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Sydney Trains has warned commuters to expect major delays after a car crashed into rail signalling equipment in the city’s south.
Key points:
- A signal relay room was damaged by a car crash at Riverwood
- Sydney Trains said there will be “major delays” on the airport line, with others also impacted
- NSW Police said the driver left the scene before officers arrived
The white Honda Accord ploughed through a wire fence and into the front of the metal box at Riverwood before 2:00am this morning.
Sydney Trains chief Howard Collins said the incident “badly damaged” the signal relay room.
“Expect major delays on this line,” he tweeted.
Sydney Trains said the airport, Leppington and inner west lines would all be affected.
Extra customer service staff have been put on to help customers and the organisation said busses have been placed in strategic locations to ease congestion.
By 7:00am, some airport line services were running more than half an hour late.
Mr Collins later said the only train line affected is the T8 line in Sydney.
“It will affect trains running to and from the Airport, customers should allow extra time for travel,” he said.
“It may affect trains from Glenfield in Sydney’s south–west all the way to the city on the T8 Airport line.”
He said the signal box is a vital piece of equipment.
“It contains thousands of wires which control signalling in the area.
“It is going to take us 48 hours to replace and rewire the signal box.”
Mr Collins said the site of the signal box, which was installed in the mid-2000s, would be reviewed.
“It is a very rare event but we want to make sure we are offering maximum protection to our rail corridor,” he added.
NSW Police said the driver had left the scene by the time officers arrived.
“The vehicle has been towed away and is being forensically examined,” a spokeswoman said in a statement.
In a separate incident, a 4WD landed upside down on railway tracks in the Lake Macquarie area after it hit a fence last night.
The railway line was closed for an hour while the vehicle was removed.
Police charged the driver with high-range drink driving and said his licence had been suspended.
He is due to face Toronto Local Court next month.
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