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{{Short description|Former Sydney passenger rail network operator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
{{About|a former rail operator in Australia|a former rail operator in New Zealand|Cityrail}}
{{Infobox government agency
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| formed = 16 January 1989
| dissolved = 30 June 2013
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| parent_agency = [[State Rail Authority]] (1989–2003)<br />[[RailCorp]] (2004–2013)
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| keydocument1 = ''Transport Administration Act, 1988'' (NSW)
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'''CityRail''' was a passenger railway brand operated by [[State Rail Authority|the State Rail Authority]] from 1989 to 2003 and by [[RailCorp]] from 2004 to 2013 with services in and around [[Sydney]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] and [[Wollongong]], the three largest cities in [[New South Wales]], Australia. It was established in January 1989 and abolished in June 2013 when it was superseded by [[Sydney Trains]] and [[NSW TrainLink]].

In June 2013, it operated [[List of Sydney railway stations|307 stations]] and over 2,060 kilometres of track, extending north to the upper [[Hunter Valley]], south to the [[City of Shoalhaven|Shoalhaven]] and [[Southern Highlands (New South Wales)|Southern Highlands]] regions and west to [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]]. In the year ended 30 June 2012, 306 million journeys were made on the network.<ref>[http://www.railcorp.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/12155/RailCorp_Annual_Report_2011-2012.pdf Annual Report 30 June 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130325054455/http://www.railcorp.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/12155/RailCorp_Annual_Report_2011-2012.pdf |date=25 March 2013 }} RailCorp</ref>

==History==
===Structure===
[[File:Cityrail logo 2010-2013.gif|thumb|The final logo of CityRail used until 2013]]
CityRail was established pursuant to the {{Cite Legislation AU|NSW|act||Transport Administration Act, 1988}}, and was first mentioned as an entity distinct from the [[State Rail Authority]] in the [[Parliament of New South Wales]] by then governor [[James Rowland (RAAF officer)|James Rowland]] on 21 February 1990.<ref>{{citation|title=Opening of the Third Session of the Forty–Ninth Parliament of New South Wales|work=Hansard: Legislative Council of New South Wales|publisher=Parliament of New South Wales|date=21 February 1990}}</ref> CityRail adopted a blue and yellow version of the State Rail Authority ''L7'' logo, to fit into its new blue and yellow colour scheme.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1328720463|title=Steam Workshop :: [AU] New South Wales passenger train logos through history|website=steamcommunity.com|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-date=19 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919171434/https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1328720463|url-status=live}}</ref>{{User-generated source|date=August 2025}} This logo continued to be in use until 2010, when it was replaced by the [[Waratah]] logo of the [[Government of New South Wales|NSW Government]].<ref name=":0" />

On 1 January 2004, [[RailCorp]] assumed all functions of the State Rail Authority, and later the functions of the [[Rail Infrastructure Corporation]] and Rail Access Corporation.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/node/4923|title=RailCorp|last=NSW|first=Transport for|date=2017-06-18|website=www.transport.nsw.gov.au|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211103117/https://tahensw.com.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> This resulted in CityRail becoming a subsidiary of RailCorp, along with [[CountryLink]].<ref name=":1" /> CityRail became defunct on 1 July 2013, with [[Sydney Trains]] taking over suburban services and [[NSW TrainLink]] taking over Intercity and regional services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/national-news/nsw-act/transport-minister-gladys-berejiklian-unveils-new-transport-logo-and-uniforms/story-fndo4bst-1226623419492|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130627221934/http://www.news.com.au/national-news/nsw-act/transport-minister-gladys-berejiklian-unveils-new-transport-logo-and-uniforms/story-fndo4bst-1226623419492|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2013|title=Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian unveils new transport logo and uniforms|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=18 April 2013|access-date=18 April 2013|author=Budd, Henry}}</ref>

=== Operational history ===

When the CityRail brand was introduced the State Rail Authority was part way through taking delivery of 450 [[Sydney Trains T set|Tangara]] carriages. With these new carriages in service, the last single deck suburban sets were withdrawn in 1992, and the last [[New South Wales U set|U set]] [[interurban]] sets were withdrawn in 1996.<ref>"U-Boats...A Tribute" ''[[Railway Digest]]'' November 1996 page 43</ref><ref>"The Demise of the U Sets" ''Railway Digest'' March 1997 page 38</ref>

In February 1994, the first of 15 two-carriage [[New South Wales Endeavour railcar|Endeavour railcars]] was delivered.<ref>"CityRail to have Explorers too" ''Railway Digest'' May 1992</ref><ref>"Endeavours Enter Service Only Days After Launch" ''Railway Digest'' May 1994</ref> These replaced [[New South Wales 620/720 class railcar|Class 620/720]] railcars, [[New South Wales 900/800 class railcar|Class 900]] railcars and locomotive-hauled stock.{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}}

