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Train delays "solved" by changing timetable

posted Tuesday 12 November 2002
CityRail will change the timetabling of 20 chronically late-running trains from 9 December 2002 in order to improve their on-time running statistics.

As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald of 9 November, the train running times will be extended by up to four minutes. Some will run as little as one minute later. Passengers will be advised of the changes by the use of information boards at stations. CityRail has denied that the changes amount to a "back door" introduction of the controversial April 2002 timetable plan which has been deferred indefinitely, saying that only 20 out of its 2738 daily train services are affected.

The services affected are:-

EAST HILLS LINE

4.35 pm Town Hall to Macarthur
4.46 pm Town Hall to Macarthur via Airport
4.55 pm Town Hall to Campbelltown via Sydenham
5.10 pm Town Hall to Macarthur via Sydenham
5.32 pm Central Terminal to Moss Vale / Goulburn.

SOUTH LINE

4.50t pm Museum to Macarthur via Sydenham
4.56t pm Museum to Macarthur via Airport
5.05t pm Museum to Campbelltown via Sydenham
5.20t pm Museum to Macarthur via Airport
5.32l pm Central to Moss Vale / Goulburn

NORTHERN LINE

6.10 pm Hornsby to Epping will be discontinued
5.01 pm North Sydney to Hornsby via Strathfield
5.26l pm Central to Wyong
5.17 pm Central to Berowra via North Shore
5.04 pm North Sydney to Hornsby via Strathfield
5.16 pm North Sydney to Hornsby via Strathfield
5.49 pm North Sydney to Hornsby via Strathfield
5.39 pm Chatswood to Hornsby via Strathfield

NORTH SHORE LINE

5.00 pm Strathfield to Berowra via City

CENTRAL COAST LINE

5.26 pm Central to Wyong

The discontinued 6.10pm contra-peak service carries few passengers but causes significant delays to heavily loaded peak-direction services at Hornsby junction.



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