New South Wales

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The New South Wales rail network is centred on the state capital, Sydney. The network extends to a large number of regional cities and towns, having been fundamental in their establishment and ongoing prosperity. The network also provides interstate connections to Queensland in the north, Victoria in the south and South Australia, adding to the variety of rail traffic. 

Mainline Track Gauge: 4' 8.5" / 1,435mm* 

Primary Track Managers: 3 (ARTC, Sydney Trains and UGL Regional Linx)^

Main Line Operators: 10

Government Operators: Sydney Trains, NSW Trainlink 

Commodities: Passengers, Intermodal / General Freight, Coal, Cement, Grain, Sugar, Limestone and Rail Infrastructure. 

Notes:

*excluding Zig Zag Railway (3' 6" / 1,067mm)

^excluding private branch lines and short railways

• Sydney suburban network comprising 11 lines extending to Gympie in the north, Rosewood in the west, Varsity Lakes in the south and Cleveland to the east.
• North Coast Line between Sydney and Brisbane, providing a connection to the Hunter Valley system near Newcastle and various coastal destinations further north including Taree, Kempsey, Coffs Harbour and Grafton.
• The Hunter Valley and North Western system, extending from Newcastle on the coast through Muswellbrook, Scone and Werris Creek to Tamworth, Moree and Merrygoen.
• Main Line between Ipswich and Toowoomba, which includes the ascent of the Main Range (Great Dividing Range)
• The South Coast / Illawarra line from Sydney to Bomaderry, servicing Wollongong, Port Kembla and Kiama.
• The Southern Line from Sydney to Albury supporting traffic to a range of Victorian destination further south. The Southern Line also includes a range of local branch lines servicing Canberra, Temora, Griffith, Hillston, Lake Cargelligo, Naradhan and Ungarie.
• The Western Line which ascends the Blue Mountains to service Bathurst, Orange, Parkes and Broken Hills while also providing a connection to South Australia (and in turn Western Australia). The Western Line also includes a range of smaller lines which also provides connections to the Hunter Valley system at Merrygoen (via Dubbo) and the Southern Line at Stockinbingal (south of Parkes).
• The Skitube railway which services the ski fields in the south of the state, running during winter months between Bullocks Flat and Blue Cow, largely underground. This line uses specially built rollingstock and is separate to the primary network.