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[NSW] Free Train Travel on Monday 26/5/2025 @ Sydney Trains

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[NSW] Free Train Travel on Monday 26/5/2025 @ Sydney Trains
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dust on 21/05/2025 - 09:37 transportnsw.info (2184 clicks)
Last edited 21/05/2025 - 12:14 by 1 other user

Sydney commuters will travel for free on Monday after Sydney’s train chaos.

Acknowledging the state government had to “get better”, NSW Premier Chris Minns said fares would be waived on that day to help compensate people out of pocket because of the major disruptions yesterday and today.

“In no way is that going to make up for the disruption of the last 24 hours, but hopefully it can go some way to alleviate the financial burden that families have had to deal with over the last day,” Minns told 2GB.

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  • jv on 21/05/2025 - 09:42
    +127

    Doesn't really help people where Monday is their work from home day…

    Pretty sure they crunched the numbers to select the day that the least number of people use the service…

    • whitepuma on 21/05/2025 - 09:54
      +172

      a true ozbargainer will just work from the train that day.

      Get your money's worth.

      • mrshorty on 21/05/2025 - 10:18
        +33

        ozb meetup on the 9:56 from central station?

        • imYourBossFenny on 21/05/2025 - 10:50
          -2

          I would love to meet you if you are ..

          • dealsforlife on 21/05/2025 - 11:12
            -2

            @imYourBossFenny: I'd love your meat

          • Royale with cheese on 21/05/2025 - 14:29
            +3

            @imYourBossFenny: It aint Mrs Horty if that's what you wanted

          • McMaferMur on 21/05/2025 - 18:18
            +4

            @imYourBossFenny: ASL first please?

            • imYourBossFenny on 21/05/2025 - 19:06

              @McMaferMur: Let’s just say I’m exactly what you were hoping for — but better ;-)

              • McMaferMur on 21/05/2025 - 21:34

                @imYourBossFenny: Oh nooo im having a very naughty thought right now

                • imYourBossFenny on 22/05/2025 - 10:16

                  @McMaferMur: I’d ask what it is, but I already have my emergency “Nope” button ready—just in case. 😂

                  • McMaferMur on 22/05/2025 - 10:40

                    @imYourBossFenny: Hey dont turn the chicken off before it hatches! Who knows my offer is a life changing kind of thing.

                    • imYourBossFenny on 22/05/2025 - 11:24

                      @McMaferMur: Haha, tempting pitch—but I don’t usually sign up for “life-changing” offers without a user manual and a return policy 😉 and ; keep my life changes under tight - security and with a multi-step vetting process 😜 but I’ve got a sixth sense that says I won’t be penciling that into my destiny 😂. But hey, you knew my answer before you hit send. But points for creativity. 😄

                • mantichoral on 26/05/2025 - 08:43

                  @McMaferMur: somebody is going to get railed…

                  I returned home by my local Metro 11pm last night, and the gates were already powered down and open, instead of just setting cost to zero, with handmade signs about the free day. So I'm now wondering if I will incur some sort of fee for not tapping out on exit properly at the end of my journey.

      • eggboi on 21/05/2025 - 16:03

        If you're not attending the Sydney Train Rodeo you're not getting your money's worth.

        • RTX9090Ti on 26/05/2025 - 16:22

          look at all the dog shit on that seats from the shoes. would think twice before sitting on any of those, rather stand on the metro.

    • kungfuman on 21/05/2025 - 10:03
      +6

      o the joys of CityFail… I mean cityRAIL…

      • first in line on 21/05/2025 - 10:13
        +2

        Lol they stop calling it CityRail over a decade ago

        • kungfuman on 21/05/2025 - 11:09
          +11

          it will always be cityfail to me no matter how they change it. because everything they do always fails

          • barcer on 25/05/2025 - 16:31

            @kungfuman: CitySnail was also somewhat popular for a brief period in the late '90s I think? Because all e timetables were slowing down.

