Free trains for Sydney today after rail network chaos last week

The fare-free day applies to coach and metro providers all through Monday on the Sydney community.

Buses, ferries, and the sunshine rail will cost fares as regular.

Premier Chris Minns made the announcement final week after an accident energy provide from Strathfield interrupted across the community for no less than 24 hours.

A part of a prepare’s rooftop energy connector grew to become tangled with overhead powerlines close to Homebush simply earlier than 2.30pm final Monday, triggering delays on 80 per cent of Sydney’s prepare community.

Minns mentioned a fare-free day was “the least we could do”.

Trains have been ultimately again to regular by Wednesday morning, just for days of rain so as to add additional stress to the timetable.

At one level, providers didn’t cease at Lewisham within the metropolis’s Internal West as a result of the station’s underground thoroughfare was flooded.

Minns has additionally proposed an unbiased overview into the present transport system, specializing in upkeep, service punctuality, and communications with commuters.