Please email:[email protected], Got an exclusive tip? The Sydney Metro upgrade of the Bankstown Line means: A proposed six-week annual closure of the line will not go ahead, instead a program of closures is being refined to minimise impacts as much as possible for customers. Its the historical name. Upgrading the T3 Bankstown Line to Sydney Metro standards is vital to the future of Sydneys transport network it will boost capacity and provide a more reliable journey for customers. Transport for NSW will continue to work with the community at every stage of the project. The NSW Government does not support maintaining the Bankstown to Lidcombe shuttle in the long term future. Sydney commuters face closure of Bankstown line for up to six months It must be noted the first preference of the local community remains a full and immediate restoration of the line, she said. [2] Future Transport Strategy or Farcical Transport Strategy? Bankstown line to be disrupted for five years. Ms Prendergast said the length of a shutdown of the Bankstown line towards the end of the construction phase in late 2023, which was originally planned for up to six months, was yet to be finalised. This report shows that the Bankstown line would be shut down during the July and December-January school holiday periods for each year between 2019 and 2024. The first single-deck trains are due to begin running on the converted Bankstown line in 2024, which will form part of stage two of the metro railway that continues on from Sydenham to the central business district and Chatswood. Mr Ng claims they were not given a direct train line to the City to ensure those commuters would help patronise the new metro. Train commuters on the T3 Bankstown line will be forced to seek alternate public transport avenues in the coming weeks as the NSW Government announced plans last month to close stations between Bankstown and Sydenham to carry out essential works for the Sydney Metro & Southwest project.

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