Transport for New South Wales is an agency of the Government of New South Wales

Government of New South Wales

The form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...

 created on 1 November 2011 to manage the transport services in state of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

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The authority subsumed the Roads and Traffic Authority, the Transport Construction Authority and the Country Rail Infrastructure Authority, and plans and co-ordinates the functions of RailCorp and the State Transit Authority.

Organisational structure

The agency was created as an integrated transport authority with six divisions, each headed by a deputy director-general:

• Customer Experience – to ensure journeys are as simple and seamless as possible;
• Planning and Programs – to consolidate planning for all modes and develop a comprehensive transport masterplan;
• Transport Services – to ensure transport services cost-effectively meet the current and future needs of customers;
• Transport Projects – to manage major projects;
• Freight and Regional Development – to co-ordinate freight services and facilities, with particular focus on regional NSW; and
• Policy and Regulation – to develop and oversight polices and laws pertaining to transport across the State.

The Director-General of Transport for New South Wales is Les Wielinga. The Deputy Director-General for Transport Services is Fergus Gammie, previously from Auckland Transport.

Current Projects

• Rail Clearways Program
  CityRail Clearways Project
  The CityRail Clearways Project is a $1.8 billion program of public works on Sydney's CityRail suburban railway network to "untangle" the excessively intertwined and complicated rail network...
  
  
  • Macarthur turnback
  • Liverpool turnback
  • Kingsgrove to Revesby quadruplication
  • Schofields to Vineyard duplication
• South West Rail Link
  South West railway line, Sydney
  The South West Rail Link is an extension of the CityRail commuter rail network in Sydney, Australia. It is currently under construction and is intended to be the major piece of public transport infrastructure for the Sydney metropolitan area's "South West Growth Centre"...
  
  
• North West Rail Link
  North West railway line, Sydney
  North West Metro was a proposal for a rail link from the north west suburbs of Sydney, Australia to the Sydney CBD. It would have connected Rouse Hill with Epping and the Sydney CBD...
  
  
• Light rail expansion program
  Metro Light Rail
  The Metro Light Rail is the only currently operating light rail line in Sydney. The line opened on 31 August 1997, mostly along the route of an unused goods railway line, to serve the redeveloped inner-city areas of Darling Harbour, Ultimo and Pyrmont, and was extended in 2000 to serve some of...
  
  
• Northern Sydney Freight Corridor Program
  Northern Sydney Freight Corridor
  The Northern Sydney Freight Corridor is a proposal to improve access between Sydney and Newcastle for freight trains. Frequent passenger services operate on the Main Northern Line between North Strathfield and Broadmeadow. These passenger services take priority, meaning freight trains can be...
  
  
• Auburn stabling
• Commuter Car Park and Interchange Program (remaining projects)