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{{Short description|Rail service in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Redirect|Airport, Inner West & South Line|the current line between Macarthur and the city via Revesby|Airport & South Line}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox rail service
| name               = Leppington & Inner West Line
| logo               = TfNSW T2.svg
| logo_width         = 60px
| image              = A Set at Glenfield railway station, September 2017.jpg
| caption            = An [[Sydney Trains A set|A set]] at {{rwsa|Glenfield|S}}.
| type               = [[Commuter rail]] service
| status             = Operational
| locale             = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
| predecessor        = {{Plainlist|
*South (1999–2013)
*Airport, Inner West & South (2013–2017)
*Inner West & Leppington (2017–2024)}}
| first              = {{Start date and age|2017|11|26|df=yes}}
| operator           = [[Sydney Trains]]
| start              = [[City Circle]]
| stops              = 37
| end                = {{rwsa|Leppington}} <br> {{rwsa|Parramatta}}
| distance           = <!-- To be updated: ? 107 km. City Circle 6km, Central to Glenfield via Liverpool 42km, Central to Glenfield via East Hills 33km, Glenfield to Macarthur 15km Glenfield to Leppington 11km -->
| journeytime        = 1h 29m (Leppington to Museum) <br>
59m (Parramatta to Museum) <br>
(Weekday offpeak times, journey times vary based on stopping pattern and time)
| line_used          = {{Plainlist|
*[[City Circle]]
*[[Main Suburban railway line|Main Suburban]]
*[[Main Southern railway line, New South Wales|Old Main South]]
*[[Main Southern railway line, New South Wales|Main South]]
*[[South West Rail Link]]}}
| access             = Yes<!-- note this parameter only applies to the trains, not the stations -->
| stock              = [[Sydney Trains K set|K]], [[Sydney Trains T set|T]], [[Sydney Trains M set|M]], [[Sydney Trains A & B sets|A and B]] sets
| gauge              = [[Standard gauge]]
| el                 = {{1,500 V DC}} from [[overhead line|overhead catenary]]<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.asa.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/asa/asa-standards/t-hr-el-00001-ti.pdf|title=RailCorp electrical system general description, version 1.0|date=19 March 2014|author=Asset Standards Authority|access-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623043249/http://www.asa.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/asa/asa-standards/t-hr-el-00001-ti.pdf|archive-date=23 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| owners             = [[Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales|Transport Asset Holding Entity]]
| routenumber        = T2
| map_name           = Sydney rail services
| map                = {{TFNSW nav|T}}
| map_state          = collapsed
| color              = {{rcr|Sydney Trains|T2}}
}}

The '''Leppington & Inner West Line''' (numbered '''T2''', coloured light blue) is a [[commuter rail]] service operated by [[Sydney Trains]], serving the [[Inner West|inner west]] and [[South Western Sydney|south-western]] regions of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]. Consisting of 37 stops, the service commences from the [[City Circle]], then heads west to {{rwsa|Granville}}. The line branches at this point; services either head northwest to {{rwsa|Parramatta}} or south to {{rwsa|Leppington}}. A third terminus at {{rwsa|Homebush}} is used when the part-time Parramatta branch is not operating. The line commenced operations on 26 November 2017, replacing the '''T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line'''.

== History ==
{{mapbox|above='''T2 Airport, Inner West & South Line'''|text-left=yes
|text=Original route (October 2013 to December 2015)|from=T2 Sydney (2013-15).map
|text2=Branch to Leppington added (December 2015 to November 2017)|from2=T2 Sydney (2015-17).map
}}

===Creation in 2013===
Following the [[2011 New South Wales state election|2011 state election]], the newly elected [[O'Farrell ministry|O'Farrell government]] embarked on reform of transport in New South Wales, creating a new organisation, [[Transport for NSW]], in November of that year. This was followed up with another government reform, which saw [[Sydney Trains]] take over operation of the Sydney suburban rail network from [[CityRail]] in July 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Saulwick |first=Jacob |title=All change as RailCorp is disbanded |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/all-change-as-railcorp-is-disbanded-20130630-2p5b6.html |access-date=1 November 2024 |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=1 July 2013}}</ref>

