We are delighted that the Transport for NSW/Sydney Metro plans to close Birrong and Yagoona (once Metro Southwest opens) have been abandoned.
The T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line is a win against the former plans to permanently replace trains with shuttle bus/light-rail/ride-share.
Birrong and Yagoona (on the T6 Line) are without a train to Central due to Metro Southwest.
Both stations had 2 train lines to Central until 2013 but from October 2024 will have 0 trains to Central.
Restoring "Bankstown to City Circle via Regents Park" provides a direct train to Central for Birrong and Yagoona.
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Save Our Rail
Save Our Suburbs
19,000 Daily Commuters West of Bankstown need our Sydney Trains Network services
End Forced Interchange at Lidcombe by restoring Inner West Line: Bankstown to City Circle via Regents Park
Maintain direct train between Liverpool and Bankstown, and keep stations in the West of Bankstown open
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Future of Birrong and Yagoona in Doubt
Transport for NSW & the Department of Planning have released a proposal to remove the T6 Lidcombe and Bankstown Line in the Future Transport Strategy. Learn more and have your say about the Greater Parramatta Underground Rail Corridors.
Sign Petition to Save T3 Bankstown Line
Keeping Our Stations Open with Trains to City Circle via Inner West, Trains to Liverpool and Bankstown
Support the Sydney Trains Network with Signalling Upgrades
Metro Increases Travel Times for West of Bankstown
Regents Park to Circular Quay
Sydney Trains: 54 min Metro: 60 min
Villawood to Town Hall
Sydney Trains: 45 min Metro: 55 min
Chester Hill to Redfern
Sydney Trains: 35 min Metro: 50 min
Birrong to Wynyard
Sydney Trains: 43 min Metro: 53 min
*With interchange(s) on Sydney Trains & Metro Southwest + additional train/walk to destination
Save T3 Bankstown Line Statement regarding T3 Bankstown Line shutdown
We express concerns regarding the T3 Bankstown Line shutdown's community and stakeholder engagement strategy. It is disappointing that the NSW Government is failing to adequately publicise the closure date of 21 September 2024 through government announcements, social media, and other platforms.
The T3 Bansktown Line between Lidcombe and Campsie (via Bankstown) will close from 21 September - 29 September 2024. Such details are only listed on a small section of the Southwest Link webpage.
Following this initial closure (Lidcombe to Campsie starting 21 September), the T3 Line between Marrickville and Bankstown will close for over 12 months starting on 30 September 2024.
We reiterate our calls for the NSW Government to restore the Bankstown to City Circle via Regents Park (Inner West Line) direct train service as per the recommendation of the Parliament Inquiry into Sydenham - Bankstown line conversion (2019-20).
Save T3 Bankstown Line Statement regarding Sydney Metro City
We welcome the commencement of Sydney Metro services from Tallawong to Sydenham from 19 August 2024.
As commuters from West of Bankstown (beyond Sydenham - Bankstown), our main focus is to ensure the stations between Lidcombe - Liverpool and Lidcombe - Bankstown remain open with Sydney Trains services to City Circle.
It is unfortunate that the T3 Bankstown Line will be closed by October 2024 for the Sydenham to Bankstown Metro conversion as the Sydney Metro Southwest removes the final direct train to Central from Birrong and Yagoona.
We call on the NSW Government to restore the direct train from Bankstown (and Liverpool) to City Circle via Regents Park (on the Inner West Line), and to maintain existing direct Sydney Trains between Liverpool - Bankstown.
Save T3 Bankstown Line
Email: SaveT3@restoreinnerwestline.org.au
Phone: 0426 500 330
Mail: PO BOX 470 Lidcombe NSW 1825
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Save T3 Bankstown Line
Fighting for the 19,000 Commuters in the West of Bankstown seeking to Keep our Stations Open with services to City Circle via Inner West, Central, Liverpool, and Bankstown