Timetable adjustments to some intercity train services including the Bathurst Bullet

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Passengers in the Blue Mountains and Central West are advised of timetable adjustments to some intercity train services, including Bathurst Bullet services, taking effect from Sunday 19 October 2025.
 
Transport for NSW continually aims to improve customer experience and the reliability of train services for passengers.
 
The timing adjustments from October 19 are being introduced as part of a regular review of train services to improve services for passengers.
 
Adjustments have been made to the arrival and departure times of some Bathurst Bullet intercity services along the Blue Mountains Line. These changes will align the Wednesday timings with other weekdays.
 
As part of this new timetable, there are no changes to the number of services running to the Blue Mountains and central west.
 
The people of the Central West and Blue Mountains are advised to familiarise themselves with the changes ahead of their introduction and to always check Transport’s Trip Planner and journey planning apps for the most up-to-date information on services.
 
The Wednesday 3:52pm service from Central to Bathurst will depart earlier at the following stations and times:
  • Central 3:00pm instead of 3:52pm
  • Parramatta at 3:23pm instead of 4:18pm
  • Westmead at 3:25pm instead of 4:20pm
  • Penrith at 3:46pm instead of 4:41pm
  • Springwood at 4:09pm instead of 5:04pm
  • Katoomba at 4:42pm instead of 5:37pm
  • Mount Victoria at 4:58pm instead of 5:53pm
  • Lithgow at 5:26pm instead of 6:21pm
  • Rydal at 5:45pm instead of 6:51pm
  • Tarana at 6:16pm instead of 7:07pm
  • Bathurst arrival at 6:49pm instead of 7:40pm
 
The Wednesday 7:40am service from Bathurst to Central will depart earlier at the following stations and times:
  • Springwood at 10:04am instead of 10:18am
  • Penrith at 10:29am instead of 10:46am
  • Westmead at 10:51am instead of 11:19am
  • Parramatta at 10:55am instead of 11:23am
  • Central arrival at 11:20am instead of 11:52am.
 
In addition, to the Bathurst Bullet changes the weekday 7:24pm service from Lithgow to Central will depart one minute later at Valley Heights and Warrimoo, check Trip Planner for updates.   
 
The Wednesday 8:26pm service from Bathurst to Lithgow will depart at earlier times at the following stations:
  • Bathurst at 7:22pm instead of 8:26pm
  • Tarana 7:53pm instead of 8:57pm
  • Rydal 8:10pm instead of 9:14pm
  • Lithgow arrival at 8:29pm instead of 9:33pm.
 
Also, the weekday 6:00am service from Lithgow to Bathurst will depart earlier at the following stations:
  • Lithgow at 5:36am instead of 6:00am
  • Rydal at 5:55am instead of 6:19am
  • Tarana at 6:11am instead of 6:47am
  • Bathurst arrival at 6.44am instead of 7:20am. 
 
In addition, there will be some timing adjustments to the coach service that connects the evening Bathurst Bullet Intercity service to Orange. These changes will see these connecting coach services operating at the same times seven days a week.
  • The new times for the Wednesday connecting coaches are:
  • Departing Bathurst at 7:10pm instead of 8:00pm
  • Departing Lucknow at 7:50pm instead of 8:40pm
  • Arriving at Orange at 8:00pm instead of 8:50pm
 
The new times for the Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays connecting coaches are:
  • Departing Bathurst 7:10pm instead of 7:00pm
  • Departing Lucknow 7:50pm instead of 7:40pm
  • Arriving at Orange 8:00pm instead of 7:50pm
 
For details of the October 19 timetable adjustments visit: https://transportnsw.info/news/2025/timetable-changes-from-sunday-19-october
 
Trip Planner can be found at transportnsw.info/trip

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