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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Transport for NSW | ||
| Locale | Greater Sydney | ||
| Transit type | Suburban rail | ||
| Number of lines | 9 | ||
| Number of stations | 161 | ||
| Annual ridership | 278.1 million (FY 2023–2024) | ||
| Chief executive | Matt Longland | ||
| Website | Transport for NSW: Sydney Trains | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1 July 2013 | ||
| Number of vehicles | 240 8-carriage trains | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 355.5 km (220.9 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC from overhead catenary | ||
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Sydney Trains is the brand name and operator of suburban and intercity train services centring on Greater Sydney in New South Wales, Australia.
The metropolitan part of the network is a hybrid urban-suburban rail system with a central underground core that covers 369 km (229 mi) of route length over 813 km (505 mi) of track, with 161 stations on nine lines.[1]
Within Sydney, the network has frequencies of 5–10 minutes during peak-time at most inner-city and major stations, and 15 minutes off-peak at most minor stations. During the weekday peak, train services are more frequent.[2]
The network is managed by Transport for NSW and is part of its Opal ticketing system. In 2018–19, 377.1 million passenger journeys were made on the suburban network, making it the most-used rail network in Australia.
- ^ Transport for NSW, Bureau of Transport Statistics (2014). "Train statistics 2014" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Routes and timetables". Transport for NSW. Retrieved 3 July 2024.