Rail Clearways

The Rail Clearways Plan is an initiative of the NSW Government to strengthen reliability and increase capacity on the CityRail network, presently recognised as one of the most complex in the world.

This plan comprises of a number of projects to simplify the network to allow more reliable and frequent services and to increase capacity for future growth.

Delivering Rail Clearways

Projects completed

• Macdonaldtown turnback
• Bondi Junction turnback
• Berowra platform
• Macdonaldtown stabling
• Hornsby platform 5 and stabling
• Revesby turnback

Projects under construction

• Lidcombe turnback
• Homebush turnback
• Cronulla branch line duplication
• Kingsgrove to Revesby additional tracks

Projects under planning and design development

• Macarthur Station and interchange upgrade
• Quakers Hill to Vineyard Duplication
• Liverpool turnback

The benefits of these projects will be progressively delivered through the implementation of new timetables incorporating the use of these new assets as they are completed.

Trackwork for Rail Clearways

As with any major project, there will be some inconvenience while work is undertaken. This may involve changes to scheduled services or even alternative transport arrangements such as buses. However, most of the work will be limited to weekends and some school holiday periods.

Information on construction will be provided through letters to residents and businesses, and information on changes to transport arrangements will be provided on CityRail's website and at stations.

Information on planned trackwork is available in the Trackwork section.

Benefits of Rail Clearways

• More reliable, frequent and convenient rail services.
• Increased capacity to relieve crowding.
• Additional peak hour services.
• Reduced congestion at key stations.
• Simplified network to operate and easier to recover in the case of an incident.