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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 line previously known as the T3 Bankstown Line to be converted into rapid transit.[1][2] As of April 2024, services have yet to commence on this line; it is expected that this will happen once the Bankstown Line is closed from mid-2024.
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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 |
History | |
Opened | 1928 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
The line runs on the Bankstown railway line between Bankstown and Birrong and on the Main South railway line between Birrong and Lidcombe.
Route
editName | Distance from | Opened[3][4] | 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
editThe 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.[5] 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[6] to minimise the impact on the rest of the network.[7]
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[8] and Save T3 Bankstown Line,[9] with the former proposing lower fares at Birrong, Yagoona and Olympic Park.[10]
It is also noted the NSW Future Transport Strategy 2056[11] 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
edit- ^ "Conversion of T3 Bankstown Line | nsw". www.mysydney.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Transport for NSW, Customer Experience Division. "Southwest Link". transportnsw.info. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ a b "NSW Rail.net Bankstown line". Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
- ^ a b "NSW Rail.net Lidcombe-Cabramatta line". Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
- ^ "Planning for rail services west of Bankstown" (PDF). NSW Government. February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Planning for rail services west of Bankstown | Transport for NSW". web.archive.org. December 8, 2022. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 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 April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ RestoreInnerWestLine (February 5, 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 April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ "Rail Options for Future of Birrong and Yagoona". SaveT3. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Roydon, Ng (February 29, 2024). "Online Submission: Restore T2-Inner West Line" (PDF). Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ NSW Government, Transport for NSW. "Future Transport Strategy 2056" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.