Railway renovations
on the right track

Sydney’s Central Railway Station is to be redeveloped to allow passengers to interchange between different modes of transport, as part of the Government’s platform for smarter public transport.
Minister for Transport, David Campbell said the Government made some tough decisions as part of the Mini-Budget, but transport was a key priority with the redevelopment of Central Station, new buses, commuter car parks and the Sydney Metro System.
“These are realistic transport solutions that will secure transport networks for the future,” Mr Campbell said, “while delivering extra capacity that will make a difference to commuters in the short term.

Central to be redeveloped

   “Tough decisions have been made as part of this Mini-Budget process and what we now have is an affordable and achievable timetable for improvement.”
   Mr Campbell said the Mini-Budget focused on increasing capacity and delivering better services for people who used the transport network.
   He said key investment included:

A Sydney Metro system, including the redevelopment of Central Station;
$370 million for additional outer suburban carriages;
300 new buses to be rolled out from next year;
150 articulated buses;
Commuter car parks to be delivered at train stations across suburban Sydney, the Central Coast, Illawarra and the Blue Mountains.

   Mr Campbell said differential tolling and an increase to the parking space levy would help fund the 300 extra buses and additional commuter car spaces.
   “This Budget is not only about delivering better transport services, it’s also about injecting investment and boosting the economies of regional communities,” he said.
   “The short term gains are obvious, with more buses, more train carriages and more commuter car parks to ease crowding on our busy public transport routes and reduce the number of cars travelling into the CBD,” Mr Campbell said.
   He said widening the Iron Cove Bridge would feed more buses along Victoria Road into a new transport hub at Rozelle which would connect with the CBD Metro to transport commuters into the city.
   He said the Rozelle hub would ease traffic congestion and free up space on peak hour CityRail services into the City.

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Railway renovations on the right track

Railway renovations
on the right track