Sydney commuters are facing further train cancellations and major delays after hundreds of services were slashed on Wednesday amid an ongoing bitter pay dispute between the rail union and NSW government.
Train services have again been cancelled and delayed amid industrial action from the Electrical Trades Union and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union on Thursday after hundreds of services were cancelled on Wednesday.
Transport for NSW said on Wednesday afternoon that only 16 per cent of morning peak-hour services departed on-time or within five minutes of their scheduled departure, meaning more than 80 per cent were either late or cancelled, as the effect of the more than 350 work bans spread across the network.
Train cancellations and delays are set to continue amid a dispute between the NSW government and Rail, Tram & Bus Union. Picture: Newswire/ Gaye Gerard
More than 100 peak-hour services were cancelled on Wednesday morning out of the 393 that had been scheduled, or about 25 per cent, with delays on the T4 line connecting Sydney’s CBD to the eastern suburbs and Sutherland Shire reporting delays of up to nearly five hours.
Sydney Trains urged commuters to allow extra time for travel on Thursday.
“Lengthy delays, service cancellations and very large service gaps on the rail network are expected to continue tomorrow due to ongoing protected industrial action,” Sydney Trains said in a post to X Wednesday night.
“Please delay non-essential travel, allow extra travel time, and consider all your transport options.”