In February 1995, CityRail ceased the operations of the [[Punchbowl Maintenance Depot]] for the storage of double-decker electric trains.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In May 2000, the [[Airport railway line, Sydney|Airport railway line]] opened to CityRail services.<ref>{{cite web |date=16 November 2000 |title=1999–2000 Annual Report |author=State Rail Authority |author-link=State Rail Authority |url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/staterail_annual_report_1999-2000.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321212227/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/staterail_annual_report_1999-2000.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2016 |access-date=12 April 2016 |publisher=[[NSW Government]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In July 2002, the first of 141 [[Sydney Trains M set|M set]] carriages entered service.<ref>[http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports/performance/2003/millennium_train/MillenniumTrain-June2003.pdf Performance Audit – The Millennium Train Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822171717/http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports/performance/2003/millennium_train/MillenniumTrain-June2003.pdf |date=22 August 2011 }} Audit Office of New South Wales June 2003</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2020}} In November 2006, the first of seven two-carriage [[New South Wales Hunter railcar|Hunter railcar]] trains entered service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityrail.info/news/2006/061123-hunter|title=New Hunter railcar goes in to limited service|publisher=CityRail|date=23 November 2006|access-date=31 August 2011|archive-date=25 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125001112/http://cityrail.info/news/2006/061123-hunter|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=March 2020}}

In December 2006, the first of 221 [[NSW TrainLink H set|Oscar]] carriages entered service on the [[South Coast Line]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2020}} In February 2009, the [[Epping to Chatswood railway line]] opened with shuttle services<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-01-30/chatswood-epping-rail-line-to-finally-open/278260|title=Chatswood to Epping rail line to finally open|work=ABC News|date=30 January 2009|access-date=31 August 2011|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113081720/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-01-30/chatswood-epping-rail-line-to-finally-open/278260|url-status=live}}</ref> and was integrated into the Northern Line service later that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/eppingchatswoodraill/|title=Epping to Chatswood Rail Link|website=Railway Technology|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803121540/https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/eppingchatswoodraill/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2011, the first [[Sydney Trains A set|Waratah]] trains entered service to replace the [[Sydney Trains S set|S sets]], although it was announced in 2013 that some S sets would stay.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/old-trains-will-stay-in-service-for-long-after-chooseby-date-20130715-2q07k.html|title=Old trains will stay in service for long after choose-by date|last=Saulwick|first=Jacob|date=2013-07-16|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2017-12-30|language=en-US|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230225623/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/old-trains-will-stay-in-service-for-long-after-chooseby-date-20130715-2q07k.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2012, a new service from [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]] to Sydney commenced.<ref>[http://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/184755/bathurst-to-sydney-rail-service-to-benefit-lithgow/ Bathurst to Sydney rail service to benefit Lithgow] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055333/http://www.lithgowmercury.com.au/story/184755/bathurst-to-sydney-rail-service-to-benefit-lithgow/ |date=21 September 2013 }} ''Lithgow Mercury'' 4 June 2012</ref>

==Operations==

=== Fleet ===

At the time of its cessation in June 2013, CityRail operated eight [[electric multiple unit]] classes for suburban and interurban working and two [[diesel multiple unit]] classes. All CityRail electric trains used [[List of current systems for electric rail traction|1500 V DC]] [[overhead electrification]] and travel on 1,435mm [[standard gauge]] tracks. Double deck rollingstock was first introduced in 1964 and after 1996, all electric multiple units were double deck.{{citation needed| date = June 2025 }}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" |Class
! rowspan="2" |Image
! rowspan="2" |Type
! colspan="2" |Top speed
! rowspan="2" |Carriages
! rowspan="2" |Entered Service
! rowspan="2" |Formation
|-
!km/h
!mph
|-
|[[NSW TrainLink V set|V sets]]
|[[File:CityRail-Vset-9-at-Central.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Electric multiple unit]]
| rowspan="5" |115
| rowspan="5" |71
|204
|1970–1989
| rowspan="5" |4 cars
|-
|[[New South Wales S set|S sets]]
|[[File:CityRail-Rset-43-ext.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|509
|1972–1980
|-
|[[Sydney Trains K set|K sets]]
|[[File:CityRail-Kset-K85-at-Parramatta.jpg|alt=|frameless|150x150px]]
|160
|{{nowrap|1981–1985}}
|-
|[[New South Wales C set|C sets]]
|[[File:Campsie station 2007 (cropped).jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|56
|1986–1987
|-
|[[Sydney Trains T set|T sets]]
|[[File:T90 (Tangara) at Central Station, Sydney.jpg|alt=|frameless|150x150px]]
|447
|{{nowrap|1988–1995}}
|-
|[[New South Wales Endeavour railcar|Endeavour railcars]]
|[[File:Refurbished Endeavour Maitland (cropped).jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Diesel multiple unit]]
|160
|99
|28
|1994–1996
|2 cars
|-
|[[Sydney Trains M set|M sets]]
|[[File:Cityrail-millennium-M32-ext.jpg|alt=|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Electric multiple unit]]
|130
|81
|140
|{{nowrap|2002–2005}}
|4 cars
|-
|[[New South Wales Hunter railcar|Hunter railcars]]
|[[File:CityRail-Hunter-Railcar-2754.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Diesel multiple unit]]
|160
|99
|14
|2006–2007
|2 cars
|-
|[[Sydney Trains H set|H sets]]
|[[File:Cityrail-oscar-h3-sydcen.jpg|alt=|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Electric multiple unit]]
|130
|81
|220
|{{nowrap|2006–2012}}
|4 cars
|-
|[[Sydney Trains A & B sets|A sets]]
|[[File:New South Wales A set on platform 1 at Campbelltown Station.jpg|alt=|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Electric multiple unit]]
|130
|81
|626
|{{nowrap|2011–2014}}
|8 cars
|}

