Government green lights new rail links to Bradfield

sydney,

March 27, 2025

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The Government will commit $1 billion for transport links in Western Sydney, including a rail connection between Leppington and the new Bradfield City Centre.

The Leppington to Bradfield connection is a missing link on Sydney’s rail network, joining the new Western Sydney International Airport to Sydney’s south west.

Previously in the works, it was shelved under the Coalition Government in 2014, when it cut funding from public transport projects across the nation.

Today, we’re revitalising this crucial connection for Sydney’s south west with a $1 billion investment to secure future rail corridors not just between Leppington and Bradfield, but also between the Bradfield City Centre and booming suburbs in the Macarthur region.

The new corridors will pave the way for Metro or Sydney Trains network extensions that would give passengers and workers at Sydney’s new airport easy rail access to Sydney’s south west, and onwards to the Sydney CBD.

They will also connect the south west Sydney regions with the airport, granting access to the world.

This is the next practical step in safeguarding the future and ensuring we are well-positioned to deliver the infrastructure communities across south west Sydney need.

This investment from the Albanese Government follows the recent release of funding for a joint State and Federal $195 million business case, which is already underway to explore future rail connections in Sydney’s west.

Timelines for delivery of this corridor preservation work will be finalised with the New South Wales Government.

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