NSW TrainLink services operate in areas of lower population density, using a reserved seat ticketing system.
NSW TrainLink operates regional passenger services throughout New South Wales and interstate to Brisbane, Canberra and Melbourne. All rail services utilise diesel rolling stock. For more details of each train line see List of NSW TrainLink train routes.
North Coast services operate through the Mid North Coast, Northern Rivers and South East Queensland regions. Services operate on the Main North and North Coast lines, travelling between Sydney Central station and Roma Street station in Brisbane.
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Taree
Kempsey
Coffs Harbour
Grafton
Casino
Brisbane
See the full list of stations served.
Cities and towns served by NSW TrainLink coaches connecting off North Coast services include: Tea Gardens, Forster, Port Macquarie, Yamba, Moree, Alstonville, Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay, Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads and Surfers Paradise.
North Western
North Western services operate through the Hunter, New England and North West Slopes & Plains regions. Services operate on the Main North line from Sydney Central station to Werris Creek. where the service divides for Armidale and Moree.
Principal stations served by Xplorer trains are:
Singleton
Muswellbrook
Scone
Tamworth
Armidale
Gunnedah
Narrabri
Moree
Cities and towns served by NSW TrainLink coaches connecting off North Western services include: Burren Junction (via Wee Waa), Inverell, Walcha, Grafton, Glen Innes and Tenterfield.
Western
Western region services operate through the Central Tablelands, Orana, and Far West regions. Services operate on the Main Western Line from Sydney Central station to Dubbo and the Broken Hill line to Broken Hill.
Principal stations served by XPT trains are:
Bathurst
Orange
Dubbo
Principal stations served by Xplorer trains are:
Bathurst
Orange
Parkes
Broken Hill
Cities and towns served by NSW TrainLink coaches connecting off Western services include Oberon, Mudgee, Baradine, Cowra, Grenfell, Forbes, Parkes, Condobolin, Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina, Bourke, Warren and Broken Hill.
Southern
Southern region services operate through the Illawarra, South Coast, Monaro, South Western Slopes, Southern Tablelands, Riverina, and Sunraysia regions, plus the Australian Capital Territory and parts of Victoria.
Services operate on the:
Main Southern Line from Sydney Central station to Albury then continue on the North East line to Southern Cross station in Melbourne
Bombala Line from south of Goulburn to Queanbeyan where services join the Canberra line to terminate inside the Australian Capital Territory at Canberra
Hay Line from Junee to Yanco where services join the Yanco–Griffith line to Griffith
Principal stations served by XPT trains are:
Goulburn
Cootamundra
Wagga Wagga
Albury
Wangaratta
Melbourne
Principal stations served by Xplorer trains are:
Moss Vale
Goulburn
Queanbeyan
Canberra
Cootamundra
Griffith
Cities and towns served by NSW TrainLink coaches connecting off Southern services include: Wollongong, Bombala, Eden, Tumbarumba, Bathurst, Dubbo, Condobolin, Griffith, Mildura and Echuca.
Coach services
NSW TrainLink continued with the existing contracts entered into by CityRail and CountryLink for the provision of coach services.
On 1 July 2014, the Lithgow to Gulgong, Coonabarabran, Baradine services passed from Greyhound Australia to Ogden's Coaches.
In July 2014, Transport for NSW commenced the re-tendering process for most of the routes with the previous 24 contracts reorganised into 18 contracts. The new contracts commenced on 1 January 2015 for a five-year period, with an option to extend for three years if performance criteria are met. The services operated by Forest Coach Lines and Sunstate Coaches commenced new five-year contracts on 1 July 2016.
The full list of coach operators providing services as at January 2015 was:
+ not included in January 2015 re-tendering process
From 2018, NSW TrainLink introduced several new road coach services on a trial basis:
Brewarrina to Coolabah commenced May 2018
Bourke to Dubbo commenced May 2018
Tamworth to Port Macquarie
Tamworth to Scone, had ceased by November 2018
Tamworth to Dubbo
Campbelltown to Goulburn commenced September 2018
Goulburn to Canberra commenced September 2018, made permanent in June 2023
Forster to Coffs Harbour commenced April 2019
Wagga Wagga to Queanbeyan commenced April 2019
Broken Hill to Adelaide commenced June 2019, made permanent in June 2023
Broken Hill to Mildura commenced June 2019, made permanent in June 2023
Anglers Reach to Cooma commenced December 2019
Bigga to Goulburn commenced December 2019
Delegate to Nimmitabel commenced December 2019
Goodooga to Dubbo commenced December 2019
Moree to Walgett commenced December 2019
Future fleet
A fleet of bi-mode CAF Civity trains is scheduled to replace the XPT, Xplorer and Endeavour fleets as part of the NSW TrainLink Regional Train Project.
