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NSW commuters will be copping two days of fare-free travel on Sydney trains and metros to make up for the chaos from industrial action.

Poorly planned rail lines and a reliance on hand-delivered messages combined with 170-year-old infrastructure provides a picture of a network with myriad vulnerabilities

Some commuters experienced delays up to four hours, while others had to pay for accommodation in the city, after trains ground to a halt on Wednesday afternoon.

Sydney commuters have been warned to brace for more disruption after the rail network came to a standstill during peak hour on Wednesday afternoon. The

A month of industrial action on NSW railways will end with workers refusing to operate most trains and commuters asked to avoid unnecessary travel.

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney's train commuters are due to face major disruption today as the main rail union vows to push ahead with strike action as part of its long-running dispute with the state government.

NSW commuters have again faced train disruptions as rail workers walked off the job in the latest episode of a long-running industrial dispute.

Train commuters are facing more disruption with Transport for NSW saying a four-hour strike will affect services on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Sydney and regional city commuters are again facing disruptions to train services despite the NSW government agreeing to the rail union's major demands on Wednesday.