=== Former fleet ===
The following table consists of trains that were in the CityRail fleet which were withdrawn prior to CityRail's demise:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Type
!Image
!In service
!Notes
|-
|[[New South Wales Standard suburban carriage stock|Standard suburban carriage stock]]
| class="noresize" |[[File:Red Rattler set F1 at Sydney Central.jpg|150x150px]]
|1925–1992
|Also known as ''Red Rattlers''. Several preserved.
|-
|[[New South Wales Tulloch suburban carriage stock|Tulloch suburban carriage stock]]
|
|1940–1992
|Also known as ''Red Rattlers''. Several preserved.
|-
|[[New South Wales Sputnik suburban carriage stock|Sputnik suburban carriage stock]]
|[[File:8 cars of Rattler (cropped).jpg|150x150px]]
|1957–1993
|Also known as ''Red Rattlers'' or ''Sputniks''. Several preserved.
|-
|[[New South Wales 900/800 class railcar|900/800 class railcar]]
|[[File:HPF 954 (cropped).jpg|152x152px]]
|1951–1994
|Several preserved.
|-
|[[New South Wales U set|U set]]
|[[File:NSW U set (CF 5003) at the Junee Roundhouse Museum.jpg|150x150px]]
|1958–1996
|Also known as ''U-Boats''. Several preserved.
|-
|[[New South Wales Tulloch double deck carriage stock|Tulloch double deck carriage stock]]
|[[File:CityRail-Tulloch-trailer-T4873.jpg|150x150px]]
|1964–2004
|Operated with single and double-deck power cars. Several preserved.
|-
|[[New South Wales 620/720 class railcar|620/720 class railcar]]
|[[File:Special Train Leaving Binnaway - panoramio (cropped).jpg|150x150px]]
|1961–2007
|Several preserved.
|-
|422 Class
|
|1969/70–1994 (passenger service)
|Several in freight operation, several scrapped.
|-
|44 Class
|
|1957–1994 (passenger service)
|Several in operation, several scrapped, several preserved
|-
|[[New South Wales RUB type carriage stock|RUB type carriage stock]]
|[[File:Exterior of Countrylink NDS 2268.JPG|frameless|150x150px]]
|1949–1994 (CityRail service)
|Several scrapped, several preserved
|}

The CityRail network was divided into three sectors, based around three maintenance depots.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 June 2006|title=Train Fleet Maintenance|url=http://www.cityrail.info/aboutus/our_performance/train_maintenance.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313154016/http://www.cityrail.info/aboutus/our_performance/train_maintenance.jsp|archive-date=13 March 2008|access-date=18 May 2008|publisher=CityRail}}</ref> EMU trainsets were identified by target plates, which are exhibited on the front lower nearside of driving carriages.<ref>Department of Railways, New South Wales: Working of Electric Trains, 1965</ref> Target designations and set numbers were used in identifying EMU trainsets. The composition and formations of trainsets, and the target designations were subject to alteration.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ CityRail maintenance sectors
|-
! Sector #
! Depot
! Serviced lines
! Target plate
|-
| 1
| [[Mortdale Maintenance Depot|Mortdale]]
| [[Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line|Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra]] and [[South Coast Line|South Coast]]
| style="background:red; color:white;"|Red
|-
| 2
| [[Flemington Maintenance Depot|Flemington]]
| [[Airport and East Hills Line|Airport & East Hills]], [[Bankstown railway line|Bankstown]], [[Carlingford railway line|Carlingford]], [[Cumberland Line|Cumberland]], [[Liverpool & Inner West Line|Inner West]], [[Olympic Park railway line|Olympic Park]] and [[Leppington & Inner West Line|South]]
| style="background:blue; color:white;"|Blue
|-
| 3
| [[Hornsby Maintenance Depot|Hornsby]]
| [[North Shore & Western Line|North Shore]], [[Northern Line (Sydney)|Northern]], [[North Shore & Western Line|Western]], [[Central Coast & Newcastle Line|Central Coast]] and [[Blue Mountains Line|Blue Mountains]]
| style="background:black; color:white;"|Black
|}

All [[NSW TrainLink V set|V sets]] which operated on the [[Central Coast & Newcastle Line|Newcastle]] and [[Blue Mountains Line|Blue Mountains]] lines, were serviced at Flemington Depot. All [[Sydney Trains M set|M]] and [[NSW TrainLink H set|H]] sets, which had a green target plate, were serviced at [[Eveleigh Railway Workshops|Eveleigh Maintenance Centre]].{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

=== Ticketing ===

For most of the brand's life CityRail's ticketing system was the [[Automated fare collection system (Sydney)|Automated Fare Collection System]] (AFC). Dating from 1992, it was based on [[magnetic stripe]] technology and was interoperable with the [[State Transit Authority|Sydney Buses]] and [[Sydney Ferries]] systems. In later years the network was incorporated into the [[MyZone]] ticketing system, which retained the AFC technology but extended the validity of multi-modal tickets to private buses and light rail.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}

