Getting There By Rail
The New South Wales rail network is run by Countrylink (tel: 132 232, Australia only; fax: (02) 9379 1264; e-mail: bookings@countrylink.nsw.gov.au; website: www.countrylink.nsw.gov.au). Countrylink provides high-speed XPT trains and XPlorer trains for shorter distances. These trains are new, modern and comfortable, featuring air conditioning, wheelchair access, buffet, toilets and satellite telephones. Seats are modelled on the French TGV and there is one sleeping car per journey, with cabins equipped with private bathrooms. Rail travel tends to be expensive, although a number of passes are available to overseas visitors.
Sydney’s Central Station, on Eddy Avenue, just south of the city centre, is a grand old building lined with newsagents, coffee shops and restaurants, as well as transport and tourist information offices.
Rail services: Popular inter-state destinations include Melbourne (journey time – 10 hours), Brisbane (journey time – 12.5 hours), Adelaide (journey time – 26 hours) and Perth (journey time – 64 hours).
Transport to the city: Central Station directly connects to the CityRail line.
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Getting There By Rail