            • nobro25 on 26/05/2025 - 06:30

              @barcer: Catch the metro is so frequent it doesn't even need a timetable.

        • perfectlydark on 21/05/2025 - 11:18
          +2

          i never will

        • resubaehtgnolhcs on 21/05/2025 - 17:10
          +1

          It's SRA for me …

        • pull the lever on 21/05/2025 - 20:22
          +3

          Shitney Trains

        • Ade99 on 25/05/2025 - 08:30

          About the same time they stopped describing it as a train service……almost a perfect oxymoron 🤔

      • Caped Baldy on 21/05/2025 - 10:50
        +18

        I much preferred calling it ShittyRail

        • hippo2s on 21/05/2025 - 15:00

          I call it Shitney Rail

    • sticky8anana on 21/05/2025 - 10:21
      +9

      Pretty sure they crunched the numbers to select the day that the least number of people use the service

      it would've been Friday then

      • GoIdDigger on 21/05/2025 - 11:18
        +3

        Anyone who actually uses Sydney trains Mon-Fri knows this

    • edisonAU on 21/05/2025 - 10:30
      +2

      I would expect Friday is the most popular WFH day. They probably should make fare free day for the whole week.

      • imYourBossFenny on 21/05/2025 - 11:35
        +1

        Did you invent the light? Thomas alwa Edison shortly Edison are you?

      • McMaferMur on 21/05/2025 - 18:19

        nope, actually Friday and Monday are the least popular

    • Flutterby on 21/05/2025 - 10:48
      +2

      "crunched the numbers to select the day that the least number of people use the service"

      NSW government is saving tax payers money.

      • Randolph Duke on 21/05/2025 - 10:56
        +1

        NSW government is saving tax payers money.

        The duality of @jv…

      • jv on 21/05/2025 - 11:14
        +1

        NSW government is saving tax payers money.

        They've taken money from people who paid for a service and not provided what they paid for…

        • Flutterby on 21/05/2025 - 11:20
          +3

          They have taken alot of money from my PAYG, but a lot of services not provided for too.

          Wonder how the credit card charge back dispute will work in scenarios like this.

      • kungfuman on 21/05/2025 - 11:54
        +2

        bahahahaha NSW government wouldn't know a train was up them till the people got out.

    • Dreamcast on 21/05/2025 - 11:13
      +3

      And that's white I love working in the office on Monday. Peaceful

      • jv on 21/05/2025 - 11:14
        +2

        Kind of defeats the point of working from the office…

      • Flutterby on 21/05/2025 - 11:22
        +2

        "that's white"

        Monday blues?

        • Dreamcast on 21/05/2025 - 11:33
          +4

          Wednesday Dyslexia **

    • jiayijames on 21/05/2025 - 11:37
      +2

      the day that the least number of people use the service would be Friday

      • jv on 21/05/2025 - 11:43
        -1

        Mondays and Fridays are similar.

    • DemocracyManifest on 21/05/2025 - 17:11
      -1

      Big doubt Monday is a meeting day

      • jv on 21/05/2025 - 17:13
        +1

        On 'Teams'…

    • mrhugo on 21/05/2025 - 17:15
      +5

      It's f'ed today so reward the people who commute on Wednesday's, not Monday's. FFS.

      100% agree, they crunched the numbers and came out with Monday. Mondays are dead in our office.

    • Aus Falcon on 21/05/2025 - 18:14

      That's exactly what they did. Peak transport used I believe is Mondays followed closely by Fridays with very light commuter numbers, then with moderate to heavy use Thursdays and Wednesday, and the highest passenger numbers on Tuesdays.

    • life is suffering on 21/05/2025 - 18:41

      Wow didn’t know Monday was wfh day

      • jv on 21/05/2025 - 19:01
        +4

        It is for a lot of people… Makes Sundays more fun…

        • Homr on 26/05/2025 - 08:07

          my WFH day is Friday, so Thursday is the new Friday for me :D

    • leeweesquee on 26/05/2025 - 08:11
      +1

      Monday is my day off.
      I swear NSW runs off a "free train day" economy because that's all it can afford.

