Signal repairs causing major train disruption in Sydney

There have been major disruptions on Sydney’s rail network. Commuters have been impacted as workers carry out urgent repairs in the city's west.

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00:00It's been a frustrating start to the week for many commuters here in Sydney with major

00:06train delays across western parts of Sydney's train network.

00:11Now those were caused by major signal issues at Harris Park station just west of where

00:18I am now.

00:20Those began at around 4am and persisted right through the peak travel time for many Sydney

00:27commuters.

00:29Many people have been encouraged to change trains here at Granville due to disruptions

00:33on the T1, T2 and T5 train lines.

00:37Now the T1 and T2 lines have faced major delays often with trains waiting on the platform

00:43for several minutes if not longer as they tried to clear some of the backlog and the

00:48T5 Cumberland line wasn't running at all for a lot of the morning here in Sydney.

00:54Now that meant delays for people of 25 minutes or more.

00:57I spoke to one man whose commute this morning had blown out by more than an hour and a half.

01:03Here's what he had to say.

01:04Very inconvenient today.

01:06How much time has this cost you?

01:09At least one and a half hour.

01:11You know like starting your week on this note that will be pretty frustrating.

01:16Now Transport for NSW resolved the issue as at 8am this morning but there have been knock

01:20on delays right across the rail network concentrated further west of here between Blacktown and

01:27Penrith stations.

01:30They said that they've expected those to have impacts throughout the day but should be easing

01:36into the early afternoon.