CityRail

CityRail is the name of the extensive system of urban, suburban and interurban passenger railways based on metropolitan Sydney, the capital city of the State of New South Wales, Australia. Its interurban lines also extend outside of metropolitan Sydney to Newcastle, the Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, the Illawarra, the Shoalhaven, the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley. Despite the extensive service, CityRail is frequently criticised as not being up to standard with other systems (especially those in Europe and the wealthier countries of Asia), and CityRail is often perceived as having outdated infrastructure, old trains, poor customer service, unreliable timetables, pervasive crime and low levels of cleanliness.

Related Topics:
Railway - Sydney - New South Wales - Australia - Newcastle - Blue Mountains - Southern Highlands - Illawarra - Shoalhaven - Central Coast - Hunter Valley - Europe - Asia

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Most of the system is electrified with 1500 V DC supplied by overhead wire; however, some isolated sections outside the Sydney metropolitan area are still operated by diesel railcars. All electric trains in CityRail's fleet are double-deck multiple units.

Related Topics:
Diesel - Railcar - Multiple unit

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CityRail is owned by the New South Wales State Government and is a "product group" of RailCorp, the state enterprise which operates the New South Wales Railways.

Related Topics:
New South Wales - Government - RailCorp - New South Wales Railways

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