An extensive multi-modal transport system serves the 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. The lead government agency responsible for the network's operation and development is Transport for NSW.

Road

Roads and Maritime Services is a New South Wales Government agency responsible for major road infrastructure, licensing of drivers, and registration of motor vehicles. The RMS directly manages State roads and provides funding to local councils for regional and local roads. In addition, with assistance from the Federal Government, the RMS also manages the NSW national highway system.
Across the state, the RMS manages 4787 bridges and 17,623 km of State Roads and Highways including 3105 km of National Highways.

Rail

During the 20th century the railways have always been run by a state-owned entity, which has undergone a number of different minor name changes, including New South Wales Railways and New South Wales Government Railways. The current entity responsible for running the New South Wales railways is Rail Corporation New South Wales which includes CityRail and CountryLink. It also ran freight services until 2001, when this business was taken over by Pacific National. Since 2003, the NSW interstate and Hunter Valley rail corridors, and the dedicated metropolitan freight lines to the Sydney ports have been under the control of the Australian Rail Track Corporation, and it also maintains other rural branch lines under contract to Rail Corporation New South Wales.

Public transport

According to the New South Wales State Plan

New South Wales State Plan

The State Plan, A New Direction for NSW is a document prepared by the New South Wales Premier's Department within the Government of New South Wales and released on November 14, 2006...

, the state has Australia's largest public transport system. Indeed, in the 1920s, Sydney also boasted the Southern Hemisphere's largest tram network. Public transport in Sydney accounts for almost double the share of commuter journeys in other state capitals. The network is regulated by the New South Wales Ministry of Transport, which is working towards an integrated network serving Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, Newcastle

Newcastle, New South Wales

The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...

, the Central Coast

Central Coast, New South Wales

The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coast north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie....

, the Blue Mountains, Wollongong and the Illawarra

Illawarra

Illawarra is a region in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is a coastal region situated immediately south of Sydney and north of the Shoalhaven or South Coast region. It encompasses the cities of Wollongong, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven and the town of Kiama. The central region contains Lake...

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Taxis

New South Wales is served by a fleet of around 6000 taxi

Taxicab

A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...

s. The industry employs over 22,000 taxi drivers. The network is largest in Australia. Most taxis are Ford Falcons

Ford Falcon (Australia)

The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered...

, although a smaller number of Holden Commodore

Holden Commodore

The Holden Commodore is an automobile manufactured since 1978 by the Holden subsidiary of General Motors in Australia, and, formerly, in New Zealand. In the mid-1970s, Holden established proposals to replace the long-serving Kingswood nameplate with a smaller, Opel-based model...

s, Ford Fairlane

Ford Fairlane (Australia)

The Ford Fairlane and LTD are full-size luxury vehicles that were produced in a series of models by Ford Australia between 1959 and 2007....

s, Holden Statesman/Caprices and Toyota Camry

Toyota Camry

The Toyota Camry is a series of mid-size automobiles manufactured by Toyota since 1982, and sold in the majority of automotive markets throughout the world...

s are in service. In general, taxis are required to run on liquid petroleum gas fuel. In general, individual taxis are owned by small-scale operators who pay membership fees to regional or citywide radio communication networks. These networks provide branding as well as telephone and internet booking services to operators and drivers.

Air

Major airports are located at

• Sydney Airport
  Sydney Airport
  Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport, also known as Kingsford Smith International Airport, in Sydney, Australia* Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, in Nova Scotia, Canada...
  
   in Sydney
• Williamtown Airport in Newcastle

Smaller regional airports are listed at List of airports in Australia. Over he past 30 years there have been various moves towards a Second Sydney Airport

Second Sydney Airport

The Second Sydney Airport is an ongoing proposition for another airport to supplement or replace the existing Kingsford Smith Airport in Sydney, Australia...

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Sea

Major seaport facilities are located at

• Port Jackson
  Port Jackson
  Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. It is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge...
  
  , in central Sydney
• Port Botany, in Sydney's south
• Port Kembla, south of Wollongong
• Port of Newcastle
  Newcastle Port Corporation
  The Newcastle Port Corporation is a corporation owned by the Government of New South Wales providing wharf and other maritime facilities at the Port of Newcastle....
  
  , at Newcastle, north of Sydney

Regional ports at Eden and Yamba are administered by the New South Wales Maritime Authority.