Month: July 2021

Transport for NSW has confirmed that public transport across the Greater Sydney area will mostly operate to a dynamic weekday timetable from Monday 2 August 2021. This is a significant increase to the Sunday timetables that have been in force since 19 July, and reflect the expected additional travel demand as some restrictions regarding Construction work are lifted from today.

These ‘dynamic’ timetables will not be regular weekday timetables. Instead, they will provide the general span of service that is usually seen on a weekday with changes to frequency based on the changed demand during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Greater Sydney. This will mean extra services in the early morning and early afternoon, with reduced levels of service at the height of peak, particularly on AM/PM City Express services.

Changes by mode are listed below;

Buses

Most services will operate to a weekday school holiday timetable. There will be reduced frequencies on AM/PM City Express services. Dedicated school services will operate where required.

Ferries

Services will operate hourly on all lines.

Light Rail

L1 Dulwich Hill Line services will operate to a normal weekday timetable. L2 Randwick Line services will operate to a Sunday timetable with additional services in the early morning and early afternoon. L3 Kingsford Line services will operate to a Sunday timetable.

Metro

Services will run every 10 minutes during peak periods and every 20 minutes at other times. 

Trains

Sydney Trains services will mostly operate to a weekday timetable. There will be reduced services in the AM and PM peak. Extra services will operate in the early morning.

NSW Trainlink Intercity services will mostly operate to a weekday timetable. There will be reduced services in the AM and PM peak.

NSW TrainLink Regional services operate to a weekday timetable for Regional, Hunter, Bathurst, Southern Highland lines. Services to Grafton have been cancelled.

Despite the increase in service, Transport for NSW is still urging all residents to stay home whilst the lockdown under COVID-19 Public Health Order continues.

Transport for NSW has confirmed that services across the Greater Sydney area will be cut from Monday 19 July 2021, as restrictions under the COVID-19 Public Health Orders continue to be tightened. This means that all services will move to a permanent reduced Sunday timetable until further notice.

The move to reduced timetables will see a significant reduction in service across the entire network. Changes by travel mode include;

Buses

Services will operate to a Sunday or reduced timetable with additional services along some corridors. School services will still operate in some areas.

Sydney Metro

Services will run every 10 minutes during peak periods and every 20 minutes at other times. 

Sydney Trains

All lines will operate to a Sunday timetable. 

NSW TrainLink Intercity

BMT, CCN and SCL will operate to a Sunday timetable, HUN and SHL lines will operate as normal. 

Sydney Ferries

Services will operate hourly on all lines, except the Pyrmont line which will operate every 30 minutes.

Sydney Light Rail 

Services will run every 20 minutes 

This comes as COVID-19 restrictions continue to be tightened across Greater Sydney in response to the growing outbreak of the Delta strain in Sydney, with 1242 local cases since the start of the current cluster as of 18 July. Restrictions on movement are forcing work and study from home whilst many cannot leave their Local Government Areas except for essential work. Masks continue to be mandatory on public transport.

Transport for NSW COO Howard Collins urged commuters to stay home and not travel on public transport services across the coming weeks. Collins also noted that it is really important that we ensure the remaining services are only used by essential workers as per the current public health orders.

Update 22/07/21 – As a result of overcrowding concerns, additional services have been added to the network on top of the regular Sunday service levels. This includes extra bus services along key corridors and a doubling of peak Sydney Metro frequency from every 20 minutes to every 10 minutes.

Bus routes with extra services include;

• B1 – Mona Vale to City Wynyard
• 265 – Lane Cove to North Sydney
• 309 – Banksmeadow to Railway Square
• 309X – Port Botany to Railway Square
• 324 – Watsons Bay to Edgecliff
• 352 – Marrickville to Bondi Junction
• 400 – Eastgardens to Randwick
• 440 – Leichhardt to Railway Square
• 600 – Pennant Hills to Parramatta
• 607X – Bella Vista to City QVB
• 610X – Castle Hill to City QVB
• 611 – Blacktown to Macquarie Park
• 664 – Parramatta to Norwest
• 665 – Parramatta to Rouse Hill
• 723 – Mt Druitt to Eastern Creek
• 723 – Blacktown to Eastern Creek
• 724 – Blacktown to Huntingwood
• 779 – St Marys to Erskine Park

Update 25/07/21 – Based on updated advice from Transport for NSW there have been changes to bus services in some areas. Forest Coachlines, Transdev North Shore, and Busabout will all move to a weekday school holiday timetable with no school services from today. Punchbowl and Transdev South will move to a Saturday timetable with no school services from today. State Transit, Transit Systems, Hillsbus, Busways and Interline are all remaining on Sunday timetables including the previously reported supplementary services.

Update 31/07/21 – Move to ‘Dynamic Weekday Timetables,’ see here