Why Sydney needs to bring back this abandoned ‘missing train link’ from the ’80s

Why Sydney needs to bring back this abandoned ‘missing train link’ from the ’80s

The government has been urged to resuscitate a long-lost railway line from Port Kembla to south-west Sydney or risk wasting the potential of the city’s new airport.

  • byMichael Koziol

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Warning over narrow roads near new Sydney airport

Warning over narrow roads near new Sydney airport

One of the world’s biggest shipping companies says the roads near Western Sydney International Airport cannot support the size of its planned freight operations.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Planes will keep landing in hour before curfew ends if Sydney Airport gets its way

Planes will keep landing in hour before curfew ends if Sydney Airport gets its way

Australia’s largest airport wants to keep a rule that lets some international aircraft land in the hour before the overnight curfew lifts each morning.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
This man’s castle is his home,and an airport is ruining the serenity
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This man’s castle is his home,and an airport is ruining the serenity

Just like the plot of the beloved Australian movie The Castle,a lovingly built family home is under threat from encroaching development.

  • byJulie Power
‘Away faster and home faster’:Inside the massive terminal at Sydney’s new airport

‘Away faster and home faster’:Inside the massive terminal at Sydney’s new airport

The terminal’s design is intended to ease “pain points” that passengers frequently experience at airports.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
It’s going to be faster to take a train to Sydney’s existing airport than a bus to the new one

It’s going to be faster to take a train to Sydney’s existing airport than a bus to the new one

Forecast journey times show it will take about an hour to travel on new bus services to Western Sydney Airport from nearby urban centres.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
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Cut-price road solution to avert ‘a runway surrounded by sheep paddocks’

Cut-price road solution to avert ‘a runway surrounded by sheep paddocks’

The preference for “gold-plating” infrastructure has created a vicious cycle of delays at Western Sydney Airport,an inquiry has heard.

  • byMichael Koziol
This Sydney backwater transformed into an industrial zone. But Ted has been left behind
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This Sydney backwater transformed into an industrial zone. But Ted has been left behind

While his neighbours near Sydney’s soon-to-be second airport have sold their properties for millions,Ted Pochodyla is trapped by an environmental ruling.

  • byMichael McGowan
Rozelle interchange chaos looms over new Sydney Airport motorway
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Rozelle interchange chaos looms over new Sydney Airport motorway

Transport authorities will be desperate to avoid a repeat of the Rozelle travel chaos when the final part of the $2.6 billion motorway opens this year.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Motorway to Sydney’s new international airport hits another hurdle

Motorway to Sydney’s new international airport hits another hurdle

Two major contracts for construction of the new M12 motorway to Western Sydney Airport have risen by almost $90 million,tender documents show.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
‘Ultimately flawed’:The problems with new Sydney Airport flight paths

‘Ultimately flawed’:The problems with new Sydney Airport flight paths

Flight paths for Kingsford Smith will need to change to accommodate the second airport. See the new flight path map here.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan