Leppington & Inner West Line

Creation in 2013 Following the 2011 state election, the newly elected O'Farrell government embarked on reform of transport in New South Wales, creating a new organisation, Transport for NSW, in November of that year. This was followed up with another government reform, which saw Sydney Trains take over operation of the Sydney suburban rail network from CityRail in July 2013. Transport for NSW developed a new rail timetable and branding, which was put into effect on 20 October 2013. This saw three former CityRail services, the Airport & East Hills Line (), the Inner West Line () and the South Line (), merged to form the Airport, Inner West & South Line. A new numbering system was also introduced and the new line was given the number T2. The 2013 timetable was designed to integrate the projects of the Rail Clearways Program, a 2004 plan to divide the network's fourteen metropolitan rail lines into five independent "clearways" by installing extra tracks, passing loops, turnouts and turnbacks at pinch points around the network, such as at Homebush and Lidcombe. By 2013, the Rail Clearways Program was substantially complete. At the same time, the delivery of 78 new Waratah trains was almost complete as well. Leppington extension in 2015 A branch of the service along the South West railway line to commenced operating on 13 December 2015, following the new rail link's completion earlier that year. T2 services replaced an earlier temporary shuttle service between Leppington and . Split with T8 in 2017 A new Sydney Trains timetable was introduced on 26 November 2017, in which the original T2 services were split in two. Existing services from Leppington to the City Circle via , alongside newly extended all stops services from that had previously terminated at , were rebranded as the T2 Inner West & Leppington Line. This reduced T2 was recoloured light blue, harkening back to CityRail's historical colour scheme for services along this route. Meanwhile, former T2 services from to the City Circle via were rebranded as the T8 Airport & South Line, moving to a new number but keeping the original T2's green colour, again aligning with the former CityRail colour scheme for services via East Hills. Despite the separation in branding, the T2 and T8 remain operationally linked, with services from one generally through-running onto the other upon reaching the City Circle. Renaming in 2024 Timetabling changes in 2024 saw the name reordered to be T2 Leppington & Inner West Line. This coincided with the redesignation of T3 services as the Liverpool & Inner West Line, following their realignment to run alongside T2 services via rather than via as they had previously. ==Rolling stock==

• Sydney Trains A and B sets 8-car EMUs • Sydney Trains T set 8-car EMUs – Weekends only • Sydney Trains M set 8-car EMUs – Weekdays only • Sydney Trains K set 8-car EMUs – Peak hours & early morning services File:Sydney Trains Milliennium M set M1 + M26 at Strathfield.jpg|Sydney Trains Milliennium M set File:Sydney Trains K set K89 + K66 at Strathfield.jpg|Sydney Trains K set == Route ==

Services on the Inner West & Leppington Line commence by taking the City Circle (generally in an anti-clockwise direction) and then the Main Suburban railway line, on the local pair of tracks. At Granville, all stations trains take the Main Western line a short distance to Parramatta. Limited stops trains take the Old Main South railway line to a junction north of Cabramatta, then continuing onto the Main South railway line as far as Glenfield. At a junction south of Glenfield, services switch to the South West Rail Link to reach the terminus at Leppington. The following stations are served by T2 Inner West & Leppington Line trains: • Museum, St James, Circular Quay, Wynyard, Town Hall and Central on the City Circle • , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and on the Main Suburban line • and on the Main Western line • , , , , , , , , and on the Old Main South and Main South lines. • and on the South West Rail Link == Services ==

The line usually runs on two stopping patterns. The first stopping pattern runs to Leppington, making limited stops between Redfern and Granville, with the specific stopping pattern depending on the time of day. The second stopping pattern makes all stops between Redfern and Homebush, where some trains on the "inner west" stopping pattern terminate. Some services continue all stations to Parramatta or to Liverpool via the T3. These two patterns both run at 4tph (trains per hour) during the off-peak, with additional services from Leppington during the peaks. Patronage The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Trains network for the year ending 30 June 2024. ==See also==