Railways in Sydney

This article is about railways in Sydney in general. For the operator of suburban and intercity services, see Sydney Trains.

Sydney rail network
Sydney Trains
Sydney Metro
Sydney Light Rail
Sydney Freight Network

Sydney, the largest city in Australia, has an extensive network of passenger and goods railways. The passenger system includes an extensive suburban railway network, operated by Sydney Trains, a metro system and a light rail network. A dedicated goods network also exists.

Central station is the main interchange for Sydney Trains suburban services, also serving intercity and NSW TrainLink regional trains and Sydney's light rail network. Journey Beyond's Indian Pacific to Perth also departs from Central.[1]

Sydney's suburban rail network is the busiest in Australia, with over 359 million journeys made in the 2017–18 financial year.[2]

  1. ^ "Stations and Terminals". Great Southern Rail. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Sydney Trains Annual Report 2017–18" (PDF). Sydney Trains. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.