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CityRail operated eleven suburban lines, four intercity services, one regional service, and four connecting bus services, plus a late night bus service across metropolitan Sydney (known as NightRide).

Suburban Network[]

Line colour and name Between
CityRailgreen Airport and East Hills line City Circle and Macarthur via Sydenham (peak only) or Wolli Creek
CityRailorange Bankstown line City Circle and Liverpool or Lidcombe, via Bankstown
CityRaildarkblue Carlingford line Clyde and Carlingford
CityRailmagenta Cumberland line Blacktown and Campbelltown
CityRail blue Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra line Bondi Junction and Waterfall or Cronulla
CityRailpurple Inner West line City Circle and Lidcombe or Liverpool, via Strathfield
CityRailred Northern line Epping and Hornsby via Strathfield, the City and Macquarie Park
CityRailyellow North Shore line Central and Berowra via Chatswood
CityRailolympicpark Olympic Park line Lidcombe and Olympic Park

Some services operate between Central and Olympic Park, particularly during special events

CityRaillightblue South line City Circle and Campbelltown, via Granville
CityRailyellow Western line Central and Emu Plains or Richmond

In peak hour on the North Shore line, some outer-suburban services run to Gosford and Wyong, and some Western Line services extend to Springwood.

Inbound Inner West and South services generally travel around the City Circle in the clockwise direction. Inbound Airport and East Hills and Bankstown services generally travel around the City Circle in the anti-clockwise direction.

Intercity Network[]

Line colour and name Between
CityRailinteryellow Blue Mountains line Central and Lithgow
CityRailinterred Newcastle and Central Coast line Central and Newcastle
CityRailinterblue South Coast line Central and Bomaderry (Nowra) or Port Kembla
CityRailintergreen Southern Highlands line Campbelltown and Moss Vale, with less frequent services to Goulburn

Regional line[]

Line colour and name Between
CityRailhunter Hunter line Newcastle and Telarah, with less frequent services to Dungog or Scone

Connecting bus services[]

CityRail operated several bus routes along corridors where the railway line had been closed to passengers or as a supplement to rail services. These bus services appeared in CityRail timetables and accepted CityRail tickets, but they were operated by private-sector bus companies contracted by CityRail.

Line colour and name Between
CityRailbusyellow Blue Mountains line Lithgow to Bathurst via Mt Lambie
CityRailbusred Newcastle and Central Coast line Fassifern to Toronto via Blackalls Park
CityRailbusblue South Coast line Bundanoon/Bowral to Wollongong via Robertson
CityRailbusgreen Southern Highlands line Bowral to Picton via Thirlmere on weekdays only
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