Timetable adjustments are coming for passengers in the Blue Mountains and Central West in New South Wales, as part of a regular review of train services.
The changes will impact some intercity train services including Bathurst Bullet services, and take effect from Sunday October 19.
Transport for NSW said the amendments are being introduced to improve the customer experience and the reliability of train services for passengers.
Communities in the Central West and Blue Mountains have been advised to familiarise themselves with the new timings.
Adjustments have been made to the arrival and departure times of some Bathurst Bullet intercity services along the Blue Mountains Line. These changes will align the Wednesday timings with other weekdays.
As part of this new timetable, there are no changes to the number of services running to the Blue Mountains and Central West.
The Wednesday 3:52pm service from Central to Bathurst will depart earlier at the following stations and times:
Central 3:00pm instead of 3:52pm
Parramatta at 3:23pm instead of 4:18pm
Westmead at 3:25pm instead of 4:20pm
Penrith at 3:46pm instead of 4:41pm
Springwood at 4:09pm instead of 5:04pm
Katoomba at 4:42pm instead of 5:37pm
Mount Victoria at 4:58pm instead of 5:53pm
Lithgow at 5:26pm instead of 6:21pm
Rydal at 5:45pm instead of 6:51pm
Tarana at 6:16pm instead of 7:07pm
Bathurst arrival at 6:49pm instead of 7:40pm
The Wednesday 7:40am service from Bathurst to Central will depart earlier at the following stations and times:
Springwood at 10:04am instead of 10:18am
Penrith at 10:29am instead of 10:46am
Westmead at 10:51am instead of 11:19am
Parramatta at 10:55am instead of 11:23am
Central arrival at 11:20am instead of 11:52am.
In addition, to the Bathurst Bullet changes the weekday 7:24pm service from Lithgow to Central will depart one minute later at Valley Heights and Warrimoo, check Trip Planner for updates.
The Wednesday 8:26pm service from Bathurst to Lithgow will depart at earlier times at the following stations:
Bathurst at 7:22pm instead of 8:26pm
Tarana 7:53pm instead of 8:57pm
Rydal 8:10pm instead of 9:14pm
Lithgow arrival at 8:29pm instead of 9:33pm.
The weekday 6:00am service from Lithgow to Bathurst will depart earlier at the following stations:
Lithgow at 5:36am instead of 6:00am
Rydal at 5:55am instead of 6:19am
Tarana at 6:11am instead of 6:47am
Bathurst arrival at 6.44am instead of 7:20am.
In addition, there will be some timing adjustments to the coach service that connects the evening Bathurst Bullet Intercity service to Orange. These changes will see these connecting coach services operating at the same times seven days a week.
The new times for the Wednesday connecting coaches are:
Departing Bathurst at 7:10pm instead of 8:00pm
Departing Lucknow at 7:50pm instead of 8:40pm
Arriving at Orange at 8:00pm instead of 8:50pm
The new times for the Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays connecting coaches are:
Departing Bathurst 7:10pm instead of 7:00pm
Departing Lucknow 7:50pm instead of 7:40pm
Arriving at Orange 8:00pm instead of 7:50pm