Transport for NSW developed a new rail timetable and branding, which was put into effect on 20 October 2013.<ref>{{cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |title=October 2013 timetable changes |url=https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/news-and-events/articles/october-2013-timetable-changes |publisher=[[NSW Government]] |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> This saw three former CityRail services, the Airport & East Hills Line ({{maplink|from=T8 Sydney.map|icon=no|text=Macarthur - City Circle via Sydney Airport or Sydenham}}), the Inner West Line ({{maplink|from=Inner West Line Sydney (pre 2013).map|icon=no|text=Liverpool or Bankstown - City Circle via Regents Park}}) and the South Line ({{maplink|from=South Line Sydney (pre 2013).map|icon=no|text=Campbelltown - City Circle via Granville}}), merged to form the '''Airport, Inner West & South Line'''. A new numbering system was also introduced and the new line was given the number '''T2'''.

The 2013 timetable was designed to integrate the projects of the [[Rail Clearways Program]], a 2004 plan to divide the network's fourteen metropolitan rail lines into five independent "clearways" by installing extra tracks, passing loops, turnouts and turnbacks at pinch points around the network, such as at Homebush and Lidcombe.<ref>{{cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |title=Rail Clearways Program – completed projects |url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/Projects-Completed-Projects/Rail-Clearways-Program |publisher=[[NSW Government]] |date=15 August 2014 |archive-date=11 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711182127/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/Projects-Completed-Projects/Rail-Clearways-Program |url-status=dead}}</ref> By 2013, the Rail Clearways Program was substantially complete. At the same time, the delivery of 78 new [[Sydney Trains A set|Waratah trains]] was almost complete as well.<ref>{{cite news |last=Saulwick |first=Jacob |title=Commuters stuck with old trains on new rail link |url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/commuters-stuck-with-old-trains-on-new-rail-link-20130314-2g3e5.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=15 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318042151/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/commuters-stuck-with-old-trains-on-new-rail-link-20130314-2g3e5.html |archive-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>

===Leppington extension in 2015===
A branch of the service along the [[South West railway line, Sydney|South West railway line]] to {{rwsa|Leppington}} commenced operating on 13 December 2015, following the new rail link's completion earlier that year. T2 services replaced an earlier temporary shuttle service between Leppington and {{rwsa|Liverpool|S}}.<ref>{{cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |title=South West Rail Link: Soon to head North and East, with more services |url=http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/south-west-rail-link-soon-head-north-and-east-more-services |publisher=[[NSW Government]] |date=15 October 2015 |access-date=17 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119041649/http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/south-west-rail-link-soon-head-north-and-east-more-services |archive-date=19 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Split with T8 in 2017===
A new Sydney Trains timetable was introduced on 26 November 2017, in which the original T2 services were split in two. Existing services from Leppington to the [[City Circle]] via {{rwsa|Granville}}, alongside newly extended all stops services from {{rwsa|Parramatta}} that had previously terminated at {{rwsa|Homebush}}, were rebranded as the '''T2 Inner West & Leppington Line'''.<ref name="TfNSW2017Aug">{{Cite web |author=Transport for NSW  |author-link=Transport for NSW |url=https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/system/files/media/documents/2017/mtms-sydney-network-changes-aug-2017.pdf |title=Changes to Sydney's train network |publisher=[[NSW Government]] |access-date=2017-08-09 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809041550/https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/system/files/media/documents/2017/mtms-sydney-network-changes-aug-2017.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> This reduced T2 was recoloured light blue, harkening back to CityRail's historical colour scheme for services along this route.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rail Corporation New South Wales |author-link=RailCorp |title=CityRail network |url=http://cityrail.info/stations/pdf/CityRail_network_map.pdf |publisher=[[NSW Government]] |archive-date=10 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510123127/http://cityrail.info/stations/pdf/CityRail_network_map.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Meanwhile, former T2 services from {{rwsa|Macarthur}} to the City Circle via {{rwsa|East Hills}} were rebranded as the [[T8 Airport & South Line]], moving to a new number but keeping the original T2's green colour, again aligning with the former CityRail colour scheme for services via East Hills.<ref name="TfNSW2017Aug"/><ref>{{cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |date=27 February 2017 |url=https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/projects/more-trains-more-services-sw-sydney-fact-sheet.pdf |title=More Trains, More Services for South Western Sydney |publisher=[[NSW Government]] |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231955/https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/projects/more-trains-more-services-sw-sydney-fact-sheet.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite the separation in branding, the T2 and T8 remain operationally linked, with services from one generally through-running onto the other upon reaching the City Circle.<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|T2}}</ref>

