Leppington & Inner West Line
AnA set atGlenfield
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail service
Status	Operational
Locale	Sydney,New South Wales
Predecessor	South (1999–2013) Airport, Inner West & South (2013–2017)
First service	26 November 2017; 8 years ago (2017-11-26)
Current operator	Sydney Trains
Route
Termini	City Circle Leppington Parramatta
Stops	37
Average journey time	1h 29m (Leppington to Museum) 59m (Parramatta to Museum) (Weekday offpeak times, journey times vary based on stopping pattern and time)
Lines used	City Circle Main Suburban Old Main South Main South South West Rail Link
On-board services
Disabled access	Yes
Technical
Rolling stock	K,T,M,A and B sets
Track gauge	Standard gauge
Electrification	1,500 V DC fromoverhead catenary[1]
Track owner	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Timetable number	T2
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TheT2 Leppington & Inner West Line is acommuter rail service operated bySydney Trains, serving theinner west andsouth-western suburbs ofSydney,Australia. The service commences from theCity Circle, heading west toGranville where the line branches; services either head northwest toParramatta or south toLeppington. A third terminus atHomebush is also used when the part-time Parramatta branch is not operating.

Since 2013 the line has been numbered T2 and is coloured light blue on maps and wayfinding information.

In March 2025, the federalminister for infrastructure, transport, regional development and local governmentCatherine King announced that a business case for upgrading the T2 Leppington & Inner West Line would be developed.^[2]

T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line

Original route (October 2013 to December 2015)

Branch to Leppington added (December 2015 to November 2017)

Following the2011 state election, the newly electedO'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 sawSydney Trains take over operation of the Sydney suburban rail network fromCityRail in July 2013.^[3]

Transport for NSW developed a new rail timetable and branding, which was put into effect on 20 October 2013.^[4] This saw three former CityRail services, the Airport & East Hills Line (Macarthur - City Circle via Sydney Airport or Sydenham), the Inner West Line (Liverpool or Bankstown - City Circle via Regents Park) and the South Line (Campbelltown - City Circle via Granville), merged to form theAirport, Inner West & South Line. A new numbering system was also introduced and the new line was given the numberT2.

The 2013 timetable was designed to integrate the projects of theRail 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.^[5] By 2013, the Rail Clearways Program was substantially complete. At the same time, the delivery of 78 newWaratah trains was almost complete as well.^[6]

A branch of the service along theSouth West railway line toLeppington 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 andLiverpool.^[7]

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 theCity Circle viaGranville, alongside newly extended all stops services fromParramatta that had previously terminated atHomebush, were rebranded as theT2 Inner West & Leppington Line.^[8] This reduced T2 was recoloured light blue, harkening back to CityRail's historical colour scheme for services along this route.^[9]

Meanwhile, former T2 services fromMacarthur to the City Circle viaEast Hills were rebranded as theT8 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.^[8][10] 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.^[11]

Timetabling changes in 2024 saw the name reordered to beT2 Leppington & Inner West Line. This coincided with the redesignation of T3 services as theLiverpool & Inner West Line, following their realignment to run alongside T2 services viaStrathfield rather than viaBankstown as they had previously.^[12]

T2 Leppington & Inner West Line
km continues as 5.0 Museum 4.4 St James 3.0 Circular Quay 2.0 Wynyard 1.2 Town Hall 0.0 Central 1.3 Redfern 2.5 Macdonaldtown 3.1 Newtown 4.7 Stanmore 5.5 Petersham 6.2 Lewisham 7.0 Summer Hill 8.4 Ashfield 9.4 Croydon 10.6 Burwood 11.8 Strathfield 12.7 Homebush 14.3 Flemington 16.6 Lidcombe 18.6 Auburn 20.7 Clyde 21.2 Granville 22.5 Harris Park 23.2 Parramatta 23.5 Merrylands 25.7 Guildford 27.4 Yennora 29.0 Fairfield 31.0 Canley Vale 32.0 Cabramatta 34.2 Warwick Farm 35.7 Liverpool 38.8 Casula 41.9 Glenfield 45.4 Edmondson Park 51.1 Leppington
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Services on the Inner West & Leppington Line commence by taking the City Circle (generally in an anti-clockwise direction) and then theMain Suburban railway line, on the local pair of tracks. At Granville, all stations trains take theMain 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 theSouth 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
• Redfern,Macdonaldtown,Newtown,Stanmore,Petersham,Lewisham,Summer Hill,Ashfield,Croydon,Burwood,Strathfield,Homebush,Flemington,Lidcombe,Auburn andGranville on the Main Suburban line
• Harris Park andParramatta on the Main Western line
• Merrylands,Guildford,Yennora,Fairfield,Canley Vale,Cabramatta,Warwick Farm,Liverpool,Casula andGlenfield on the Old Main South and Main South lines.
• Edmondson Park andLeppington on the South West Rail Link

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.

T2 interactive map

The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Trains network for the year ending 30 June 2024.

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