Wednesday, February 24, 2021
One-billion dollars is being set aside to boost train services including on the South Coast Line.
Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said the next wave of funding through the More Trains, More Services program will continue the rail revolution as part of the integration of Sydney Metro City & Southwest in 2024.
“Moving Bankstown Line services to the new standalone metro system removes an existing bottleneck and frees up capacity to deliver more services on other lines where it’s needed.
Key service improvements for customers as part of the program will include:
- More services on the South Coast Line, meaning a service every 15 minutes instead of every 20 minutes in the peak, and a service every 30 minutes instead of every hour between Wollongong and the Sydney CBD in the off peak.
âMoving Bankstown Line services to the new standalone metro system removes an existing bottleneck and frees up capacity to deliver more services on other lines where itâs needed,â he said.
âOne billion dollars in funding ensures weâre future-proofing the existing rail network to keep pace with demand.â
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While patronage has recently pushed close to 70 per cent of pre-pandemic levels, the network spent much of 2020 operating at or below 50 per cent.
âThe vaccine is going to change things and people are going to get their confidence back,â Mr Constance said.
âThe vaccine is going to change things and people are going to get their confidence back.â