===Renaming in 2024===
Timetabling changes in 2024 saw the name reordered to be '''T2 Leppington & Inner West Line'''. This coincided with the redesignation of T3 services as the [[Liverpool & Inner West Line]], following their realignment to run alongside T2 services via {{rwsa|Strathfield}} rather than via {{rwsa|Bankstown}} as they had previously.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Transport for NSW |author-link=Transport for NSW |date=2024-10-14 |title=2024 timetable changes |url=https://transportnsw.info/news/2024/2024-train-timetable-changes |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=transportnsw.info |publisher=[[NSW Government]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Route ==
[[File:T2 Sydney Trains diagram.png|thumb|350px|A route diagram of the T2]]
{{Sydney Trains Line/Leppington & Inner West Line}}
Services on the Inner West & Leppington Line commence by taking the City Circle (generally in an anti-clockwise direction) and then the [[Main Suburban railway line]], on the local pair of tracks. At Homebush, trains on the "inner west" stopping pattern terminate. Services that proceed further west towards Parramatta to Leppington merge onto the suburban pair of tracks. At Granville, trains can take the [[Main Western railway line, New South Wales|Main Western line]] a short distance to Parramatta or the Old Main South railway line to a junction north of Cabramatta, then continuing onto the Main South railway line as far as Glenfield. At a junction south of Glenfield, services switch to the [[South West Rail Link]] to reach the terminus at Leppington. The following stations are served by T2 Inner West & Leppington Line trains:
* Museum, St James, Circular Quay, Wynyard, Town Hall and Central on the City Circle
* {{rwsa|Redfern}}, {{rwsa|Macdonaldtown}}, {{rwsa|Newtown|S}}, {{rwsa|Stanmore|S}}, {{rwsa|Petersham}}, {{rwsa|Lewisham|S}}, {{rwsa|Summer Hill}}, {{rwsa|Ashfield|S}}, {{rwsa|Croydon|S}}, {{rwsa|Burwood|S}}, {{rwsa|Strathfield}}, {{rwsa|Homebush}}, {{rwsa|Flemington|S}}, {{rwsa|Lidcombe}}, {{rwsa|Auburn|S}} and {{rwsa|Granville}} on the Main Suburban line
* {{rwsa|Harris Park}} and {{rwsa|Parramatta}} on the Main Western line
* {{rwsa|Merrylands}}, {{rwsa|Guildford|S}}, {{rwsa|Yennora}}, {{rwsa|Fairfield|S}}, {{rwsa|Canley Vale}}, {{rwsa|Cabramatta}}, {{rwsa|Warwick Farm}}, {{rwsa|Liverpool|S}}, {{rwsa|Casula}} and {{rwsa|Glenfield|S}} on the Old Main South and Main South lines.
*{{rwsa|Edmondson Park}} and {{rwsa|Leppington}} on the South West Rail Link