  • rc005 on 21/05/2025 - 09:42
    +9

    This only helps if the Trains work !!!

  • CashMachine10 on 21/05/2025 - 09:44
    +35

    Poor form from the government - logical decision is to make it on Tuesday (the day of the disruption)!

    • imYourBossFenny on 21/05/2025 - 09:47
      -2

      How that’s logical? 😅

      • jv on 21/05/2025 - 09:49
        +15

        Because lots of people work from home on certain days and in the office on other days…

        It is likely many people that were impacted do not catch the train on Mondays… 😅

        • imYourBossFenny on 21/05/2025 - 10:45
          -7

          But it’s logical for government to spend money cautiously and also serving community the way it best can :)

          • jv on 21/05/2025 - 10:48
            +11

            @imYourBossFenny:

            spend money cautiously

            This is about compensation to people who have incurred costs.

            What they are doing is not being cautious, but basically stealing from these people by not providing what they paid for and not refunding them.

            • imYourBossFenny on 21/05/2025 - 10:49
              -2

              @jv: Today there is free bus I heard

              • sebastianm334 on 26/05/2025 - 08:47

                @imYourBossFenny: Buses are not free today(23/05), I believe they also should have been free, considering there were considerable delays last week for buses too

      • McMaferMur on 21/05/2025 - 09:50
        -1

        He must be too stressed from yesterday chaos

      • browser on 21/05/2025 - 10:03
        +6

        Because it should target affected travellers.

        What if people affected will have a day off next Monday? What do they get?

        What if people not affected will go to Vivid next Monday? Nothing to do with the disruption but get free rides.

        But I can understand it's cheaper and much easier to switch off the Opal readers on a day in the future than retrospectively refund/credit past trips, especially when there are credit/debit cards in the mix.

        And they can't do multi-day free travels, it will cost the tax payers too much and sets the wrong expectation in future disruptions.

        • imYourBossFenny on 21/05/2025 - 10:46
          -1

          Day off? Common give me a break. People work on tsunami lol and yes you can take day off without pay :) not one day but 2 days :D

  • McMaferMur on 21/05/2025 - 09:50
    +27

    They push companies to bring staffs work from office with this kind of service.

  • kirkhar on 21/05/2025 - 09:50
    +15

    WoooW Free travel! woow!
    Oh my God, we’re so lucky to be in Sydney!
    They’re so generous, I bet they’ll increase the ticket prices soon too!

    • C1de on 21/05/2025 - 10:04
      +10

      Trains only make back 25% of their total costs through fares, most other public transport modes running at close to 90% loss. Where do you think the rest of this money comes from? If you don't charge the people that use it then all the cost will come from all our pockets. Everyone's tax goes up or other services like health and education gets cuts.

      • vr4indian on 21/05/2025 - 12:13
        +5

        The estimated cost to the NSW government for providing free public transport to NRL fans is between $2.5 and $3.5 million.

      • supersabroso on 21/05/2025 - 17:42

        Agreed, if they don't raise the prices of tickets, then we'll all be paying more for everyone's free/cheap travel out of our taxes.

        • congo on 21/05/2025 - 18:14
          +2

          I haven't used the cheap train travel for several decades, but I have paid a huge amount of tolls for several decades.
          It would be good if they can provide a better, faster, more reliable train service so that I don't have to use the more expensive motorways.

  • Trekky on 21/05/2025 - 09:53
    +4

    I'll be going out now on Monday for sure!

  • krisspy on 21/05/2025 - 09:53
    +39

    spends $100 catching uber home

    Gets a free ride worth $9

    • whitepuma on 21/05/2025 - 09:55
      +10

      this….THIS is why i cycle

      • jv on 21/05/2025 - 09:58
        +13

        Cycle again then, so you can recycle…

      • browser on 21/05/2025 - 10:18
        +1

        It's a wet week to be cycling.

