More Trains More Services is a program to modernise the rail network.
Stage Two involves improving the T4 Illawarra, T8 Airport and South Coast lines by investing in infrastructure asset upgrades that remove key interdependencies constraining the network’s capacity. This includes the Digital Systems Program, which is intended to run across various stages, with the Stage 2 part of the Program encapsultating the T4 line.
Stage Two also involves enabling works for Stage Three and future stages, such as upgrades to the Sydney Central Terminal and trials of digital signalling systems required to deploy future timetable upgrades across the rest of the network.
More Trains, More Services Stage Two is designed to deliver a range of benefits for rail customers through digital systems, infrastructure upgrades and more new trains.
Key priorities of the MTMS Stage Two include:
- implementing digitalised train control and management systems
- enabling frequent, ‘turn-up-and-go’ services on the T4 Illawarra Line and T8 Airport & South Line, as well as improved services on the South Coast Line
- upgrading capacity at Central Sydney to support increased services
- infrastructure upgrades on the T1 Western and Northern Line to support increased services, and
- improved capacity on the South Coast Line to cater for future freight demands.
The NSW Government has invested an additional $1 billion in extra rail services as part of the integration of heavy rail with Sydney Metro City & Southwest in 2024. The extra rail services form part of the NSW Government’s $5.3 billion More Trains, More Services program that will deliver further improvements progressively from 2022
Key Dates
| Dec 2016 | Project Announcement |
| Jul 2020 | Expected Construction Commencement |
| Jul 2024 | Expected Construction Completion |
Funding contributions
| NSW Government | |
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2021-22 NSW Budget reported $2.4 billion as the estimated spend on More Trains More Services Program to 30 June 2021. The 2021-22 NSW Budget committed $3.1 billion over next four years for the program. |
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Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Transport for NSW |
PROJECT HISTORY
| Dec 2016 | Stage Two of the project was announced by the NSW Government. |
| Nov 2017 | Stage One completed with 1,500 extra weekly train services added to the network |
| May 2020 | Contracts for works from Central Station to Hurstville and Mortdale to Kiama were awarded by NSW Government. |
| Jul 2020 | Infrastructure Australia releases their Project Business Case Evaluation Summary for Stage Two. |
| Nov 2020 | 2020-21 NSW Budget alllocated $2.8 billion over the next four years, including $824 million in 2020-21, for More Trains, More Services. |
| Jun 2021 | The 2021-22 NSW Budget committed $3.1 billion over next four years, including $1.1 billion in FY2021-22 for the program. |
| Jun 2021 | Stage Two Digital Systems Program construction commenced on the Sutherland to Cronulla section of the T4 line. |
| Nov 2022 | Transport for NSW opened a Request for Tenders process for Signalling Construction Manager Services on Stage 2 and Stage 3A projects, closing 18 November. |
