Over 1,000 Sydney Trains Face Delays, Set to Worsen

Sydney-siders have been told industrial action will affect more than 1,000 train journeys by the end of the day, with warnings to avoid peak travel times.

Commuters mill about at Central Station in Sydney, Australia when trains ground to a halt shortly before the afternoon peak due to an unspecified communications issue on March 8, 2023. Roni Bintang/Getty Images

New South Wales (NSW) government representatives report that more than 1,000 Sydney train services will be disrupted by cancellations or delays by the end of Jan. 15 due to ongoing industrial action.

The disruptions come a day after the government announced a new payment scheme for railway workers, which has been rejected by unions including the Rail, Bus, and Train Union (RBTU) and the Electrical Trades Union (ETU).