The New South Wales Government has committed an additional $180 million for works to modernise and upgrade the rail network at Central Station’s Grand Concourse.
The modernisation works are expected to provide more frequent and reliable services for commuters while reducing wait times and overcrowding.
The works will form part of the New South Wales Government’s More Trains, More Services program. The $5.3 billion program represents a range of improvements across the states train network to create extra rail services.
The next stage of the program will deliver railway infrastructure works to station platforms to accommodate the new fleet and allow up to 15 trains every hour to access rail platforms at Central Station’s Grand Concourse.
Minister for Transport, Veterans and Western Sydney David Elliott said the multimillion-dollar investment would create high capacity, ‘turn up and go’ services for commuters.
“Updating ageing critical signalling assets with new-generation technology means the rail network can recover faster after extreme weather or technical failures, leading to fewer delays and cancellations for our commuters,” Elliot said.
“The program will further simplify and modernise the rail network while supporting service changes from 2024 to integrate Sydney Metro City & Southwest services with the heavy rail network.”
The More Trains, More Services program has already delivered 41 new Waratah Series 2 trains and more than 1700 additional weekly services since 2017.
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