Commuter chaos as trains grind to halt
Madeleine Achenza
Commuters are being warned of delays during peak hour on Sydney‘s train network.
Urgent track repairs at Martin Place train station have lead to delays on one of the city’s main train lines, the T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line.
Passengers have described packed carriages pulling up to CBD stations further extending delays on the network.
‘Allow extra travel time on T4 due to urgent track repairs at Martin Place,’ Sydney Trains tweeted just after 7am.
‘Trains may stop at or between stations for longer than normal.
‘Stops will change for some trains.’
Passengers have been urged to use alternative transport to get to work with local bus routes 333 or 444 available for travel between Bondi Junction and the City.
One passenger took to social media after typing their destination into the trip planner app and seeing a 21 minute delay for his first train.
‘Sydney trains fail again,’ he said just before 7.30am.
‘Taking taxi to get to Central to chair my 8.30am meeting.
‘Yet another time no trains servicing Eastern suburbs in the morning peak due to urgent track repairs.’
The rail meltdown is the latest in a series of frustrating delays on the network that have left travellers frustrated.
It comes only four days after evening commuters were left stranded on platforms after a single transport employee called in sick to work.
Passengers waited for up to 60 minutes for trains.