Unlike the ticketing systems of other cities in Australia, most of CityRail's ticket prices were calculated on the distance travelled, and were proven to be the most expensive tickets of any major city public transport system.<ref name="Sydney Morning Herald">{{cite news|date=15 October 2012|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/transport-and-infrastructure-better-in-mumbai-than-sydney-pwc-report-20121015-27m08.html|title=Transport and Infrastructure better in Mumbai than Sydney:PwC report|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=10 February 2013|archive-date=18 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218230002/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/transport-and-infrastructure-better-in-mumbai-than-sydney-pwc-report-20121015-27m08.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Performance ===

According to the 2003 ''Parry Report'', "The interaction of metropolitan, suburban, intercity and freight lines and services has resulted in an overly complex system.<ref name=Parry>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717062301/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/inquiries/parry-final-report.html Ministerial Inquiry into Sustainable Transport in New South Wales] ''Transport NSW'' December 2003</ref> This complexity has contributed in part to the organisation being widely criticised for poor reliability and safety. CityRail was also enormously expensive".{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

On-time running improved after new timetables were introduced in 2005 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/cityrail-right-on-schedule-20090718-doxr.html|title=Most CityRail peak-hour trains 'on time'|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=12 January 2007|access-date=28 August 2011|archive-date=8 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108182121/http://www.smh.com.au/national/cityrail-right-on-schedule-20090718-doxr.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The newly introduced timetable increased station dwell and journey times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/05/1099547386289.html?from=storylhs|title=Wrong side of the tracks|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 November 2004|access-date=28 August 2011|archive-date=23 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923021500/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/11/05/1099547386289.html?from=storylhs|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2012, a report published by [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] found CityRail performed poorly compared to many metro services from 27 other major world cities. Sydney was ranked as the fourth-worst public train system while being proven to have the most expensive tickets of any major city public transport system.<ref name="Sydney Morning Herald"/>

===Patronage===
The following table lists patronage figures for the network during the corresponding financial year. Australia's financial years start on 1 July and end on 30 June. Expansions and contractions of the network and major events that affected the number of journeys made are included as notes.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap;" style="width:100%;"
|+CityRail patronage by financial year from 1991 to 1992
<!--1980s
! rowspan=3 {{Vert header|1980s}}
! Year
| colspan="8" rowspan="3"| || 1988–89 || 1989–90
|-style="vertical-align: top;"
! Patronage<br /><span style="font-size:90%">(millions)</span>
|- style="font-size:85%"
! Reference
-->
|-<!--1990s-->
! rowspan=3 {{Vert header|1990s}}
! Year
| rowspan="3"|<!--1990–91--> || 1991–92 || 1992–93 || 1993–94 || 1994–95 || 1995–96 || 1996–97 || 1997–98 || 1998–99 || 1999–00
|-style="vertical-align: top;"
! Patronage<br /><span style="font-size:90%">(millions)</span>
| 243.8
| 229.8
| 234.8
| 249.6
| 256.4<br />{{efn|name=1995–96|Pippita services ceased in October 1995}}
| 264.7<br /><ref group="lower-alpha" name="1996–97" />
| 266.5<br /><ref group="lower-alpha" name="1997–98" />
| 270.5
| 278.7<br /><ref group="lower-alpha" name="1999–00" />
|- style="font-size:85%"
! Reference
<!--1992-92-->
|<ref>{{cite web|title=State Rail Authority Annual Report 1996–97|url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/staterail_annual_report_1996-1997.pdf|publisher=State Rail Authority of New South Wales|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622002339/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/staterail_annual_report_1996-1997.pdf|archive-date=22 June 2014|page=14}}</ref>
<!--1992–93 to 1999–00-->
|colspan="8"| <ref name="SRA 01-02">{{cite web|title=State Rail Authority Annual Report 2001–02|url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/staterail_annual_report_2001-2002.pdf|publisher=State Rail Authority of New South Wales|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622001154/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/staterail_annual_report_2001-2002.pdf|archive-date=22 June 2014|pages=10–11}}</ref>
<!--2000s-->
|- style="border-top:2px solid"
! rowspan=3 {{Vert header|2000s}}
! Year
| 2000–01 || 2001–02 || 2002–03 || 2003–04 || 2004–05 || 2005–06 || 2006–07 || 2007–08 || 2008–09 || 2009–10
|-style="vertical-align: top;"
! Patronage<br /><span style="font-size:90%">(millions)</span>
| 302.6<br />{{efn|name=2000–01}}
| 276.4
| 273.4
| 273.3
| 270.3
| 273.7
| 281.5
| 296.1
| 292.2<br />{{efn|name=2008–09}}
| 289.1
|- style="font-size:85%"
! Reference
<!--2000–01 to 2001–02-->
|colspan="2"|<ref name="SRA 01-02"/>
<!--2002–03 to 2003–04-->
|colspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=State Rail Authority Annual Report 2003–04|url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/staterail_annual_report_2003-2004.pdf|publisher=State Rail Authority of New South Wales|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622001054/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/staterail_annual_report_2003-2004.pdf|archive-date=22 June 2014|page=12}}</ref>
<!--2004–05 to 2007–08-->
|colspan="4"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rail Corporation NSW Annual Report 2007–08|url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/RailCorp_Annual_Report_2007-2008.pdf|publisher=Rail Corporation NSW|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621231742/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/publications/annual_reports/RailCorp_Annual_Report_2007-2008.pdf|archive-date=21 June 2014|page=15}}</ref>
<!--2008–09 to 2009–10-->
|colspan="2"|<ref name="RC 12–13" />
<!--2010s-->
|- style="border-top:2px solid"
! rowspan=3 {{Vert header|2010s}}
! Year 
| 2010–11 || 2011–12 || 2012–13 || rowspan="3" colspan="7"|
|-style="vertical-align: top;"
! Patronage<br /><span style="font-size:90%">(millions)</span>
| 294.5
| 304.2
| 306.2<br />{{efn|name=2012–13}}
|- style="font-size:85%"
! Reference
<!--2010–11 to 2012–13-->
|colspan="3"|<ref name="RC 12–13">{{cite web|title=Rail Corporation NSW Annual Report 2012–13|url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/railcorp/RailCorp-Annual-Report-2012-13.pdf|publisher=Rail Corporation NSW|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140621223823/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/railcorp/RailCorp-Annual-Report-2012-13.pdf|archive-date=21 June 2014|page=17}}</ref>
|-<!--GRAPH-->
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{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=1995–96|Pippita services ceased in October 1995}}
{{efn|name=1996–97|Cumberland Line services introduced in November 1996}}
{{efn|name=1997–98|Olympic Park railway line opened in March 1998}}
{{efn|name=1999–00|Airport railway line opened in May 2000}}
{{efn|name=2000–01|Sydney Olympic and Paralympic games held in September and October 2000}}
{{efn|name=2008–09|Epping to Chatswood railway line opened in February 2009}}
{{efn|name=2012–13|Bathurst services introduced in October 2012}}
}}