== Services ==
The line usually runs on two stopping patterns. The first stopping pattern runs to Leppington, making limited stops between Redfern and Homebush, with the specific stopping pattern depending on the time of day. West of Homebush all trains make all stops, except for Clyde, where trains do not stop on weekends. The second stopping pattern makes all stops between Redfern and Homebush, with many weekdays trains continuing to Parramatta, making all stops. These two patterns both run at 4tph (trains per hour) during the off-peak, with additional services during the peaks. Additionally, there are express trains between Ashfield and the city during the morning peak.{{#tag:mapframe| {{Map of T2 Inner West & Leppington Line}} | width="650" | height="400" | longitude="151.002" | latitude="-33.8884" | zoom="11" | align="left" | text="T2 interactive map"}}
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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|+T2 stations
! Name
! Code
! Distance from<br />Central<br /><ref name="cc">{{cite web|url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:city_circle|work=NSW Rail.net|title=City Circle|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=30 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930202222/http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:city_circle|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="air">{{cite web|url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:airport|work=NSW Rail.net|title=Airport line|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043525/http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:airport|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="eh">{{cite web|url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:east_hills|work=NSW Rail.net|title=East Hills line|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=10 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810133100/http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:east_hills|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ms">{{cite web|url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:main_south|work=NSW Rail.net|title=Main South line|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=18 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418161152/http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:main_south|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sw">{{cite web|url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:sw_rail_link|work=NSW Rail.net|title=South West Rail Link|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201927/http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:sw_rail_link|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Opened<br /><ref name="cc" /><ref name="air" /><ref name="eh" /><ref name="ms" /><ref name="sw"/>
! Railway line
! Serving suburbs
! Other lines
|-
! colspan=7 style=background:#{{rcr|Sydney Trains|T2}}| <span style="color:white;">City Circle{{spaced endash}}Granville</span>
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Museum}}'''
| MUS
| 4.99 km
| 1926
| align-center rowspan="6" | [[City Circle]]
| rowspan="2" | Sydney CBD
| rowspan="3" | {{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T8}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|St James|s}}'''
| STJ
| 4.4 km
| 1926
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Circular Quay}}'''
| CQY
| 2.97 km
| 1956
| Sydney CBD, The Rocks
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Wynyard|s}}'''
| WYN
| 2.05 km
| 1932
| Sydney CBD, Barangaroo
| {{TFNSW lines|T1}}{{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T8}}{{TFNSW lines|T9}}
|-
| '''[[Town Hall railway station, Sydney|Town Hall]]'''
| TWH
| 1.18 km
| 1932
| Sydney CBD
| {{TFNSW lines|T1}}{{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T4}}{{TFNSW lines|T8}}{{TFNSW lines|T9}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Central|s}}'''
| CEN
| {{color|grey|n/a}}
| 1906
| Sydney CBD, Chippendale,<br />Strawberry Hills, Ultimo, Surry Hills
| {{TFNSW lines|T1}}{{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T4}}{{TFNSW lines|T8}}{{TFNSW lines|T9}}{{TFNSW lines|M1}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Redfern}}'''
| REF
| 1.30 km
| 1906
| rowspan="17" | [[Main Suburban railway line|Main Suburban]]
| Redfern, Waterloo
| {{TFNSW lines|T1}}{{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T4}}{{TFNSW lines|T8}}{{TFNSW lines|T9}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Macdonaldtown}}'''
