Huge change coming to public transport as NSW government lifts coronavirus restrictions on buses and trains
- From July 1 the capacity on public transport in NSW will double to around 50%
- There will still be green dots to show people where they can sit on all transport
- Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she still wanted people to avoid peak hours
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New South Wales will ease restrictions on public transport to allow more people to go back to work in the CBD from July 1.
The cap of 12 people on a bus will be removed and more people will be allowed on trains.
Social distancing will still be advised, with green dots showing customers where they can sit.
New South Wales will ease restrictions on public transport. Pictured: Sydney peak hour last year before COVID-19
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she still wanted people to avoid peak hours if possible.
In May the public transport network in Sydney was running at about 25 per cent of capacity.
Ms Berejiklian said changes in July will allow this to double.
‘We’re still encouraging people to travel outside the peak where possible, but now we will have extra capacity in the peak, almost doubling capacity in the peak from 1 July, which is great news,’ she said.
In normal times 2.2million journeys are made on NSW public transport per day.
In May the figure was at 570,000 which was maximum capacity while keeping passengers 1.5 metres apart.

An employee disinfects a train in the central business district of Sydney on May 13