Trackwork improvements for Inner West Light Rail

Trackwork on the Inner West Light Rail line is scheduled to occur over two consecutive weekends during October as part of our works to make the entire Inner West Light Rail alignment fully interoperable.

Customers are asked to plan ahead on 15-16 and 22-23 October, as buses will replace L1 Dulwich Hill Line light rail services between Lilyfield and Dulwich Hill. Services between Lilyfield and Central Grand Concourse will not be affected. 

Transport for NSW Acting Chief Operations Officer Mark Hutchings said the partial shutdown of the network will allow important upgrade works ahead of the return of repaired CAF Urbos 3 vehicles to this part of the line. 

“Track modifications previously installed to enable the Citadis (L2/L3) light rail vehicles to operate on the L1 line will undergo further adjustments to enable the Urbos vehicles to operate along the entire alignment,” Mr Hutchings said.

“Once the trackwork is finished, the Inner West Light Rail will be fully interoperable, meaning both Urbos and Citadis vehicles will be able to run along the entire alignment at the same time. 

“This will help to future-proof our services and is a positive step forward for customers,” Mr Hutchings said.

Since 1 August, repaired Urbos light rail vehicles have been operating between Central Grand Concourse and Lilyfield from Monday to Friday during peak travel times on the L1.

Transport for NSW continues to work closely with its contractor ALTRAC, operator Transdev, and the manufacturer CAF, which is responsible for the repairs of the Urbos 3 light rail vehicles.

Plan your trip ahead at transportnsw.info or check the planning apps before you make your journey.