Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
It can be bought at any of the
monorail information booths.
The MLR stops at many
places around the Pyrmont
area, including Paddy's
Markets, Chinatown, Darling
Harbour, the Australian
National Maritime Museum,
Star City, and the Fish Market.
MAKING A JOURNEY BY CITYRAIL
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Study the CityRail
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lines are distinguished
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trace the line from
where you are to
your destination,
noting where you
need to change and
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Buy tickets from ticket
dispensing machines or
ticket booths at stations
(TravelPass tickets can only
be bought at stations). To
obtain your ticket from a
dispensing machine, press
the button to indicate
destination, then the ticket
type (single, return, etc).
Insert money into the slot,
then collect your ticket
and any change.
Monorail leaving the city centre,
with Sydney Tower in background
COUNTRY AND INTER-
URBAN TRAINS
3
To pass through
the ticket barrier,
insert your ticket (arrow
side up) into the slot
at the front of barrier
machines (indicated by
green arrows). Take
your ticket as it comes
out of the machine
and the barrier gates
or turnstile will open.
State Rail has
Countrylink
Travel Centres
throughout the
city and suburbs, which
provide information about its
country rail and coach services
and also take bookings. There
are a choice of three Country-
link travel passes: Backtracker
Rail Pass, East Coast Discovery
Pass and Austrail Flexi Pass.
Inter-urban trains run to the
Blue Mountains to Sydney's
west, Wollongong in the south
and Gosford and Newcastle
to the north
(see p229)
.
4
To find the right
platform, follow
the signs with the
same colour code as
the line you need
and the name of the
line's final station.
USEFUL INFORMATION
5
On the platform,
display signs show
all the stations the line
travels through. Stations
at which the next train
will stop are lit up and
are announced as the
train arrives at the station.
CityRail Information
Central Railway Station
Map
4 E5.
Tel
131500.
Circular Quay Railway Station
Map
1 B3.
Tel
9224 3553.
www
.cityrail.info
Tickets
Keep your ticket - you
will need it at the end of
your journey and possibly
to show a ticket inspector
on the train. A TravelPass
(left) and a single-fare
ticket (right) are shown.
Countrylink Travel Centres
Central Railway Station
Sydney
Terminal.
Map
4 E5.
Tel
132232.
www
.countrylink.info
Metro Light Rail and
Monorail
Tel
9285 5600.
www
.metrotransport.com.au