==Network==
CityRail operated eleven suburban lines, four intercity services, one regional service, and five connecting bus services, plus a late night bus service across metropolitan Sydney.{{citation needed| date = May 2025 }}

===Suburban lines===
[[File:Sydney railway map.gif|300px|thumb|CityRail Suburban network]]
{| class="wikitable"
 |-
 !colspan="2"|Line colour and name
 !Between
 
!Train Types
|-
|class="noresize"|[[File:CityRailgreen.png|class=noviewer|100px]]  ||[[Airport & East Hills Line]]
|[[City Circle]] and [[Macarthur railway station|Macarthur]] and [[Kingsgrove railway station|Kingsgrove]](peak) via either [[Sydenham railway station, Sydney|Sydenham]] (peak) or [[Airport Link, Sydney|Airport]]
|S, K, C, M & T sets
|-
|[[File:CityRailorange.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Bankstown railway line|Bankstown Line]]
|City Circle and [[Liverpool railway station, Sydney|Liverpool]] or [[Lidcombe railway station|Lidcombe]], via Bankstown
|S, K, C, M & T sets
|-
|[[File:CityRaildarkblue.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Carlingford railway line|Carlingford Line]]
|[[Clyde railway station, Sydney|Clyde]] and [[Carlingford railway station|Carlingford]], with limited services to [[Lidcombe railway station|Lidcombe]] and [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central (i)]]
|S, K, C, M & T sets
|-
|[[File:CityRailmagenta.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Cumberland Line]]
|[[Blacktown railway station|Blacktown]] and [[Campbelltown railway station|Campbelltown]]
|S, K, C, M & T sets
|-
|[[File:CityRail blue.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line]]
|[[Bondi Junction railway station|Bondi Junction]] and [[Waterfall railway station, Sydney|Waterfall]] or [[Cronulla railway station|Cronulla]]
|T, S, K & C set
|-
|[[File:CityRailpurple.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Liverpool & Inner West Line|Inner West Line]]
|City Circle and Bankstown or Liverpool (peak), via [[Regents Park railway station|Regents Park]]
|S, K, C, M & T sets
|-
|[[File:CityRailred.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Northern Line (Sydney)|Northern Line]]
|[[Epping railway station, Sydney|Epping]] and [[Hornsby railway station|Hornsby]] via [[Strathfield railway station|Strathfield]], [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]] and [[Macquarie Park railway station|Macquarie Park]]
|S, K, C & T set
|-
|[[File:CityRailyellow.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[North Shore & Western Line|North Shore Line]]
|Central and [[Berowra railway station|Berowra]] via [[Gordon railway station, Sydney|Gordon]]
|S, K, C & T set
|-
|[[File:CityRailolympicpark.svg|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Olympic Park railway line|Olympic Park Line]]
|Lidcombe and [[Olympic Park railway station, Sydney|Olympic Park]]. Some services operated between Central (i) and Olympic Park, particularly during special events
|S, K, C, M & T sets
|-
|[[File:CityRaillightblue.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Leppington & Inner West Line|South Line]] 
|City Circle and [Campbelltown railway station|Campbelltown]], via [[Granville railway station|Granville]]
|S, K, C, M & T sets
|-
|[[File:CityRailyellow.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[North Shore & Western Line|Western Line]]
|Central and [[Emu Plains railway station|Emu Plains]] or [[Richmond railway station, Sydney|Richmond]] via [[Parramatta railway station|Parramatta]]
|S, K, C & T set
|}

