Due to a decision from the Fair Work Commission, the planned strike on Monday 29 January will not go ahead. ALL SERVICES WILL OPERATE AS NORMAL
Train drivers have been prohibited from striking over pay for six weeks.
Train Disruptions – Monday 29 January Update
On Monday 29 January NO trains services will operate in NSW. This is due to strike action being undertaken by the RBTU and Sydney train drivers.
Please see below a list of disruptions and alternative options.
Train Services
- No train services will operate in NSW. This includes Sydney Trains, NSW Trainlink Intercity and NSW Trainlink Regional services.
School Bus Services
- All government contracted school buses will not operate. This includes all STA and most private operators.
- School run buses will still operate.
Regular Bus Services
- There will be cancellations to some route services, particularly those run by Private operators.
- Some bus routes that duplicate train lines will have extra services.
Rail Replacement Buses
- There will be limited rail replacement buses operating. They will operate very 10-15 minutes and have very limited capacity. See the list of routes below;
- Hornsby, All Stops to Wynyard and return.
- Blacktown, Seven Hills and return
- Parramatta to QVB and return.
- Parramatta, limited stops along Parramatta Rd to Central and return.
- Penrith, limited stops along Great Western Highway to Parramatta and return.
- Burwood, Croydon, Ashfield to Central and return.
- Liverpool to Central and return.
- Bankstown, All Stops to Belmore to Central and return.
- Bondi Junction to Museum and return.
- Sutherland to Central and return.
- Cronulla, Woolaware, Caringbah to Central and return.
- Oatley, All Stops to Arncliffe to Central and return.
- Sydney Olympic Park Wharf to Sydney Olympic Park Station and return.
- Campbelltown, All Stops to Liverpool and return.
- Campbelltown, Leaumeah and return.
- Mascot, Green Square to Central and return.
- Sydney Airport International Terminal 1, Green Square to Central and return.
- Sydney Airport Qantas Domestic Terminal 3, Green Square to Central and return.
- Katoomba, All Stops to Penrith and return.
- Wollongong, North Wollongong to Central and return.
- Gosford to Central and return.
- All NSW TrainLink regional services will be replaced by buses. This may include some services on Sunday 28 January and Tuesday 30 January in addition to Monday 29 January.
Please do expect all modes of transport to be busier than usual, and take longer than usual due to congestion. If possible, avoid travelling on Monday 29 January.
Train Disruptions – RBTU Industrial Action
Due to planned legal industrial action being taken by the RBTU and Sydney Train Drivers, major disruptions are to be expected on the rail network from Thursday 25 January to Monday 29 January.
Please see below a list of all the planned disruptions by date.
Thursday 25 January
- Most Sydney Trains and all Intercity services will operate to a Saturday or reduced timetable.
- NSW Regional Trains will operate as normal.
Friday 26 January
- Most Sydney Trains and all Intercity services will run to a Sunday or reduced timetable.
- All T5 Cumberland Line and T6 Carlingford Line services will be CANCELLED
- Trains to Revesby will instead terminate at Kingsgrove. Macarthur services will make extra stops.
- Trains to Richmond will instead terminate at Blacktown. A limited shuttle will operate between Blacktown and Richmond
- NSW Regional Trains will operate as normal.
Saturday 27 January
- Most Sydney Trains and all Intercity services will operate to a Saturday or reduced timetable.
- All T5 Cumberland Line and T6 Carlingford Line services will be CANCELLED
- NSW Regional Trains will operate as normal.
Sunday 28 January
- Most Sydney Trains and all Intercity services will run to a Sunday or reduced timetable.
- All T5 Cumberland Line and T6 Carlingford Line services will be CANCELLED
- All NSW Regional Services are CANCELLED
Monday 29 January
- ALL Sydney Trains, Intercity and NSW Regional Services are CANCELLED. No passenger rail services will operate in NSW.
Please do be aware that further disruptions beyond those envisaged may be possible. Allow for significant extra travel time and plan alternative routes.
This is due to the actions of our state government and its Transport Minister, who refuse to agree on a fair wage and conditions for our train drivers. We should support our train drivers and condemn this current government for its heartless treatment. If a fair agreement can be made, much of this disruption will be averted.
Some schools (including SACS) have announced that they will not be opening on Monday 29 January if the strike goes ahead. Please check with individual school for more information.
Featured Bus Route – January 2018
Happy New Year! This year we will be having a featured bus route each month, so get requesting and see if your choice makes the top 12!
Our featured route this month is the 373 which operates between Coogee and City Circular Quay via Randwick Junction, Moore Park, Taylor Square and Elizabeth Street.
The 373 is one of the routes designated as a high priority Suburban route in the Sydney Bus Future report. This means that it runs 24/7 at a high frequency with stops every 800 or so metres along the route. The corridor it services is being further upgraded with the introduction of light rail between. Randwick and City Circular Quay, which may see the route take more of a back seat role in the future
Much like many other Eastern Suburbs bus routes, the 373 largely duplicates an old tram line. It began operation in its current state in 1960 as a replacement for the Coogee tram line which had just closed down.
The service currently operates 24 hours with high frequency. It runs very 5 minutes in the peak, every 10 minutes off peak and on weekends and every half an hour overnight.
It is operated out of STA’s Randwick Depot, with some services also operating out of Port Botany and Waverly depots during peak hours. It is serviced by a mix of regular 12.5m buses and high capacity 18m articulated buses.
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