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Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Sydney light rail stopped for urgent repairs: When it will return
Light rail services in Sydney have ground to a halt on Thursday, just one week after the train network went down over a single incident. The L2 and L3 services went down about 10am due to urgent repairs at Town Hall. The service was cut off from Circular Quay at the Town Hall stop. Commuters were instead directed to the trains running between the two transport hubs. Available light rail services continued between Town Hall and both Randwick and Juniors Kingsford.
Daily Telegraph
27-05-2025
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- Daily Telegraph
More commuter chaos as technical incident on Metro
Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. Followed categories will be added to My News. Metro services have stopped running between Sydenham and Barangaroo after a train had a mechanical incident after 4pm, just before the Tuesday afternoon peak. Sydney commuters hoping to catch the Metro home from work have been the latest victims of disruptions and delays, after an incident occurred at Barangaroo station. A Sydney Metro spokesperson said an issue has arisen with the pantograph on one of the trains, which is the part on top of the carriage that fixes the vehicle to the overhead lines. Services are still running between Barangaroo and Tallawong. Shuttle services will be run between Barangaroo and Sydenham. 'Announcements are being made on-board and on platforms,' the spokesperson said. 'Troubleshooting of the train is underway.' Passenger services along the Metro line were delayed after 4pm, with staff at Martin Place Metro station telling passengers to use the heavy rail. Travel screens at the station were blank as afternoon crowds filled the platform. This is the third technical incident to hit Sydney's transport system in less than a week. Trains on the heavy rail network were delayed on Monday afternoon after a mental health incident near Artarmon resulted in a police operation. That followed chaos on Tuesday and Wednesday last week when an overhead electrical wire collapsed on a train near Homebush shutting off nearly all train lines. More to come.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
New chaos for city's train commuters
Passengers have been told to expect delays after train services in Sydney stopped on Monday following an emergency in the city's north. Services between Central and Hornsby were delayed on the North Shore line while emergency services responded to an incident at Artarmon. Trains were also delayed on the Western and Northern Lines. While services have resumed, passengers have been told to expect delays, consider catching bus services or the Metro, of find alternative transport. 'Passengers are advised to allow plenty of extra travel time, listen to announcements and check information displays as train stopping patterns may change,' a NSW Transport spokesman said. Last week, commuters faced days of ongoing disruptions on Sydney's train network after part of a train's rooftop power connector became entangled with overhead powerlines at Lidcombe in the city's west. Train services were also delayed while workers fixed six tracks. Premier Chris Minns green lit a fare free day on Monday to compensate them for delays.
News.com.au
26-05-2025
- News.com.au
Sydney trains have resumed following an emergency incident at Artarmon
Passengers have been told to expect delays after train services in Sydney stopped on Monday following an emergency in the city's north. Services between Central and Hornsby were delayed on the North Shore line while emergency services responded to an incident at Artarmon. Trains were also delayed on the Western and Northern Lines. While services have resumed, passengers have been told to expect delays, consider catching bus services or the Metro, of find alternative transport. 'Passengers are advised to allow plenty of extra travel time, listen to announcements and check information displays as train stopping patterns may change,' a NSW Transport spokesman said. Last week, commuters faced days of ongoing disruptions on Sydney's train network after part of a train's rooftop power connector became entangled with overhead powerlines at Lidcombe in the city's west. Train services were also delayed while workers fixed six tracks. Premier Chris Minns green lit a fare free day on Monday to compensate them for delays.
The Guardian
20-05-2025
- The Guardian
High-voltage wire collapses on Sydney train leaving 300 trapped and causing major delays across network
Sydney's train network has been thrown into chaos after high-voltage wire collapsed on the top of a train, trapping 300 passengers and causing disruption to lines going in and out of central Sydney. Howard Collins, the coordinator general for Transport for NSW, told reporters on Tuesday afternoon response teams were working to ensure the correct isolations were put in place to remove the 300 passengers on that train and the trains around it which were caught when the power was switched off. 'The most important thing here is safety, making sure we do that under safe conditions and there's no risk of the power being switched on by accident or other means,' Collins said. 'So once we've done that, our own response team, plus also the assistance of police and other emergency services, will safely evacuate those people off the train and to the nearest station.' Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email Transport engineers needed to make sure the correct isolations were in place, and earthing bonds were put on before passengers could be let off the train. 'It's life threatening if you get very near or touch wires with that amount of voltage and ambient – it will kill you straight away,' Collins said. There were significant delays expected for the T1 (North Shore and Western line), T2 (Leppington and Inner West line), T3 (Liverpool and Inner West line), T8 (Airport and South Line) as well as lines to Newcastle via Strathfield as a result of theissue. The T4 line was not affected. Collins said the issue should be fixed on Tuesday night, but advised commuters to check the news in the morning. Transport for NSW advised people to plan for extra travel time or consider using Metro services between Epping, Chatswood and Central, or alternative bus routes. Collins said the alternatives were very limited, so people should avoid using the rail network where possible, but lines cannot be resumed until the wire on top of the train had been made safe. Collins said Uber had put in a price surging cap to prevent massive price hikes for the ride-share service. It was too early to say what brought the cable down, Collins said, but the overhead wire was 'maintained to a very strict standard'. 'But like anything mechanical, there may be a reason why this has occurred,' he said. 'It is very unusual but does happen on overhead wire lines around every state and around the globe.'
