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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Elias Visontay and Caitlin Cassidy

Sydney trains delayed up to five hours as authorities warn rail commuters to leave early

Commuters waiting at Central station for services to Kiama and Central Coast
Commuters waiting at Central station for services to Kiama and the Central Coast as industrial action threw Sydney’s train network into chaos with cancellations and delays. Photograph: Graham Russell/The Guardian

Sydneysiders have been warned that more than 1,000 train services are expected to be cancelled by the end of Wednesday while those that do run could suffer hours-long delays, as the state government vows to explore legal action to quash “intolerable” industrial action from continuing into Thursday.

By Wednesday afternoon, about 400 services had been cancelled, with just 16% of services having run on time or at all. The T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra, T1 North Shore and Western and T8 Airport and South lines had been the worst affected by work bans from combined rail unions.

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