Delays persist into 2019 for Sydney trains after NYE storms
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Delays are continuing into 2019 across Sydney’s train network after wet weather triggered severe disruptions.
Infrastructure was damaged during the New Year’s Eve storms, and passengers have been asked to consider alternative arrangements on Tuesday or to travel later in the day, Transport for NSW said in a tweet.
Crews are working to return the network to its regular service in the hope it will be operating as normal by Wednesday.
NSW Police Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Walton thanked passengers for their patience as they made their way home from the city’s world-famous fireworks spectacular.
“Due to the storms, there were delays across the public transport network and as a result, police were holding crowds away from train platforms for safety reasons and to prevent overcrowding,” he said in a statement.
Central Station was the hardest hit by lightning which has damaged overhead wiring and signal equipment.
Delays are still affecting the T1, T2, T3, T4 and T8 lines with trains suspended in both directions between Blacktown and Richmond, as well Sutherland and Cronulla, and replacement buses for both lines are in place.
Frequent services are operating although journey times may be longer, the transport authority says.
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