CityRail

CityRail
The L7 logo of CityRail
Agency overview
Formed16 January 1989
Dissolved30 June 2013
Superseding agencies
JurisdictionNew South Wales
HeadquartersSydney
Parent agencyState Rail Authority (1989–2003)
RailCorp (2004–2013)
Key document
  • Transport Administration Act, 1988 (NSW)
Websitewww.cityrail.info

CityRail was a passenger railway brand operated by the State Rail Authority from 1989 to 2003 and by RailCorp from 2003 to 2013 with services in and around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, the three largest cities in New South Wales, Australia. It was established in January 1989 and abolished in June 2013 when it was superseded by Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink.

In June 2013, it operated 307 stations and over 2,060 kilometres of track, extending north to the upper Hunter Valley, south to the Shoalhaven and Southern Highlands regions and west to Bathurst. In the year ended 30 June 2012, 306 million journeys were made on the network.[1]

  1. ^ Annual Report 30 June 2012 Archived 25 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine RailCorp