<small>:*In peak hour on the North Shore Line, some outer-suburban services run to [[Gosford railway station|Gosford]] and [[Wyong railway station|Wyong]], and some Western Line services extended to [[Springwood railway station, New South Wales|Springwood]].</small><br />
<small>:*Inbound Inner West and South services generally travelled around the City Circle in the clockwise direction. Inbound Airport & East Hills and Bankstown services generally travelled around the City Circle in the anti-clockwise direction.</small>

<small>*Central (i) is a standard abbreviation used on timetables and station screens. It signifies Central's country and intercity platforms [formerly platforms 1–15, now 1–12].</small>

===Intercity lines===
[[File:CityRail InterCity map.png|thumb|300px|CityRail Intercity and regional network separated from the suburban network]]
{| class="wikitable"
 !colspan="2"|Line colour and name
 !Between
 
!Train Types
|-
|class="noresize"|[[File:CityRailinteryellow.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Blue Mountains Line]]
|Central and [[Lithgow railway station|Lithgow]], with limited services to [[Bathurst railway station, New South Wales|Bathurst]]{{ref|a| a}}
|V set and Endeavour
|-
|[[File:CityRailinterred.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Central Coast & Newcastle Line|Newcastle & Central Coast Line]]
|Central and [[Newcastle railway station, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
|G, H and V set
|-
|[[File:CityRailinterblue.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[South Coast Line]]
|Central{{ref|b| b}} and [[Bomaderry railway station|Bomaderry]] or [[Port Kembla railway station|Port Kembla]]
|T, G, H and V set
|-
|[[File:CityRailintergreen.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Southern Highlands Line]]
|Campbelltown{{ref|c| c}} and [[Moss Vale railway station|Moss Vale]], with limited services to [[Goulburn railway station|Goulburn]]
|Endeavour
|}
{{refbegin}}
:{{note|a|a}} Some peak services on the Blue Mountains Line ran to and from [[Hornsby railway station|Hornsby]]
:{{note|b|b}} Some peak services and most weekend services on the South Coast Line ran to and from [[Bondi Junction railway station|Bondi Junction]]
:{{note|c|c}} Some peak services on the Southern Highlands Line to/from Central. At other times, a change of train was required at [[Campbelltown railway station|Campbelltown]] or [[Macarthur railway station|Macarthur]]
{{refend}}

===Regional line===
{| class="wikitable"
 |-
 !colspan="2"|Line colour and name
 !Between
 
!Train Types
|-
|class="noresize"|[[File:CityRailhunter.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Hunter Line]]
|[[Newcastle railway station, New South Wales|Newcastle]] and [[Telarah railway station|Telarah]], with limited services to [[Dungog railway station|Dungog]] or [[Scone railway station|Scone]]
|620/720 railcars and J set
|}

=== Bus services ===

CityRail operated several bus routes along corridors where the railway line has been closed to passengers or as a supplement to rail services. These bus services appeared in CityRail timetables and accepted CityRail tickets, but were operated by private sector bus companies contracted by CityRail. Two were [[CountryLink]] services that carried CityRail passengers.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

{| class="wikitable"
 !Colour
 !Connecting line
 !Between
 |-
|class="noresize"|[[File:CityRailbusyellow.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Blue Mountains Line]]
|[[Lithgow railway station|Lithgow]] to [[Bathurst railway station, New South Wales|Bathurst]] via Mount Lambie{{ref|(r)| (r)}}
|-
|[[File:CityRailbusred.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Central Coast & Newcastle Line|Newcastle & Central Coast Line]]
|[[Fassifern railway station|Fassifern]] to [[Toronto railway station|Toronto]] via [[Blackalls Park]]
|-
|[[File:CityRailbusblue.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[South Coast Line]]
|[[Wollongong railway station|Wollongong]] to [[Moss Vale railway station|Moss Vale]]/[[Bundanoon railway station|Bundanoon]] via [[Robertson railway station|Robertson]]{{ref|(r)| (r)}}
|-
|[[File:CityRailbusgreen.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Southern Highlands Line]]
|[[Moss Vale railway station|Moss Vale]] to [[Goulburn railway station|Goulburn]] via [[Marulan railway station|Marulan]]
|-
|[[File:CityRailbusgreen.png|class=noviewer|100px]] ||[[Southern Highlands Line]]
|[[Picton railway station|Picton]] to [[Bowral railway station|Bowral]] via [[Thirlmere, New South Wales|Thirlmere]] on weekdays only (replaces the closed [[Picton–Mittagong loop railway line|Picton-Mittagong loop line]])
|}
{{refbegin}}
:{{note|(r)|(r)}} [[CountryLink]] services, seat reservations required
{{refend}}

