Media releases

CityRail met its on time running benchmark in May 2013 with 92.2% of peak services running to schedule.

New figures show that crowding on trains has reduced overall across the network following the introduction of brand new Waratah trains and extra services.

RailCorp has released new data showing a drop in the number of reported offences on the network.

CityRail has met its on time running target for April 2013, exceeding the benchmark of 92%.

CityRail will remove detonators - also known as audible track warning devices - from all electric trains, following a review of security incidents.

Aircraft enthusiasts are cleared for takeoff with CityRail providing additional train services to the Wings over Illawarra Air Show on Sunday, 5 May.

CountryLink XPLORER customers are advised to plan ahead when travelling on the North West Moree line between 15 April and 20 June.

Train buffs are set to get full steam ahead with CityRail putting on extra services to Maitland’s premier historic train event, Steamfest on April 13 and 14.

Customers travelling on the Northern Line this afternoon will be able to catch a train from the city to Hornsby, the Central Coast and Newcastle.

This school holidays travel with CountryLink and take advantage of the $1 kids’ fare to help make your trip even more affordable.

RailCorp is helping NSW rural communities to rebuild by donating wooden rail sleepers to replace fences destroyed in recent bushfires.

RailCorp is asking customers to plan ahead and prepare for trackwork over the weekend of 9 and 10 February during Operation CBD.

There’ll be loads of extra trains running this weekend to transport crowds to and from major concert events at Sydney Olympic Park.

RailCorp is advising customers on the South Coast Line to plan ahead, as trackwork means buses will replace trains between Dunmore and Berry from 4 to 15 February.

Some 130,000 train customers are set to catch the train to get to Australia Day celebrations on Saturday, with extra services scheduled across the network.

Customers who use Bondi Junction Transport Interchange will soon benefit from a new and more reliable lift service.

If you’re heading back to work in early January, make sure you plan ahead as trackwork is taking place on a number of lines on the CityRail network from Wednesday 2 January to Sunday 20 January 2013.

Customers are advised trackwork is taking place across the CityRail network with buses to replace some trains from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 December 2012.

RailCorp’s Director Operations Tony Eid today thanked customers for their understanding following the first fortnight of the dwell management trial at Town Hall Station.

CityRail customers can beat the heat this summer with the return of cool zones at the city’s busiest stations from 1 December.

CountryLink staff have joined with the Starlight Children’s Foundation to offer 200 children and their parents and carers a fun-packed day of entertainment.

Customers are reminded trackwork is taking place on the Hunter Line. Buses will replace some train services from Tuesday 20 November to Saturday 24 November.

CityRail will be running an additional 30 special event services to get customers to and from the MS Sydney to Gong Bike Ride on Sunday 4 November.

RailCorp has been busy preparing for the upcoming bushfire season, working with emergency services and clearing vegetation that could pose a fire risk to the rail network.

A new initiative at Town Hall Station aims to improve reliability for trains coming into the city and reduce congestion during the morning peak, Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian said today.