Rail Clearways Program

The Rail Clearways Program is an initiative of the NSW Government to improve capacity and reliability on CityRail's Sydney suburban network, presently recognised as one of the most complex in the world.

Projects being delivered as part of the Rail Clearways Program will remove bottlenecks and junctions, reduce congestion and delays, and allow for simpler timetables for more reliable and frequent services. Delivery of the Rail Clearways Program will mean an incident on one part of the rail network will have a limited effect on services on other clearways. It will also increase the capacity of the CityRail network to meet continuing patronage growth from both suburban and intercity areas.

Eleven Rail Clearways projects have been completed, with projects in progress shown below.

• Kingsgrove to Revesby Quadruplication
• Liverpool Turnback
• Macarthur Turnback