Sydney Trains & Metro guide
Maps, timetables, tickets, Opal and a route planner — everything about Sydney’s train network in one place.
Service status
Sydney trains & Metro status
Service status · based on the published timetable
North Shore & Western
Inner West, Leppington & Liverpool
Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra
Cumberland
Airport & South
Northern
Sydney Metro · driverless
Welcome to metrosydney.org
Welcome to metrosydney.org, an independent guide to Sydney’s train network: the suburban lines run by Sydney Trains and the driverless Sydney Metro M1, run by Metro Trains Sydney — both under Transport for NSW. This guide covers 10 lines (T1–T9 plus M1) and 174 stations; the Sydney Trains suburban network alone spans about 369 km — from Berowra and Hornsby in the north to Macarthur and Waterfall in the south, and from Emu Plains at the foot of the Blue Mountains east across the Harbour to Bondi Junction and Cronulla.
The network now includes the driverless Sydney Metro (M1), which runs through a new tunnel under the harbour and CBD, while the Sydney Trains lines fan out across the city — several looping the underground City Circle. Here you’ll find a page for every line and station, an interactive map, timetables, Opal and ticket information, and a route planner.
The lines at a glance
Plan your trip
Pick a start and a destination — the planner shows the fastest route, where to change and the estimated travel time.
Open route plannerPopular trips
Tickets and Opal fares
Frequently asked questions
Sydney has 9 Sydney Trains lines (T1–T9) plus the driverless M1 Sydney Metro — 10 lines in all, serving 174 stations. Each line has its own colour on the network map (T1 orange, T2 light blue, T3 orange-red, T4 dark blue, T8 green, T9 red and the M1 Metro teal), and the T1 and T4 also run the Richmond and Cronulla branches.
First trains run from around 4:30–5:00 am and the last services finish around midnight. Overnight — roughly midnight to 4:30 am — the NightRide bus network replaces trains and the Metro, running about hourly along each line.
Opal fares are distance-based: a single Adult trip runs from $4.33 (short trips) up to $10.66 (longest), and is 30% cheaper off-peak. The daily cap is $19.30 (Mon–Thu) and $9.65 on Fridays, weekends and public holidays, with a $50.00 weekly cap. Children under 4 travel free.
Opal is the tap-on/tap-off card for all Sydney public transport. You can also tap a contactless bank card or phone — the fare is the same and counts towards the same caps. Touch on before you board and touch off when you finish so the correct fare is charged.
Sydney Metro is Australia’s first fully automated, driverless metro. The M1 line runs from Tallawong in the north-west through Chatswood and a new tunnel under the harbour and CBD to Sydenham, with the extension to Bankstown opening soon. Trains turn up every few minutes — no timetable needed.
The free Opal Travel app shows live departures, plans journeys door-to-door and sends service alerts for the whole network.