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Commuters waiting at Chatswood station during the storm.

Storm sweeps across Sydney, affecting metro and train services

A power supply issue shut sections of the metro and caused train disruptions.

  • Cindy Yin

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The Waratah passenger train involved in the near-miss near Blacktown station on April 21, 2024.

Sydney passenger train sped at four times limit through known trouble spot

The driver was thrown from his seat in the over-speed incident on a section of track in Sydney.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Western Sydney Airport’s 3.7-kilometre runway can handle aircraft as large as an A380 superjumbo.

Singapore Airlines locks in flights to Sydney’s new airport despite fuel crisis

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday for Singapore Airlines’ first flights to Western Sydney Airport in November, while other carriers could be landing weeks earlier.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Why 24-hour public transport in Sydney could become a reality.

Why 24-hour public transport in Sydney could become a reality

For years, Sydney has been stuck in a “chicken and egg” situation over 24-hour public transport – but the success of a recent trial could soon change that.

  • Cindy Yin
The new ferry wharf at La Perouse.

These $78m Sydney wharves opened without ferries. Now there’s a second chance

More than a year after these piers opened at four times the original forecast cost, plans for ferry services between them in Botany Bay remain unfulfilled.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The section of the Great Western Highway which is threatening to collapse.

‘Major failure’: Key Blue Mountains highway to be closed for at least three months

With 12,000 vehicles using the road every day, the prolonged blockage will affect the delivery times and cost of produce from the region to Sydney.

  • Bevan Shields
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Western Sydney Airport metro rail line.

Length of delay to Sydney’s new airport metro line hinges on ‘big negotiation’

The transport minister has told Sydney Metro to protect taxpayers then “open the line when they can”.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Firefighters atop the roof of the smoking tram at the Chalmers Street stop near Central Station on Thursday morning.

Tram fire forces services to stop on Sydney light rail lines for hours

The small fire on the tram’s roof forced services to be suspended for several hours on Thursday as the private operator assessed the risk to its fleet.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Workers demonstrate a new hand-held laser device used to check over-head wiring on Sydney’s passenger train network.

Binoculars out, lasers in: How Sydney Trains plans to stop the meltdowns

The roll-out of the new devices will help crews detect overhead thin-wire spots like the one which crippled the city’s passenger trains for days last May.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
One of the first long-distance regional passenger trains at an Auburn rail maintenance centre on Friday,

What passengers can expect from NSW’s long-distance trains

More than three years late and $800 million over budget, the first of a fleet of 29 new trains are undergoing major testing before they can enter service.

  • Matt O'Sullivan