Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today said work is underway to release around 1,200 staff car parking spaces for Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink customers at close to 100 stations across the state.
"We are listening to customers and we know this is one of the biggest issues they have every day – finding a car space close to their station is important so we can get more cars off the road and have more people using public transport.
"Earlier in the year I announced 1,000 staff car parks would be released to customers, with the first 370 spaces to be released to customers at seven locations.
"Today I’m pleased to say we have done our homework to identify 1,200 spaces across the network including many in Western Sydney, and customers will soon start seeing more commuter car parking at almost 100 local stations."
Ms Berejiklian said the first spaces would be made available within days, with all 1,200 spaces becoming progressively available for customers over the next 12-18 months.
"Some spaces only need gates unlocked or ‘staff only’ signs taken down, while others need some major design and capital work carried out," Ms Berejiklian said.
"Some of these smaller stations only include handing back up to five spaces, but it is important to know we have looked at every space across the network and if we can give it back to the customer we are doing so.
"We are now prioritising the spaces that can be delivered quickly, so our customers enjoy the benefits as soon as possible."
Previously the locations of stations to be handed extra spaces included Campbelltown, Blacktown, Penrith, Liverpool, Gosford, Hornsby and Woy Woy.
These improvements come as customers see a number of other projects delivered or underway on our trains including the completion of the rollout of Opal electronic ticketing on all stations across the Sydney Trains and NSW Trainlink network, and more than 70 brand new Waratah Trains delivered.
The top twenty stations according to number of spaces that will be released are:
1. Campbelltown – around 179 spaces (99 previously announced)
2. Blacktown – around 138 spaces (84 previously announced)
3. Penrith – around 138 spaces (77 previously announced)
4. Liverpool – around 108 spaces (56 previously announced)
5. Woy Woy – around 56 spaces (8 previously announced)
6. Newcastle – around 39 spaces
7. Wollongong – around 38 spaces
8. Gosford – around 30 spaces (26 previously announced)
9. Rockdale – around 28 spaces
10. Hornsby – around 21 spaces (previously announced)
11. Bankstown – around 20 spaces
12. Lithgow – around 20 spaces
13. Mt Victoria – around 20 spaces
14. Springwood – around 19 spaces
15. Hamilton – around 19 spaces
16. Cronulla – around 17 spaces
17. Katoomba – around 16 spaces
18. Moss Vale – around 16 spaces
19. Richmond – around 15 spaces
20. Granville – around 12 spaces