        • whitepuma on 21/05/2025 - 10:34

          raincoat my friend

          I'm not really phased by the weather for cycling

          Distance however, if it's simply too far i won't cycle it.

          • ItsMeAgro on 21/05/2025 - 15:53
            +2

            @whitepuma: Must be nice to have a clean shower available at the office

      • krisspy on 21/05/2025 - 10:32
        +1

        Can't see myself cycling 40km one way to work

        • whitepuma on 21/05/2025 - 10:34

          lol, fair. I can't see myself doing that either.

        • brotherfranciz on 21/05/2025 - 10:49
          +9

          lol I cycle 47km one way (yep, that's 94km return…). I only work 1-2 days in the office though.

          I had decided to cycle after being stuck on the Westgate bridge in my car for hours during that bus fire a few years ago.

          Takes me a little over 2hrs to cycle from the inner west to the outer east of Melbourne mostly via shared paths. The train option (with last few km on the bike) takes a little under 2hrs, so not much difference between cycling the whole way or taking the train.

          Cycling means I get fitter (you should see the size of my thighs!) and I avoid public transport delays/chaos, which does happen way too often on the Werribee line.

          • whitepuma on 21/05/2025 - 11:14

            @brotherfranciz: for me in sydney, takes me 25 minutes to cycle. 35 minutes to drive during peak hour (15 minute drive not in peak hour).

            Hence why 6 months ago i made the decision to start cycling.

          • Royale with cheese on 21/05/2025 - 14:32

            @brotherfranciz: Can you crack nuts with your thighs? 😅
            Good job for staying fit though

    • zooter on 21/05/2025 - 11:19
      +1

      Should post this as a bargain post separately :)

  • blackmanshade on 21/05/2025 - 09:55
    +6

    NICE…Free Friends and or Family weekday outing to VIVID 2025 Sydney. albeit it may be chaotic.

  • Taro Milk Tea on 21/05/2025 - 10:10
    +4

    Of course they have to give it on the day where there are less people using the train….prick govt

  • Caped Baldy on 21/05/2025 - 10:11
    +11

    NSW state gov forces people to come into the city to help their business mates. They should at least make it cheaper to travel to incentivise users and have free travel days for public holidays imo.

  • DingoBilly on 21/05/2025 - 10:12
    +8

    "Here's a Bandaid for those third degree burns. Hope it helps!"

  • Seaeagles on 21/05/2025 - 10:12
    +16

    For the average person travelling 5 days a week there is no deal.
    You will still hit your weekly fare cap only a day later.

  • TaurusHead on 21/05/2025 - 10:17
    +15

    IMO fares should've been waived off for the day it happened, so Tuesday's fares for those whoever travelled (couldn't really travel) around should be compensated

    • browser on 21/05/2025 - 10:21
      +2

      Probably easier said than done - mass refund to Opal cards and credit/debit cards.

      There's no magic button to press, they would have to develop a process, and thoroughly test it.

      • TaurusHead on 21/05/2025 - 10:22

        I agree it's a big one, but I'm sure they would have it in place, there is no way they are developing and thoroughly testing it within a week

  • unity1 on 21/05/2025 - 10:18
    +11

    Does this also include the train to and from Sydney airport?

    • superbird on 21/05/2025 - 10:21
      +11

      ah now you're onto something ;)

    • datafellows on 21/05/2025 - 10:36
      +6

      Any deals on flights on that day?

    • Stale Goon on 21/05/2025 - 10:47
      +2

      I'm back on Monday I'll certainly be inspecting the viability.

      • spc12go on 23/05/2025 - 09:25

        It’s free

    • maverickjohn on 22/05/2025 - 03:26
      +1

      I come back on Monday and was thinking the same, but I parked my car in the airport so wouldn't benefit.

    • spc12go on 23/05/2025 - 09:24
      +2

      From 12.01am to 11.59pm on Monday 26 May 2025, travel will be free on all Sydney Trains, Airport Link, and Sydney Metro services on the Opal network.

      https://transportnsw.info/news/2025/free-travel-day-on-train…

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