| MAC
| 2.48 km
| 1892
| Macdonaldtown
| rowspan="8" | {{TFNSW lines|T3}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Newtown|s}}'''
| NTN
| 3.1 km
| 1855
| Newtown
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Stanmore|s}}'''
| SMN
| 4.67 km
| 1878
| Stanmore
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Petersham}}'''
| PSM
| 5.50 km
| 1857
| Petersham
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Lewisham|s}}'''
| LWI
| 6.25 km
| 1886
| Lewisham
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Summer Hill}}'''
| SMH
| 7.03 km
| 1879
| Summer Hill
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Ashfield|s}}'''
| AFD
| 8.38 km
| 1855
| Ashfield
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Croydon|s}}'''
| CYD
| 9.42 km
| 1875
| Croydon
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Burwood|s}}'''
| BWD
| 10.62 km
| 1855
| Burwood
|{{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T9}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Strathfield}}'''
| STR
| 11.81 km
| 1876
| Strathfield
| {{TFNSW lines|T1}}{{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T9}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Homebush}}'''
| HSH
| 12.74 km
| 1855
| Homebush
| rowspan="2"| {{TFNSW lines|T3}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Flemington}}'''
| FMG
| 14.32 km
| 1924
| Homebush West
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Lidcombe}}'''
| LDC
| 16.61 km
| 1858
| Lidcombe
| {{TFNSW lines|T1}}{{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T6}}{{TFNSW lines|T7}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Auburn|s}}'''
| AUB
| 18.63 km
| 1877
| Auburn
| rowspan="3" | {{TFNSW lines|T1}}
|-
| '''[[Clyde railway station, Sydney|Clyde]]'''
(weekdays only)
| CYE
| 20.66 km
| 1882
| Clyde
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Granville}}'''
| GAV
| 21.22 km
| 1860
| Granville
|-
! colspan=7 style=background:#{{rcr|Sydney Trains|T2}}| <span style="color:white;">Granville{{spaced endash}}Parramatta</span>
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Harris Park}}'''
(weekdays only)
| HPK
| 22.53 km
| {{abbr|c.|circa}} 1800s
| rowspan="2" | [[Main Western railway line, New South Wales|Main Western]]
| Harris Park
| {{TFNSW lines|T1}}{{TFNSW lines|T5}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Parramatta}}'''
(weekdays only)
| PAR
| 23.21 km
| 1860
| Parramatta
| {{TFNSW lines|T1}}{{TFNSW lines|T5}}
|-
! colspan=7 style=background:#{{rcr|Sydney Trains|T2}}| <span style="color:white;">Granville{{spaced endash}}Leppington</span>
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Merrylands}}'''
| MLN
| 23.47 km
| 1889
| rowspan="5" |Old Main South
| Merrylands
| rowspan="5" | {{TFNSW lines|T5}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Guildford|S}}'''
| GUD
| 25.72 km
| 1876
| Guildford
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Yennora}}'''
| YNN
| 27.44 km
| 1927
| Yennora
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Fairfield|s}}'''
| FFL
| 29 km
| 1856
| Fairfield
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Canley Vale}}'''
| CVE
| 30.98 km
| 1878
| Canley Vale
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Cabramatta}}'''
| CAB
| 28.43 km
| 1870
| rowspan="5" | [[Main Southern railway line, New South Wales|Main South]]
| Cabramatta
| rowspan="3" | {{TFNSW lines|T3}}{{TFNSW lines|T5}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Warwick Farm}}'''
| WKF
| 34.16 km
| 1889
| Warwick Farm
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Liverpool|S}}'''
| LPO
| 38.68 km
| 1856
| Liverpool
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Casula}}'''
| CSL
| 38.8 km
| 1894
| Casula
| {{TFNSW lines|T5}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Glenfield|s}}'''
| GFD
| 41.93 km
| 1869
| Glenfield
| {{TFNSW lines|T5}}{{TFNSW lines|T8}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Edmondson Park}}'''
| 
| 
| rowspan=2 | 2015
| rowspan="2" | [[South West Rail Link|South West]]
| Edmondson Park
| rowspan="2" | {{TFNSW lines|T5}}
|-
| '''{{rwsa|Leppington}}'''
| 
| 
| Leppington
|}

===Patronage===
The following table shows the patronage of Sydney Trains network for the year ending 30 June 2024.
{{Sydney Trains patronage by line|T2=y}}
{{reflist|group=n.b.}}

==See also==
[[Liverpool & Inner West Line]]
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==References==
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