiley Park

Liverpool

Adjustments to bus services in Sydney’s southwest will also be considered to ensure they complement the rail option selectedCasula so customers have more options available to them on a more integrated and expanded network. Hurstville Revesby

Mortdale Glenfield Leppington Edmonson Park

Sutherland Cronulla

Waterfall Campbelltown

Macarthur Wollongong

Port Kembla

Kiama Stage 3 Program Summary MTMS3-191126

Berowra

Richmond Hornsby

2024 Option 2 (preferred) Services currently operating between Liverpool and the City Circle via Bankstown would instead run via Regents Park. Shuttle train services to operate between Lidcombe and Bankstown. Regents Park wouldGordon be the main interchange point for customers switching between the two Bankstown Line branches.

Castle Hill Outcomes

Schofields • Direct option to the city for most customers west of Bankstown (Liverpool,Epping Warwick Farm, Cabramatta, Tallawong Carramar, Villawood, Leightonfield, Chester Hill, Sefton, Regents Park and Berala) • Direct connections to the Inner West for Liverpool, Warwick Farm, Cabramatta, Carramar, Villawood, Chatswood Leightonfield, Chester Hill, Sefton, Regents Park and Berala customers • Less crowding on T2 Line as most Liverpool-Cabramatta customers opt for Liverpool-city via Regents Park services • Liverpool-Sefton customers are required to interchange at Regents Park for access to Metro services at Bankstown

• Birrong and Yagoona customers required to interchange at Bankstown for Metro services or travel to North Sydney Lidcombe for access to other destinations.

Future state Circular Quay

T1 North Shore and Western Line Rhodes T2 Inner West & Leppington Line Martin Olympic T3 Bankstown Line Wynyard Place Park T5 Cumberland Line WentworthvilleWestmead Concord West Sydney Metro City and Southwest Bondi Junction Town Hall Pitt St Parramatta North Strathfield Harris Park Central To city Museum Merrylands Granville Clyde Guildford

Auburn Erskineville

St Peters Lidcombe Ashfield BurwoodCroydon Lewisham StanmoreNewtown Yennora FlemingtonHomebushStrathfield Petersham Summer Hill Sydenham Berala Fairfield Regents Park Hurlstone Park

Canley Vale Canterbury Wolli Creek Campsie Sefton Belmore Cabramatta Birrong CarramarVillawood Chester Hill Leightonfield Yagoona

Warwick Farm Bankstown Lakemba PunchbowlWiley Park

Note: stations served by the new services between Lidcombe and the city are indicative only. Liverpool Stopping patterns are still to be developed and will be communicated at a later stage.

Adjustments to bus services in Sydney’s southwest will also be considered to ensure they complement the rail option selectedCasula so customers have more options available to them on a more integrated and expanded network. Hurstville Revesby

Mortdale Glenfield Leppington Edmonson Park

Sutherland Cronulla

Waterfall Campbelltown

Macarthur Wollongong

Port Kembla

Kiama Stage 3 Program Summary MTMS3-191126

Berowra

Richmond Hornsby

Gordon

2024 Option 3Castle Hill Services will operate between Bankstown and the City Circle via the Inner West. Shuttle train services to Schofields operate between Liverpool and Bankstown. Birrong would be the mainEpping interchange point for customers Tallawongswitching between the two Bankstown Line branches. Chatswood Outcomes • Carramar, Villawood, Leightonfield, Chester Hill and Sefton customers would be required to interchange for trains to the city • Increase of Liverpool-Cabramatta customers using T2 services to travel directly to the city resulting in more crowding on this line • All customers west of Bankstown to receive direct access to Metro. North Sydney

Future state Circular Quay

T1 North Shore and Western Line Rhodes T2 Inner West & Leppington Line Martin Olympic T3 Bankstown Line Wynyard Place Park T5 Cumberland Line WentworthvilleWestmead Concord West Sydney Metro City and Southwest Bondi Junction Town Hall Pitt St Parramatta North Strathfield Harris Park Central To city Museum Merrylands Granville Clyde Guildford

Auburn Erskineville

Lidcombe St Peters

BurwoodCroydonAshfield StanmoreNewtown Yennora FlemingtonHomebushStrathfield LewishamPetersham Summer Hill

Berala Sydenham Fairfield Regents Park

Hurlstone Park

Canley Vale Canterbury Wolli Creek Campsie Sefton Belmore Cabramatta Carramar Villawood Birrong Chester Hill Leightonfield

Yagoona Warwick Farm Lakemba PunchbowlWiley Park Bankstown Note: stations served by the new services between Lidcombe and the city are indicative only. Liverpool Stopping patterns are still to be developed and will be communicated at a later stage.

Adjustments to bus services in Sydney’s southwest will also be considered to ensure they complement the rail option Casula selected so customers have more options available to them on a more integrated and expanded network. Hurstville Revesby

Mortdale Glenfield Leppington Edmonson Park

Sutherland Cronulla

Waterfall Campbelltown

Macarthur Wollongong

Port Kembla

Kiama Next steps While our initial planning has identified a preferred option that we think provides the best outcomes for our customers, we are keen to hear what you think about the proposed changes and options considered.

This feedback will help us to develop a broader public transport solution for customers, complementing the new Metro services available.

Early planning stage (2018-2019)

Invite community comment on options

Confirm final option (late 2020)

Start on timetable development (2021 onwards)

Contact us If you would like to provide some initial feedback, please visit yoursay.transport.nsw.gov.au/west-of-Bankstown