===NightRide===
{{Main|Nightride (bus service)}}
To provide a passenger service between midnight and 05:00 while leaving the tracks clear of trains for maintenance work, parallel bus services were established in 1989. [[Nightride (bus service)|NightRide]] services operated typically at hourly intervals (some routes depart more frequently on weekends). NightRide services were run by private bus operators, and identified by route numbers beginning with "N". All valid CityRail tickets for a destination (apart from single tickets) were accepted on NightRide services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityrail.info/timetables/nightride |title=Search train timetables |work=CityRail |access-date=2 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024034301/http://www.cityrail.info/timetables/nightride/ |archive-date=24 October 2009 }}</ref>

=== Network overview ===
[[File:Inside central railway station. sydney.jpg|thumb|The concourse of [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central Railway Station]], the main station on the CityRail network that opened in its present location in 1906]]

Most Intercity trains terminated at [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central]] while most suburban (except Carlingford Line) services proceeded through the city.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

CityRail also operated several Intercity services that terminate at Central station (though some services operated in the metro-style portions of the system in the peak hours). These lines stretched over 200 kilometres from Sydney, as far north as [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], as far west as [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], as far south-west as [[Goulburn, New South Wales|Goulburn]] and as far south as [[Kiama, New South Wales|Kiama]] and [[Port Kembla, New South Wales|Port Kembla]]. Southern Highlands trains required a connection at Campbelltown as they ran into the city during peak hours only.

Regional services operated from the terminus station at [[Newcastle railway station, New South Wales|Newcastle]], with local electric services to the [[Central Coast, New South Wales|Central Coast]] and diesel services to [[Telarah railway station|Telarah]] with some extending to [[Dungog railway station|Dungog]] and [[Scone railway station|Scone]]. Diesel services also operated on the South Coast Line between [[Kiama railway station|Kiama]] and [[Bomaderry railway station|Bomaderry]].{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

The hub of the CityRail system was [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central station]], where most lines started and ended. Trains coming from the Airport & East Hills Line and Bankstown Line, after travelling anti-clockwise on the [[City Circle]], sometimes terminated upon arrival at Central and proceeded to the [[Macdonaldtown Carriage Sheds|Macdonaldtown turnback]]. However, most trains continued on and become outward bound Inner West Line and South Line services. The reverse applied for trains coming from the Inner West and South lines, which, if not terminating, became outward bound trains on the Airport & East Hills and Bankstown lines respectively. In the same manner, all trains from the Western Line and Northern Line became North Shore Line trains once they reached Central.{{cn|date=August 2025}}

As well as the Intercity services mentioned above, local services also ran in the [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] local area during off-peak times, as part of the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. Local services also ran on the South Coast Line in the [[Wollongong]] local area, usually between [[Thirroul railway station|Thirroul]] and [[Port Kembla railway station|Port Kembla]].{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

=== Passenger information systems ===
[[File:CityRail indicator board.JPG|thumb|Dual horizontal, ceiling mounted screens as installed at many CityRail stations]]

Many CityRail stations were equipped with electronic passenger destination indicator boards. These provided information on the current time, next three available services, time due to arrival, destination route and the number of train carriages available.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

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Due to the many differing types of stations that CityRail serves, their screens varied in form. In station where trains arrived at a higher frequency, 2 or more vertical LED screens were used on each platform to display the destination and arrival time whereas in low frequency areas 1 or 2 dual horizontal LED screens with a larger font were used. Manual destination indicator boards were still used at some lower patronage stations. In regional areas, a station relied on digital voice announcement for information on services. CBSM (Custom Built Sheet Metal) was responsible for the manufacture of many indicator board encasings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbsm.com.au/clients.html |title=Clients |access-date=7 August 2011 |archive-date=27 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827234712/http://www.cbsm.com.au/clients.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Challenges==
The quality of the rail system was a matter of considerable political sensitivity. The performance of the [[State Rail Authority]] and [[RailCorp]] were questioned in regards to safety, training, a politically motivated focus on punctuality, management and workplace culture, with strong criticism from Justice [[Peter McInerney|Peter McInerny]] in his inquiries into the accidents at [[Glenbrook train disaster|Glenbrook]] and [[Waterfall train disaster|Waterfall]].<ref>Special Commission of Inquiry into the Waterfall Rail Accident, Final Report, Volume I, January 2005, The Honourable Peter Aloysius McInerny QC</ref><ref>Railway Safety: Interlocking and Train Protection, [[Ian Macfarlane (economist)|Ian Macfarlane]]; Richard Hope (ed), 2004{{ISBN|0858257793}}</ref> Transport is the third largest area of public expenditure in NSW, after health and education. A newspaper distributed to commuters, ''[[mX (newspaper)|mX]]'', and ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'s'' "campaign for Sydney" kept transport at the top of the agenda ahead of the [[2007 New South Wales state election|2007 state election]]. In his 2003 interim report to the NSW Government, [[Tom Parry (economist)|Tom Parry]] was highly critical of CityRail. "It is hard to believe that taxpayers or the state are getting the best possible value from the large amounts of money being spent each year," he wrote.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=New South Wales Government|first=Tom|last=Parry|url-status=dead|url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/inquiries/parry-final-report.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514105842/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/inquiries/parry-final-report.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2009 |title=Ministerial Inquiry into Sustainable Public Transport|date=9 December 2003|access-date=30 March 2008}}</ref>

=== Safety ===
[[File:CityRail yellow line.jpg|thumb|A typical message asking passengers to stand behind the yellow line, and [[tactile paving]] near the edge of the platform]]

