Optimising the Heavy Rail Network: Explore Transport for NSW’ Operational Blueprint for Network Optimisation

Sydney’s heavy rail network has served the city and surrounding regions for more than a hundred years. Over that time, systems have become outdated and management and maintenance of the network has grown incredibly complex.

The network is also carrying more people than ever. It took 160 years for the railway to reach 300 million journeys annually and just five years for that total to reach 404 million. That’s a 30 per cent increase in annual journeys since 2013. Demand will continue to grow. Between 2016 and 2056, the population of Greater Sydney is expected to increase by around 40 per cent, from 4.7 million to 8 million people.

Download our exclusive article with Nikolai Prince Director of Rail Service Planning at Transport for NSW to explore their Future Rail Programme and operational blueprint.