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All of Sydney’s 10 bus regions are operated by private companies, which are contracted by the state government.

Bus routes axed, new ones added under sweeping changes to Sydney network

The shake-up will affect bus routes from the northern beaches and north shore to the Hills, north-west and city’s south-west.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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Wiley Park station is closed while work continues on converting the line between Sydenham and Bankstown to metro train standards.

$32m in work needed after Sydney metro opening risks disrupting commuters

Commuters face extra disruptions after the ribbon is cut on the final stage of the M1 if construction cannot be done during scheduled maintenance shutdowns.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The section between Sydenham and Bankstown is the final part of the $30 billion M1 metro line to be opened.

Secret chart that reveals target date for Sydney metro line’s opening

The final stage of the M1 metro line cannot go live soon enough for commuters who have been catching replacement buses for the past two years.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
IPhone users will finally be able to tap onto trains.

Can you use tap-and go with a myki pass? What about a concession card? Your questions answered

Confused at the government’s new tap and go train payments? We answer all your questions here.

  • Isabel McMillan
Travellers will finally be able to tap on and off trains using phones or bank cards.

Some commuters can finally ditch myki cards. But there are key exceptions

Those on trams and buses will still need a physical card. And myki passes won’t be supported by the new system.

  • Daniella White and Patrick Hatch
QR train.

Major train delays as signalling issue impacts rail system

Two lines are primarily affected, though the knock-on effects are also impacting the larger network.

  • Julius Dennis
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Western Sydney Airport metro rail line.

Warnings that metro rail line to Sydney’s new airport is set to be delayed again

Confidential documents reveal the project is running late on a vast range of work, from switching on power at stations to receiving new European-built trains.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The Craigieburn train maintenance centre.

The train line robbery: How Metro Trains underpaid its own workers

A dispute over millions of dollars in superannuation has resulted in workers taking on both Metro Trains and their own unions to get their entitlements.

  • Clay Lucas
“Binge Finland” is a piece of marketing flim-flammery that is to its intended target what a plate of poached reindeer is to vegans.

I brought the kids on a scenic train trip. My optimism was soon derailed

Finland’s train service wants us to get off our devices and pivot to glaciers. Good luck with that.

  • Michelle Cazzulino
The NSW government is refusing to release documents detailing the date it is targeting for opening the long-delayed final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line.

‘Why keep it secret?’ Commuters demand a date for metro line’s opening

The NSW government is refusing to release documents detailing the date it is targeting for opening the long-delayed final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line.

  • Matt O'Sullivan