The safety of the CityRail network was called into question by two fatal accidents. The second [[Glenbrook train disaster]] in 1999 killed seven people. In 2003, the [[Waterfall train disaster]] killed seven.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/2ejTdkFDSKk Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130201074540/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ejTdkFDSKk&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ejTdkFDSKk| title = WIN News Illawarra - Waterfall train disaster 10th Anniversary (31/1/2013) | website=[[YouTube]]| date = 30 January 2013 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Inquiries were conducted into both accidents. Official findings into the latter accident also blamed an "underdeveloped safety culture." There has been criticism of the way CityRail managed safety issues that arose, resulting in what the NSW Ministry of Transport called "a reactive approach to risk management".{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

CityRail has launched public information campaigns regarding railway trespassing, prams and strollers, and falling between the platform and the train.<ref name="training-rules">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityrail.info/training_rules/training_rules.jsp |title=Training Rules |access-date=18 May 2008 |publisher=CityRail |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419113045/http://www.cityrail.info/training_rules/training_rules.jsp |archive-date=19 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Crime ===
[[File:Help point cityrail.jpg|thumb|upright|An emergency help point]]

Crime committed on railway property has decreased by 32.9% since 2002, which RailCorp attributes to the deployment of some 600 [[RailCorp Transit Officer|Transit Officer]]s across the network.<ref name="RailCorp Annual Report 2007">{{cite web |title=RailCorp Annual Report 2006–2007 |url=http://www.railcorp.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/5493/RailCorp_Annual_Report_2006-2007.pdf |publisher=RailCorp |access-date=4 March 2008 |date=31 October 2007 |archive-date=9 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409042337/http://www.railcorp.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/5493/RailCorp_Annual_Report_2006-2007.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> All stations, including those that are remote or unstaffed, have emergency "help points" to put passengers in immediate contact with authorities should an incident occur. All stations are covered by [[closed-circuit television]] surveillance. However, a large amount of graffiti is still evident on some trains and the depots.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In recent years, concerns over terrorism have played a role in the management of the network. CityRail and other public transport providers participate in an ongoing public terrorism awareness campaign, ''If you see something, say something'', adapted from a similar campaign in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=RailCorp |url=http://www.cityrail.info/security/see_something.jsp |title=CityRail: Security: If you see something, say something |access-date=14 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070828220439/http://www.cityrail.info/security/see_something.jsp |archive-date=28 August 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Overloading===
In 2008, overloading of trains was found by the [[Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales|Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal]] (IPART)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/welcome.asp |title=IPART – New South Wales – Australia |access-date=31 July 2008 |archive-date=18 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718174711/http://www.ipart.nsw.gov.au/welcome.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> to be a significant cause of delays. A survey undertaken by RailCorp in September 2011 revealed that 6 of the 13 lines had a maximum load that exceeded 135% (of the seated capacity) during the peak morning commute.<ref>{{cite web |title=CityRail – Our Performance |url=http://cityrail.info/about/our_performance/service_capacity.jsp |website=CityRail |access-date=2022-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317070434/http://cityrail.info/about/our_performance/service_capacity.jsp#section1d |archive-date=2012-03-17 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Public perception===
One result of CityRail's increasing problems was a sharp rise in public complaints and attacks against staff,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cityrail-complaints/2008/10/09/1223145541968.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=CityRail complaints|date=10 October 2008|access-date=17 November 2009|archive-date=13 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013100048/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cityrail-complaints/2008/10/09/1223145541968.html|url-status=live}}</ref> with a [[Boston Consulting Group]] report claiming staff were actively hiding from irate customers wishing to complain about the service. The highly negative public perception of transit officers acting as ticket inspection officers and charging significant on-the-spot fines has also led to the organisation introducing anti-spitting fines and signage requesting commuters not abuse staff.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityrail.info/travelling_with/conditions_of_travel/fines |title=Fines – CityRail |access-date=17 November 2009 |archive-date=16 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816183952/http://www.cityrail.info/travelling_with/conditions_of_travel/fines |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sydney Trains]]
* [[Railways in Sydney]]
* [[Transport in Sydney]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Other references===
*[https://www.railcorp.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/9179/RailCorp_Annual_Report_2009-2010.pdf RailCorp 2009–2010 Annual Report]
*Interim Report of the Ministerial Inquiry into Sustainable Transport in New South Wales
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090609065131/http://www.cityrail.info/news/clearways.jsp Details and map of Clearways]
*[http://www.railcorp.info/about_railcorp/major_projects/north_west_rail_link North West Rail Link]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060919095108/http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/plansforaction/pdf/swrl.pdf South West Rail Link]
*[https://www.aptnsw.org.au/christie/ Christie Report] – Long Term Strategic Plan for Rail.
*[http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/publications/reports/performance/2005/cityrail/cityrail-contents.html NSW Audit Office: Managing Disruption to CityRail services.]

==Further reading==
*{{cite magazine|title=Last 'OSCAR' delivered for New South Wales|magazine=The Railway Magazine|pages=100|issue=1345|volume=159|date=May 2013|location=Horncastle|publisher=Mortons Media Group|issn=0033-8923|oclc=750645684}}

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