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Scheme is an attempt by NSW government to revitalise city centre and compensate for February train shutdown

Planned disruption across Sydney's rail network has been averted after the transport minister and the union agreed to give free fares to commuters.

Documents obtained by the ABC reveal how just four words detonated an agreement struck between Sydney Trains and union officials to keep NSW's rail system running.

Substantial gaps and contradictions remain in the timeline leading up to the decision early Monday morning to close the city’s rail system

Dominic Perrottet says he expects his cabinet to be on call "around the clock" after Transport Minister David Elliott went to bed while bureaucrats made the snap decision to close the state's passenger rail network.

The union and the NSW government are blaming each other for today's state-wide passenger train shutdown — this is what you need to know about the conflict.

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NSW's passenger train shutdown could continue into tomorrow, with unions and the state government still at loggerheads and commuters being warned to avoid rail travel.