Homebush Train StationSydney has an extensive suburban rail service run by CityRail. Also government owned, Countrylink services country areas. The suburban rail system is quite efficient, modern, reasonably clean and quite well policed by railway and private security staff. Rail is a good alternative to driving or taxis if you need to get to Sydney's more distant suburbs to visit friends or business associates. Sydney is not a planned city, and many roads and streets are inadequate for today's traffic, making car and bus travel slow and taxi rides expensive in heavy traffic in and around working hours. The most important rail routes for visitors are the City loop, North Sydney, Olympic Park at Homebush, and Parramatta. |
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