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Train commuters fail to return with NSW monthly figures still around half of pre-COVID levels

Commuters are turning away from using regional train stations, down by near 50 per cent on pre-COVID numbers. (ABC Illawarra: Nick McLaren)

The number of people catching intercity trains from Wollongong, the Central Coast, and Blue Mountains to Sydney is on the decline, failing to bounce back after COVID.

Transport for NSW monthly train patronage figures show that intercity rail travel into Sydney from Wollongong on the South Coast line has dropped on average of about 50 per cent since 2019.

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