Weekend train sizes double

CityRail has doubled the size of 24 of its weekend trains.

The 7:50am, 8:50am, 1:50pm and 6:50pm Wyong to Central weekend services and 5:45am, 6:45am, 11:45am and 4:45pm Central to Gosford weekend services have increased from four to eight carriages and are now operating as air-conditioned Oscar trains.

The 11:21pm Newcastle to Gosford weekend service and the 10:15am, 11:15am and 12:15pm Central to Newcastle weekend services have also increased from four to eight carriages and will operate using V-set trains.

The changes were introduced on Sunday, October 21.

Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein said: "The increase in seats is made possible by new trains being introduced to the network."

Mr Holstein said Woy Woy train customers are already benefitting from the addition of around 33,000 extra seats a week on selected services earlier this year.

He said these timetable changes paved the way for a major overhaul of the train timetable which will be introduced by the NSW Government late next year.

"Work is now underway on a significant rewrite of the train timetable, which will see widespread improvements across the network, including more services and faster journey times for commuters."

Media Release, 15 Oct 2012

Chris Holstein, Member for Gosford